BBC World Service introduce you to the five bosses who will be making their managerial debuts in the Premier League this season in a special podcast on BBC Sounds.
Sportsworld’s John Bennett is joined by German football podcaster Matthew Karagich to discuss Brighton‘s new head coach Fabian Hurzeler.
“In the space of 18 months he turned St. Pauli, a team on the verge of relegation, to not only promotion candidates but champions of Bundesliga 2,” said Karagich. “It’s been quite a quick rise for him.
“He was the assistant coach under Timo Schultz at St. Pauli and then when St. Pauli departed from Schultz, I suppose for a lot of outsiders Hurzeler was relatively unknown.
“But we saw someone who was able to instil a lot of confidence. One thing you could say about them is they had a never-say-die attitude – they would always just have a go. There should be a lot of excitement as we now get to see, in arguably the best league in the world, what someone of his age and stature can accomplish.
“He’s got a mix of footballing philosophies. The Bayern DNA played a bit of a pivotal role in his upbringing as a player, and he’s implemented that as a coach. He wants to dominate the ball.”
“He’s pretty unique. I would say he’s not your typical what you would picture a manager to be. He’s not a suit-and-tie operator – he’s a tracksuit-and-white- trainers.
Listen to the Introducing the Premier League’s new managers podcast on BBC Sounds
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