Roberto De Zerbi
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Roberto De Zerbi verdict after Brighton lose to Aston Villa #BHAFC

November 14, 2022
Roberto De Zerbi hit out at Aston Villa time-wasting as Albion went down at the Amex. The head coach was booked for his complaints as Villa protected a precious 2-1 lead. He offered more veiled criticism of two penalty decisions. Danny Ing scored from the spot to cancel out Alexis Mac Allister’s first-minute opener. Villa were protecting a lead given them by a deflected Ings shot when Lucas Digne appeared to foul Solly March. De Zerbi said: “If the games are 90 minutes, during the 90 minutes you have to play, you can’t play 45 or 44 minutes. “To lose is not a big problem. It is not a big problem to lose one game like with Villa we lost, but I would like to play normal time. “Not 90 minutes because it is not normal to play for 90 minutes but maybe 60 minutes no? “Yes, a lot of wasting time. Too much wasting time. I thought before I came to work in the Premier League. I thought in the Premier League the people were correct, also in Italy, also in Latin countries, but it is not like this. “I think the referee had to control the game. This work is his work. Not my work, not my players’ work, not our fans work. For this situation I was angry and frustrated.” VAR Jarred Gillet reviewed the incident involving March. De Zerbi said: “About this particular situation, I don’t like to speak or like to focus, but you have to watch again. “Both penalties. First for Villa and second for us, because also, the first penalty it is not so clear.”
Emi Marcondes
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Cherries attacking midfielder Emi Marcondes keen to put in the hard yards to join first team #AFCB

November 3, 2022
EMI Marcondes described his spell outside of the first team picture at Cherries as “important as starting games” after again scoring for the development squad this week. The Dane grabbed two goals as Cherries romped to an 8-2 win over Newport County at Canford Arena Tuesday afternoon, with Dominic Sadi leading the way with four goals as Noa Boutin and Marcus Daws rounded off the scoring. Former Brentford man Marcondes has not been involved in the last four Premier League matchday squads for Cherries, with his only start this campaign coming in the League Cup win over Norwich in August. A summer arrival at the Vitality Stadium last season, the majority of his 17 Championship appearances under Scott Parker came in the first six months of the campaign. Marcondes was then left out of 10 matchday squads in a row to end the season, before being drafted back into the side for the final game at home to Millwall. His eight-minute cameo off the bench during the 9-0 defeat at Anfield against Liverpool remains the 27-year-old’s only taste of Premier League football, with his last inclusion in the 20-man team sheet coming in Cherries’ 2-1 win over Leicester City. Interim boss Gary O’Neil previously commented how the attacking midfielder was “keen” to keep things ticking over by playing with the development squad, with Marcondes playing in the youngsters’ last three games, scoring four times. Taking to social media to share his views on playing with Bruce Suraci’s development squad, Marcondes posted on his Instagram: “Part of a footballer’s career is going through periods when you don’t play as much as you’d like to. “Few people will tell you this, but these times are as common and important as starting games and scoring goals, because you can learn a lot about yourself, your team and the game. “Patience is the key, you’ve heard it before. But it’s essential to make these moments as productive and positive as possible. “You need to think of time as your ally and have a growth mindset. Soon you will find the opportunities in a situation that at first seemed frustrating and unfavourable.”
Ralph Hasenhuttl
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories – #RalphHasenhuttl challenges #StuartArmstrong to fight for his place in playing 11 #SaintsFC

October 1, 2021
BOSS Ralph Hasenhuttl challenged fit-again Stuart Armstrong to show he can be the influential player he was for Saints last season again this time around. The Scotland international this week returned to training, following a troublesome calf injury. Armstrong has not featured for Saints since pre-season due to the issue. But he may be involved this weekend, when Saints head to Chelsea, seeking a first Premier League win of the season. This campaign has seen the likes of Mohamed Elyounoussi, Moussa Djenepo, Nathan Redmond and Theo Walcott fill the attacking roles in which Armstrong will look to force his way in to. And despite providing five goals and six assists, as well as filling in in a deeper midfield role last season, Hasenhuttl has hinted Armstrong will not walk straight back into the side. Asked how much Saints have missed the Scot in recent months, boss Hasenhuttl said: "It is always good when you have everybody on board and can select what qualities you need. "I think Stuey had a tough pre-season and then with the injury it took much longer than we all expected. "It was a big setback for him personally also. In football, when you are not part of the sessions and you cannot develop yourself, then it’s tough to come back. "I think it’s important now for him that he sees he has to work hard to come back in the team." Hasenhuttl added: "Yes, I know that he can score goals. Yes, I know that on the 10 position he is a player that was important for us in the past. "On this level he has to come back. There is a lot of work to do for him I think. "Hopefully he sees this and he invests everything so that he comes back to the level he has been."
Nathan Tella
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories – #RalphHasenhuttl reveals qualities of #NathanTella and his chances of getting gamete with Southampton #SaintsFC

September 30, 2021
THE answer to Nathan Tella’s lack of gametime may lie in how Ralph Hasenhuttl views his best position, although the boss assures: “He will get his chance, even in the Premier League.” The former Arsenal academy man looked like he’d made his name in Saints’ first team squad a brief prolific spell in the B team, going on to feature 18 times in the Premier League. He got his first top flight goal against Fulham, and went from strength to strength in a good pre-season campaign. great win and a good team performance today. Delighted to get my first PL goal and assist #SaintsFC pic.twitter.com/uPqhyD7nLE — tella (@NathanTella_11) May 15, 2021 But now the 22-year-old has been limited to just one substitute appearance in the Premier League of just ten minutes, scoring and assisting in two EFL Cup matches too. Read more  Hasenhuttl has persisted with the likes of Nathan Redmond and Moussa Djenepo on the wings in injured Stuart Armstrong’s absence, and he may have given away the answer as to why it hasn’t been Tella. Speaking in an earlier press conference, the Austrian said: “I must say that, in the ten positions, he has a lot of good qualities to play there. “He is very energetic and he has a really good ability against the ball, running back and sprinting back. Nathan Tella's only appearances since the opening day of the campaign have been in the EFL Cup (Pic: PA) “In this position though, you need to keep the ball a little bit more and to be a little bit cooler. He is like a young horse who wants to run, he wants to run at defenders and he wants to get behind the last line. “It will help him if he can get a little closer to the goal,” before adding crucially: “I see him as a striker. “But he can play as a ten, yes. “We have a lot of alternatives up front, so it will not be easy but he is still on my list. He is an alternative for Adam Armstrong, who does a very good job up front. He will get his chances to play.” 👉🏾😃👈🏾 pic.twitter.com/NMEzDwgeGd — tella (@NathanTella_11) August 25, 2021 Stevenage-born Tella is highly thought of both internally and externally at Saints, touted as the best academy product they’ve produced in the last few years. But with the preferred options of Adam Armstrong, Che Adams and even loanee Armando Broja – is that why he has seen so little action? Hasenhuttl added: “We saw last season that Nathan was a young player who was by far the most developed of the younger group and he had a really good pre-season, also. This despite the youngster having an impressive pre-season (Pic: Stuart Martin) “I am actually a little bit disappointed at the moment that I cannot give him more chances to play. The games that we are playing at the moment are not perfect for him, I think. “As always with young players, he must consistently work hard and show up to get those chances to play. “He will get his chances to play, even in the Premier League.” Up until April 2017, Tella was playing for Arsenal in the Under-18 Premier League, before he was told that he wouldn’t receive a professional deal at the end of his scholarship and he signed for Saints.