How Is Brighton's Recruitment So Good?
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- Опубликовано: 31 янв 2023
- Despite having lost the likes of Ben White, Yves Bissouma, Marc Cucurella, and Leandro Trossard over the last couple of seasons, as well as their head coach Graham Potter, Brighton & Hove Albion are currently sitting pretty in 10th place in the Premier League - well on course for their best ever season and possibly even European qualification.
It is a feat which has been made possible by some of the best transfer business in football, with star players like Moises Caicedo, Kaoru Mitoma, and Alexis Mac Allister having slipped seamless in to replace and improve upon every one of their departures.
So in this documentary, HITC Sevens takes an in-depth look at Brighton's remarkable recruitment, the role of their owner Tony Bloom and his company Starlizard in their date-driven approach, and whether the whole thing is sustainable. 
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Bloom is a genius he is pretty much playing every Football Manager's dream signing high potential wonderkids everywhere and flipping them for massive profit.
Cause he's Jewish
@@iamthememe78 lmao .. their nose prove it themselves.
they smell money
😂😂😂😭😭😭
@@iamthememe78 ignoring the blatant anti-semitism in this statement, if him being Jewish was the reason then why are the glazers so shit at being football owners?
Yes however the director of football was the one who gave the club the 433 playing philosophy.
As an Everton fan who's seen our club do everything wrong recruitment-wise for the last 5+ years, I can't help but admire Brighton, despite a large amount of envy at the same time. That's how you run a football club, and they deserve to go on and challenge the big clubs.
I just hope moshiri sells to someone competent
It would be sad if you lot got relegated.
@@carltonleboss it's the kick up the arse the owner needs..
It'd be quite amazing for them to challenge and finish above the big clubs, especially those that have bought at least 1 of their players. Of Course finishing above Chelsea would be the most poetic justice after selling them players & their coach leaving Brighton for Chelsea!!
Everton turned down the chance to sign Erling Haaland when he was 16. Ouch!
Can you make a video on Will Still, Reims coach, who apparently got his ligue 1managerial job by mastering football manager. He's undefeated in 12 games in france!
Since he doesn't have a continental License, everytime Still manages a game. they have to pay a fine of 9 grand.
@@misalife626 Seriously? That's hilarious.
@@misalife626 22 grand :)))
@@juve9le4cs 😬
Clearly worth paying ahaha
It's important to also focus on Brighton's selling policy as well. Brighton don't mind selling players, but only if the scenario suits them. They realise no one from outside Brighton (and even most of those in Brighton) dreams of playing for the Seagulls. The club's ability to sell to and desirability to bigger clubs forms part of their attraction to players. Only however if the deal suits them. Not only price but also timing and the availability of replacements.
This is why Trossard was let go but Caceido wasn't. Trossard they deemed was replaceable, too most already surpassed, by Mitoma and others. They weren't confident in replacing Caceido though so seamlessly at this point of the year. He will move on, but only when Brighton have the time and personnel to fill the void.
This is the same with staff. They have an open door policy with staff where if anyone makes a reasonable approach they will allow staff to talk to other teams. This ensures the happiness and ambition of the staff and increases how attractive the club is even to non playing staff.
Solly March and Dunk are locals from youth days, who dreamt of playing for the club
@@antonyroberts4892 correct, no coincidence that they are the only ones still there from our promotion team. My point being that Brighton is not a name or a team that draws a lot of passion from those not connected to the area.
@@holcable 5 of the first team came through the youth ranks, Sanchez joined at 15. I think you are misinformed!
@@domfletcher5305 I know that. We (I'm a Brighton fan) have a wonderful academy and our youth recruitment is top tier. What I'm saying though is it's rare that anyone grows up dreaming of playing for Brighton (even Lewis Dunk grew up supporting Chelsea) and Brighton know that. Our attraction to most players is how well run the club is and how well it can progress their career, especially if they want to play for those top tier teams with worldwide fanbases. Hopefully one day Brighton will have built that worldwide following and don't have to sell, but until then they need to sell (at the right times) if they want to keep attracting these gems from all around the world.
