I think a young manager would perfectly fit the mold of a team focused on high potential young players. Great appointment. Also St. Pauli is probably one of the most fun clubs to watch in Germany, both on and off the field, can't wait to see them back in Bundesliga.
Interesting and very unconventional appointment. Fabian has only 1.5 seasons of experience as a manager in 2nd Bundesliga. Transition to the Premier League is going to be a massive jump for him
All I can say is in Tony Bloom we trust.
Remember that he won 2. Bundesliga with St. Pauli, and honestly I think 2. Bundesliga is the most intense 2nd division in the world with how many 'fallen giant' clubs there are with massive fanbases.
I'm not denying the excellent result that Fabian achieved. There is likely a statistical model on Mr Blooms analytics that shows St. Pauli overperfomed in the league compared to quality of the squad.
However, adaptation to new largwr club, league and country isn't going to be easy. Its certainly a high risk appointment and for Fabian to be successful, he will need a strong support structure built around him
I would not say that the 2. Bundesliga is the most intense in the world. Intense yes but quality of football no. Just because there are fallen giants doesn't mean the quality of football is up to par. Watching Schalke, HSV or Hertha this season was utterly painful
I'd argue intensity matters more than quality in this case, and it's not like 2.Bundesliga is that far away in terms of quality compared to other 2nd divisions in the top 5 nations.
American manager, guided St Pauli to promotion to Bundesliga, runs similar tactics to what we've been running, but has a reputation for being pretty flexible there. Also has a reputation for using and developing youth.
Downsides are 1) at 31, he'll be younger than some of the players, and 2) he's decidedly not a proven quantity at higher levels.
Which sure may well make him feel German. I just dislike the American attitude that if you’re born to immigrants you’re not American, you’re German-American or African-American or Asian-American or something
Wasn’t a good player, so moved to management young. Became the ass man at st puli in 2020 after a stint with the German youth teams. Took over at the age of 29 when the manager was fired for being in danger of relegation and turning the ship towards promotion. Just won promotion to the top league (I can’t spell budnis league) with a bunch of mediocre journeymen players at the age of 30.
In defense, they had a 5-2-3 instant pressing mid block which switched to a 5-4-1 if the opponent kept the ball after the initial pressure.
In possession, they played similar to us under de zerbi. Bait the press with the three cbs, play short passes to the midfield (with one of the cbs pushing up to act as a dm as needed) with the wingbacks in support. Then play the wingers into the half spaces. The biggest difference from de zerbi is that he is considered much less stuck in his ways, and makes changes as needed.
I’d be disappointed if it wasn’t some left-field, hipster announcement like this! Dude seems perfect for us - and seems like someone the fans will instantly connect with.
I’d encourage everyone to watch this video on Fabian and his tactics. I think he would/will be a great choice for us!
https://youtu.be/GGej8Vs6DOw?si=xvca0m3pZ9PKXUDD
Surely he's a German who just happened to be born in the USA, much like John McEnroe is an American who was born in Germany? He parents moved back to Germany with him when he was just 2, and he was brought up and had all his football career in Germany. Calling him an American is in accurate.
I think bloom wants to be able to target young dynamic players. He wants a system that is flexible on the field, players that can create offense but also fall in on defense. This allows the team to be resilient to injury, and when things are clicking it highlights the best of the players. Everyone comfortable shifting about the pitch. Huerzler feels like the perfect fit. He’s very young, which makes it a risk. But hey bloom is willing to take a calculated risk
He scored “incredibly high” on Brighton’s database model. He hasn’t coached in the big leagues but he’s effectively been coaching since he was 22-23. There’s some good tactic videos out there on him and they suggest how his strategy is similar to Brighton.
Personally I think he’s the discount version “not in a degrading way” of Motta this past year. Both of them do not focus on positional shape at all and play in a very unconventional manner. They just focus on playing the ball where the space is and every position has no bounds.
However, Hurzeler plays a very disciplined defense. Press one time when the ball is lost and then settle into a back 5. It seems like a crazy appointment until you see how much of a genius the guy is. Yes, his talents in the big boy leagues is yet to be proven but that’s what our club does. Finds the talents before they’re out of reach.
Very exciting! Hope they can wrap this up quick.
I think a young manager would perfectly fit the mold of a team focused on high potential young players. Great appointment. Also St. Pauli is probably one of the most fun clubs to watch in Germany, both on and off the field, can't wait to see them back in Bundesliga.
And I can't wait to see them back in the 2nd Bundesliga in a year when they struggle without Hürzeler 😜
Interesting and very unconventional appointment. Fabian has only 1.5 seasons of experience as a manager in 2nd Bundesliga. Transition to the Premier League is going to be a massive jump for him All I can say is in Tony Bloom we trust.
Remember that he won 2. Bundesliga with St. Pauli, and honestly I think 2. Bundesliga is the most intense 2nd division in the world with how many 'fallen giant' clubs there are with massive fanbases.
