Risk-taking Roberto De Zerbi looks a gift for Brighton and the Premier League | Karen Carney


The manager is brave with his tactics and poses an exciting challenge for all the coaches who come up against him

For the Premier League to evolve and continue to excite fans it needs fresh ideas and philosophies to help English football move forward. The new Brighton head coach, Roberto De Zerbi, is the latest innovator to make an immediate impact, impressing supporters, coaches and pundits with his style of play.

I did not know much about De Zerbi before he arrived, so I tried to find out how he fitted with Brighton’s philosophy, which has been smartly built over many years. They are a methodical operation and it looks already like he is another clever appointment.

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