You didn’t mention the sister club union st gilloise where they can put their talents 2 get better, like mitoma and adingra (another brighton player that has alot of potential and is on loan there) they took over not so long ago and have done an amazing job already with union st gilloise also having a very good recruiting team that is probably connected 2 brightons recruitment
he made an entire video on them before, but yes, probably could have given them a shoutout. Almost won the league as a newly promoted team last year and are 2nd this season so far.
Plus we got Undav from them and I believe Alex Cochrane was on loan at RUSG when we got promotion to the BPL
Yeah I don't understand how this could be left out of the video, this is probably the most impressive example of brighton's recruitment success, from Belgium's second division to winning the regular d1 season and topping their Europa League group in 1.5 years
Mwepu cost £13m.
Our record signing is Adam Webster for around £20m.
Caicedo was not immediately loaned out to Belgium, he was kept around the first team and played for our U23s for 6 months and went to Belgium in the summer on loan for 6 months until January.
@BIG JOCK KNEW he's unreal when he's had a run of games in the team. Unfortunately he's quite injury prone and takes a while to get up to speed after injuries
2-3 mistakes in a 33 minute video is not terrible 🙄
@@taxreturn14 there were a lot more I just didn't point out lmao.
Those were just in the first couple of minutes
Please shut up
Mwepu was £13m up front but he cost £20m total
Argentinos Jrs might not be a big club in Argentina, but it has a well established academy in Argentina, that is probably only second to River Plate's. This is the Academy of Maradona, Redondo, Riquelme, Cambiasso, Sorin, and so many others, as well as MacAllister.
Argentinos Juniors has also won the libertadores, probably the smallest team to win it along side Santos and Once Caldas
@@Luis3005 San Lorenzo is normally referred to as the fifth biggest club in Argentina. So no, it's definitely not small by Argentine standards.
@Luís In therms of which club is "bigger" the natural order will be: 1 Boca, 2 River, 3 Racing, 4 Independiente, 5 San Lorenzo, 6 Estudiantes, 7 Newells.
@@amkathegod8422 independiente has the same amount of libertadores as river racing and san lorenzo together theyre way way bigger than racing
@@amkathegod8422 stupid as fuck comment, River 1, Independiente undisputable 3, Velez 7 at the least, intercontinental champion
We said this about Swansea, and Sevilla here in Spain, a few years back. Yes, they're doing well, but to maintain over decades will take a lot. Credit to them so far though x
Swansea changed their formula. That's what doomed them. Same with Southampton.
@@caesar-dynastysports lol more like their luck ran out. You don't always get lucky every time to find hidden gems
@@myst7383 yeah, real life is not Football Manager. Eventually, you're forced to sell and the replacement is not good enough.
@@myst7383 benfica and ajax would disagree
@@ritchieaustin5451 Ajax and Benfica are the biggest clubs in their respective nations so of course all the young talents want to join them. However in England Brighton by far is not the most reputable club making it harder for them than Ajax or benfica to recruit world class talent
Brighton & Hove Albion have been evolving at such speed since Tony Bloom took over, even watching every week it was hard for fans to comprehend how we were doing it. When Gus Poyet got shown the door it became more clear that Tony was our leader & barber as his hitman. "Tony Blooms blue & white army" will keep marching on on on. Great VT well done HITC.
One of your finest pieces of work yet Alfie. The attention to detail and the simple way of explaining things makes these documentaries a highlight of the day for those of us who are interested in the inner workings of football. keep up the good work and can we have another long video tomorrow. I personally prefer these 30 to 40min videos😅
The Moisés Caicedo really ate me alive.
Cruz Azul were ready to sign him in the next few days and our fan base believed that we got a gem of a talent! But as soon as Brighton got their eyes on him, it was over.
Cruz Azul gave him more money but Brighton gave less with the loan move that was gonna happen but finally European experience.
WE HAD THE GEM BUT THEY TOOK IT AWAY!!!!! ugh.
Brighton will have had eyes on him before then, even man utd had seen him.
United had him but decided the fee was too high. Morons
typical cruz azul tragedy
let's face it though, the Mexican league rarely develops top talents, so it was probably better for him to go to Brighton.
What would you choose, being stuck in the mexican league or going to an up and coming team in one of the best leagues in the world?