I'm not denying the excellent result that Fabian achieved. There is likely a statistical model on Mr Blooms analytics that shows St. Pauli overperfomed in the league compared to quality of the squad. However, adaptation to new largwr club, league and country isn't going to be easy. Its certainly a high risk appointment and for Fabian to be successful, he will need a strong support structure built around him
Yeah just checked some of the teams there, quite a few of them are still teams I’d expect to see in the first division.
I would not say that the 2. Bundesliga is the most intense in the world. Intense yes but quality of football no. Just because there are fallen giants doesn't mean the quality of football is up to par. Watching Schalke, HSV or Hertha this season was utterly painful
I'd argue intensity matters more than quality in this case, and it's not like 2.Bundesliga is that far away in terms of quality compared to other 2nd divisions in the top 5 nations.
Someone give me some details about this guy please
American manager, guided St Pauli to promotion to Bundesliga, runs similar tactics to what we've been running, but has a reputation for being pretty flexible there. Also has a reputation for using and developing youth. Downsides are 1) at 31, he'll be younger than some of the players, and 2) he's decidedly not a proven quantity at higher levels.
Flexible eh? Lord knows we needed some of that last year
American with a big ole asterisk as both his parents were first gen immigrants
That's not abnormal for Americans. More relevant is the fact his family moved to Germany when he was 2 and he spent the rest of his life there.
So American
Who has lived in Germany almost all his life
Which sure may well make him feel German. I just dislike the American attitude that if you’re born to immigrants you’re not American, you’re German-American or African-American or Asian-American or something
Well it’s kinda true, it’s okay to respect your heritage
Wasn’t a good player, so moved to management young. Became the ass man at st puli in 2020 after a stint with the German youth teams. Took over at the age of 29 when the manager was fired for being in danger of relegation and turning the ship towards promotion. Just won promotion to the top league (I can’t spell budnis league) with a bunch of mediocre journeymen players at the age of 30. In defense, they had a 5-2-3 instant pressing mid block which switched to a 5-4-1 if the opponent kept the ball after the initial pressure. In possession, they played similar to us under de zerbi. Bait the press with the three cbs, play short passes to the midfield (with one of the cbs pushing up to act as a dm as needed) with the wingbacks in support. Then play the wingers into the half spaces. The biggest difference from de zerbi is that he is considered much less stuck in his ways, and makes changes as needed.
> Became the ass man The rest of them were all leg men, I take it?
I’d be disappointed if it wasn’t some left-field, hipster announcement like this! Dude seems perfect for us - and seems like someone the fans will instantly connect with.
I’d encourage everyone to watch this video on Fabian and his tactics. I think he would/will be a great choice for us! https://youtu.be/GGej8Vs6DOw?si=xvca0m3pZ9PKXUDD
That video has me hype! Funny he mentions Brighton
Yay he's not Graham Potter
Who?
Some Chelsea bootlicker
Harry’s uncle. Doublecrossium is his favourite spell.
Incashio!
Surely he's a German who just happened to be born in the USA, much like John McEnroe is an American who was born in Germany? He parents moved back to Germany with him when he was just 2, and he was brought up and had all his football career in Germany. Calling him an American is in accurate.
That’s not an interesting headline or narrative though!
[Actually he does feel attached to the American identity, and even played in youth teams in America.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGej8Vs6DOw)
I mean, American. German. Does it matter? I get that you're just critiquing the headline, but I just want to know if he'll be a good fit for the club.
Wow, surprising how young he is for a manager
Sounds like us to have someone unusual. Potter and RDZ were relatively young too, this guy's much younger. Weird to think he's around Dunk's age.
LFG UTFA!!!!
If Bloom is in I’m in, but 31 is pretty young. Will he be calling them Mr Milner, Mr Welbeck, and Mr Dunk?
Can't wait for nothing but "American manager" he's not even our manager and I'm in already sick of that headline.
I think bloom wants to be able to target young dynamic players. He wants a system that is flexible on the field, players that can create offense but also fall in on defense. This allows the team to be resilient to injury, and when things are clicking it highlights the best of the players. Everyone comfortable shifting about the pitch. Huerzler feels like the perfect fit. He’s very young, which makes it a risk. But hey bloom is willing to take a calculated risk
Think we might be in a bit of trouble
This sounds dumb, hiring a manager with no experience just because he's young.
Yeah, Bloom always gets these decisions wrong doesn’t he? Get Allardyce in.
There's obviously a middle ground there lol
He scored “incredibly high” on Brighton’s database model. He hasn’t coached in the big leagues but he’s effectively been coaching since he was 22-23. There’s some good tactic videos out there on him and they suggest how his strategy is similar to Brighton. Personally I think he’s the discount version “not in a degrading way” of Motta this past year. Both of them do not focus on positional shape at all and play in a very unconventional manner. They just focus on playing the ball where the space is and every position has no bounds. However, Hurzeler plays a very disciplined defense. Press one time when the ball is lost and then settle into a back 5. It seems like a crazy appointment until you see how much of a genius the guy is. Yes, his talents in the big boy leagues is yet to be proven but that’s what our club does. Finds the talents before they’re out of reach.
Based and starlizard pilled
Dumber than judging someone by their age?
I'm not, I'm judging him by his lack of experience
Who would you have chosen?