As an "older" American, I grew up as a NY Cosmos fan, but after the NASL dissolved in 1984, I didn't follow soccer much, until got married, had kids, and my kids began playing soccer. Although I watch the Premier League regularly, never became a fan of any one team, rather instead usually cheering for whichever team was the underdog.
However, I have really taken an interest in Brighton the past few years. Like they way they play, and how as a underdog, they've risen to the challenge. Great video! Good to learn how Brighton has accomplished things. Brighton are an easy team to cheer for, especially when you hate the big money Top 6 (ManU, Man C, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Spurs)
Genuine owners.
Good day to you. The owner is a genuine fan. Isn't it great to get one over on the Billionaire clubs?
I've had a similar time, watching around and cheering for the underdog, but I'm moving my way towards Brighton. They have so much to love!
Why you hate man utd , Liverpool and arsenal. Theese clubs came from the bottom and won trophies to become an elite club. Unlike Newcastle, city and Chelsea
Same here. Fairly certain I've finally found a Prem side to root for. Everton would have probably been my top candidate when I first got into watching because of the club's history and their fans, but on and off the pitch, Brighton are just too damn charming.
Being able to bed them in slowly and not having a bunch of pressure to perform instantly is huge
As a South American who supports Flamengo, the richest time in the region, in fact it was the eighteenth time that made the most money in the world in 2022, ahead of Everton and behind Wolves. I really don't understand why we haven't signed any DeValle players. This small team from Ecuador has one of the best youth divisions in the world, it always reaches the finals of continental youth competitions, and its players have a great transition... they have already won two Sulamericanas (equivalent to the Europa League) with players in a short time that come from their youth.
Argentinian here. Ecuatorians are cheapear than lets say Colombians, so cant understand it neither why we dont buy more players from Independiente Del Valle.
For any viewers who don't watch south american football, let it be know Flamengo sacked the manager that got them one domestic cup and one Libertadores title (equivalent to the Champions League) in favor of the manager who knocked out in these two competitions. Said manager has lost nearly every preseason competition, including the Recopa against Independente Del Valle.
This is what happens when you have owners who actually have real products and technical expertise on something run a team, rather than one in financial chicanery or real-estate or buying competitors. But I'd also say that what Bloom is getting credit for implementing is one that most clubs have had to do in order to survive (or sacrifice relationships with the communities who support said clubs).
I believe he's getting credit for how successful he's been at the approach as opposed to getting credit for the approach itself.
Very insightful and I do appreciate the longer videos, because they help to provide depth of information on the subject matter.
As an American, I became a Brighton fan 4 years ago. I was dating this woman for many years who was a fan of crystal palace. I didn't care much for premier league, so I would support whatever team she supported, but after the breakup, EPL was starting up, and I didn't want to continue supporting a team that I only followed for my ex.
So I began supporting Brighton. There were dozens of my friends who told me what I was doing was petty, immature, and I'd never find another bird who accepted me as I was. I lost many friends over the years, but the one thing I never lost was myself and who I really was. Eventually Brighton stopped becoming a piss-take club, and became a feeder club that the top 6 pissers would take players from.
Still, similar to how I once was after my breakup, I see myself in Brighton in many ways. No matter how much you take away from this team, they never lose focus on where their heart is. We know who we are and anyone we accept into our life is to help build our sanctuary, not tear it apart. You can try to bring us down but you will never succeed.
Brighton's history is so incredible. If they won the premier league that would be a film that not even Hollywood could top, not even Leicester's story could compare.
Mark my words: Brighton & Hove Albion will win the league someday.
Hey Andy! Any new songs?
Head up king, there’s plenty more birds down in Brighton. Just leave me with some though :P
@@jebm2566 LOL maybe the day we sign a Yank!
This is... a surprisingly beautiful story!
Incredible video opening everyone up more in detail to Bloom's genius, simply incredible club from top to bottom and even as a Liverpool fan and a victim of Brighton's success this season, I wish them nothing but the best
What a superb production! Thoroughly researched, skill-fully scripted and with slick and professional commentary, I consider you the Tony Bloom, and Brighton of content creators! Thank you for this superb and informative work 👍🏻
Being a Brighton fan, I think I'm going to enjoy this one🙂
Rather unfair on Izquierdo. He was great, but suffered a terrible injury that kept him out for more than a year and he was never the same again. He was a GREAT signing who had very bad luck.
Brilliant work once again HITC Sevens by far some of the best footy content on the internet.
Mitoma is prob my fav player rn
SAME, I'm more than happy to hop on the Mitoma bandwagon, he just seems so likeable and talented
He is as classy as Alexis MacAllister and long may their club's recruitment would thrive,good friends!!!🏋♂️🏋
definitely a very Football Manager move to sell Trossard for a cut price because you already know the replacement is actually already on your books and is going to probably be even better
I worked as a Lighting Tech at Tony Blooms Starlizards Christmas Party. Met then man and can officially say he is a man’s man. Proper nice and deserves everything he brings to the EPL and Brighton. From an Arsenal fan. ❤️
That was a really interesting, video. I also laughed at the Chelsea recruitment approach. Nice work.
Amazing video. I have always been very curious about Brighton and this video filled up all my curiosity.
Worth mentioning is that Brighton buy a lot of young Irish players from their domestic league. Connolly maybe hasn't lived up to the expectations but Ferguson and Andrew Moran are top talents. And now they've brought another one in this January transfer window. Unbelievable
Fantastic video. Keep up the great work mate.
Thank You for Making this Video !!! I've been saying how Impressive Brighton have been, and seem to improve more after each player they sell to the bigger & rich teams. Still the 2nd half of season to go, but if they continue to succeed on the pitch and finish in Top 10 of table, challenging for spots to play in European competitions next season, enough can't be said for how well they have done, as well as the club itself being run & the envy many others have towards them and their scouting & recruitment they do so well!!! Roberto De Zerbi should be considered, if not favorite, for Manager of Year, along with ETH, Arteta, among others having great seasons. It will be tough for anyone to win it ahead of the Managers at the top clubs, especially if Arsenal do win PL. But what he has done since taking over after Potter left, and with loss of key players during January Window, is beyond what anyone could expect!
Tony Bloom is a Brighton and Hove Albion legend! He is ruthless in selling players, ruthless in hiring and firing, and has the best scouting network in the world, oh and he LOVES Brighton and Hove Albion. This club is going places with him and Paul Barber in charge.
What a brilliant video !! The research and analysis was extremely well presented
Love these long form videos.
One of your best videos, Alfie.
Alfie, this was excellent. I came in knowing only about headline sales & recent results and now leave with an appreciation for a clearly well club. Thanks!
We are genuinely so well run. We have put together a system where we can replace anyone and have backups in place for every situation. So proud of my club to see where we’ve come from in the 23 years I’ve been watching us.
In regards to players, just look who we have out on loan just ready to jump in when we sell the next of our stars
Think of the profit margin you'll get for Mac Allister when he eventually leaves - at least a £100M player.
amazing and insightful video, well done!
Thank you, it was very informative 🙌🏼
Been waiting for this video. Brighton’s management has done superbly top down. 👏
super well written, alfie. i really enjoyed the poker related metaphors. keep up the great work
Thank you! Great video! It explains the link between Brighton and Brentford and their extraordinary ascent 😁
That stadium move/upgrade, before and after, is hilarious. Also, thanks for making these videos, here in the USA it can be difficult to get this level of commentary.
Great video yet again Alfie ❤
very interesting, thanks for your work
As a saints fan, be careful in your optimism Brighton. 7/8 years ago we were literally in the exact same position, came up, solid foundation years, progressed under Pochettino, sold a lot of players in the summer, somehow didn’t affect us and did even better under koeman (this is your DeZerbi), you’ll sell up again in the summer and I expect a plateau (this was our puel year), then it goes wrong. You’ll start to slip down the table, you have to put up with all the pundits saying how selling all your best players catches up with you. In this premier league, unless you do a newcastle, you cannot break sustainably into the big six- even Leicester couldn’t. Everyone apart from the big six are one a carousel of false dawns and back to reality unfortunately
Completely agree, i noticed this trend with Southampton too. At one point there players were going to Liverpool, United, Arsenal etc and now there best players wouldn't even get into Newcastle's team.
Well that's depressing
Your success was reliant on Pochettino a lot more so than Brighton's is on Potter or De Zerbi.
He just explained why we're not like Southampton? Our success comes from our owner, who won't leave, yours came from Pochettino and Koeman, who did leave.
That’s the worry we have. I look at Southampton who should be in a top 5 spot but have had all their players and staff constantly poached. I worry that the same will happen to us
Very insightful... thank you.
I played a bunch of poker with TB during the 00s and his preparation and thoroughness was always apparent. He's done an amazing job with the seagulls, I only wish I'd listened more when he would talk analytics on the table, deeply regret not cultivating a better relationship with him back then.
what a great breakdown!!! hitting the subscribe button
Hi Alfie,
Love the videos you have been doing lately and ones you have done for years. Please can you do a video on bad players who were signed following incredible tournaments. Maybe el hadji diouf to Liverpool after the 2002 World Cup.
Brighton's fans are the best. Greetings from Ecuador.
That was so interesting, I did not know that Brighton and Brentford basically have the same origin regarding their recruitment strategies.
Great video again!
Mr. Seven w another banger of a video.
Tony Bloom once told me he wanted to emulate Boro, and Steve Gibson at my club. Let me tell you this, he has eclipsed everything that Steve Gibson has achieved at Boro.
Tony Bloom using modern technology to data search for talented players is extremely impressive.
Weirdly grateful you won that 2016 promotion showdown as I don’t think we were ready as a club at the time, even with Bloom’s ultimate plan for recruitment.
I worked for Brighton as a steward and if your a good steward more work comes your way .Excellent football club fron a Luton supporter .
so its just simple Hardwork = Reward = more oppurtunity
@@syarifairlangga4608 No it s more about what your strengths even as a steward .In what role do you excel the best in and what are your natural abilites a very nuturing club in it s attitude .It s only that I am disabled that I m not stewarding for Brighton
@@thefunkyvinylupcycler / PIP money I guess
I'm a lifetime Brighton fan living the dream.Thanks for that in depth knowledge,I did not know.
Realy well made vid
Wonderful video genuinely quality
Great video!
Class video for us data fellas Cheers from USA
Brighton & Hove Albion are one of my favourite respective English clubs daily and ever in this world and other planets and I am totally impressed with their recruitment at the club and who knows that the one of the respective smallest clubs would in near future,start challenging and thus,winning each and every titles if they would not be offloading most of their star players,good friends!!!LONG LIVE,BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION!!!🏋♂️🏋♂️🏋♂️🏋♂️🏋♂️🏋♂️🏋♂️🏋♂️🏋♂️🏋♂️🏋♂️🏋♂️🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋🏋
Love the channel Alfie
Even if Brighton stagnate and are consistently missing out on top 6 for the next few years, I don’t think anyone could deny Bloom has been a revelation to the club and will probably get a statue or stand named after him at some point, he is for certain a club legend
brighton in europa!!!!
love the metaphor at the end
Another interesting and enjoyable video Alfie.
However you did miss mentioning another Albion that had a prolonged period in the Premier League and signed some gems and solid professionals too.
My team West Bromwich Albion, were in the Premier League for 8 years straight and 13 of the last 20 !!
West Brom is where Dan Ashworth came to prominence.
We were the victims of our own modest success, as the FA took Roy Hodgson, Dan Ashworth and members of our Medical and Analysis teams as well.
At one point other clubs, including, apparently our great rivals Wolves were looking at how we were run and our recruitment and how we stayed solvent in the Premier League.
Those were the days....
West Bromwich Albion, are for whatever reason often overlooked in this aspect.
Good scouting with good owners leads to good player recruitment.
Southampton's signings whilst they had Paul Mitchell as head scout were impressive.
Dortmund's signings whilst they had Sven Mislintat as head scout were excellent.
Leicester's signings of Kante, Mahrez and Vardy for peanuts whilst they had Steve Walsh as head scout were insanely good.
Arsenal paying a very small fee for Martinelli due to their head scout Edu (with his Brazilian connections).
With good owners and a top head scout, you don't need to spend huge sums of money on transfers. What Chelsea are doing is unsustainable.
Great video on the Bloomaissance! Still waiting on that Best XI from clubs in sub-Saharan Africa
brilliant show
Brighton vs Brentford……the moneyball Classico.
"how can we possibly win, we're fighting against two teams at once, Brighton AND Hove Albion!"
"this is unfair, 4 of our starting 11 are allergic to bees, we're basically playing with just 6 people"
-Juergen Klopp on Liverpool's loss against Brighton & Brentford
Brighton have been fun to watch, mitoma especially, it’d be nice to see them try to keep a solid team , and break into the top 4
Withdean is where I used to have my sports days in secondary school. Albion shared their ground with us for years 🤣
Great storytelling alfie
People said the same about Southampton a few years ago when they recruited VVD, Mane, etc... these things go through peaks and valleys. You do you're due diligence and sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't.
Don't know how they consist find gems but its incredible.
Chelsea have a really great academy and recruitment center. It's called Brighton & Hove Albion.
I love your story on Brighton I've always wanted to know how that club run and survived
I attended the university of Sussex from 2012-15, the AMEX stadium is right next to the campus. It's rather mind-blowing to see them where they are now.
Hitc 7s is the best channel on youtube
Well done BHA....playing some beautiful football. ..
15:44 Think if you combine a statistical approach with good psychological evaluations before signing a player (you’d have to meet the player first obviously) it covers the side that data alone can’t gather data on. If the two meet the standard I’d confidently feel you’re good to go and it’s not as risky as people imagine and it puts it way ahead of the very risky moneyball strategy.
Great video
I like what you did there at the end 😂
Watching as an Everton fan, I’m so envious
I do think some bargin players are passed by big teams because they simply can't bring them in...caicedo wouldn't of broke into arsenals team after 13 games in a Belgium b league on loan but i don't think they would even scout those areas for that reason....what Brighton are doing is truly amazing and obviously hard to impossible to replicate or other teams would, I think its sustainable as long as that formula stays secret
Leeds fan here. I wish we had as good recruitment as Brighton. They are so clever with it.
Yes, data is key. But the organisation is built in a different way.
Most companies and especially football clubs are built like a pyramid with the MD/CEO at the tip. That works fine, but as can be seen in football, it then relies on key positions such as the manager. Lose a good manager and the train hits the buffers. Brighton's structure is more of a spiders web. Taking one person out of the structure, does not break anything, issues are instantly rerouted in the short term. Then Tony Blooms methodical "fix it, right, first time" ethos, doesn't rush to fix, but looks for the right fix. When Potter left, there were calls for Rodgers, Pochettino, Dyche, etc, etc, etc. to get in quick. Instead, Brighton already had an up to date list of preferred replacements and reviewed those over a number of days and got RDZ in.
what a finish that was, poetry
thanks for doing brighton
Day 387: Indonesia XI If All Eligible Players Had Declared For Them.
@joooooeeeeeee if only their federation and just the general infrastructures are half as good as their neighbors
Keep dreaming bocah
Day 387: No one cares pal and Indonesia has never had good players.
I also hope that Brighton sign more Asian players like Mitoma-san.
Maybe Celtic could interest you.
They remind me of Southampton a while ago, but even better. Consistently scouting great players and managers.
Mac Allister's tattoo is so fitting 😂 10:38
It could be a great move history well done guys.✌🏿✌🏿✌🏿
Good knowledge of football well done.
Very interesting video as always. If I may suggest you if not to create subtitles, than maybe to write names of footballers and clubs you are mentioning in the video. automatic subtitles don't help with names and it's really unclear especially with some lesser known people and leagues
Sounds a bit similar to the moneyball strategy developed in baseball, really cool stuff.
I actually had an idea for a video suggestion while browsing through European leagues, Ligue 2, St. Etienne are second from bottom, I would very much be interested in a "what's happening at St. Etienne?" vid.
Yay!!!! Good one!!!!!!!!
Not even mentioned Solly March another local lad :) ... also a raft of younger talent out on loan in the UK and at union st gilloise or potentially available from USG
They also got Buanonotte from Rosario recently. Watch out for him
Amazing stuff going on at Brentford and Brighton. I’m jealous as a Leeds fan