How Bristol City will look to progress as a club under Gerhard Struber

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Daniel Wales analyses how Bristol City’s new Head Coach will look to advance the club both on and off the pitch.

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00:00Now, it will be Gerard Struber to take the reins at Bristol City,

00:05obviously after Liam Manning departing for Championship team Norwich City

00:09at the end of the season.

00:11Now, obviously, that was a bit of a shock to the system

00:13in terms of Bristol City and where they were.

00:16Obviously, you're achieving the best finish in numerous years

00:20to make it to the playoffs and obviously fall short,

00:22but it seemed like a step in the right direction.

00:25Then Liam Manning leaves, possibly to do with the state of the backing

00:29in terms of the transfer windows and who he might need for next season.

00:35Gerard Struber is the man to take the reins.

00:37What immediately stands out to me is his experience.

00:40Now, he has managed a load of different clubs,

00:43a load of high-quality clubs as well.

00:46He's no ghost to English football as well.

00:50He kept Barnsley up in 2019 to 2020.

00:56It was a fantastic bit of a sensecape.

00:59He's obviously been at New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Salzburg.

01:02He's managed quite a lot across the Austrian Bundesliga as well.

01:08So, he has got a wealth of experience and he comes in

01:11and maybe there are a few fans thinking that foreign managers

01:15don't work at Bristol City, which has been a bit of a bad trend.

01:19He hopes to break it though.

01:20Dan, our Bristol correspondent.

01:22Dan, what's your thoughts on Struber, where he can come in?

01:25He's got that experience in the Championship.

01:27Can he bring it forward?

01:28Can he take Bristol City forward after a fantastic season for them?

01:33Lots to build on though.

01:34And is he the right man for the role?

01:37Well, Charles, there certainly seems to be a lot of enthusiasm at Bristol City

01:42following Gerhard Struber's appointment, both from himself

01:45and indeed from the chairman at the club, John Lansdowne.

01:49They both seem to have this vision in mind that Struber is going to not only work

01:53with the current first team really well, but also be able to interlink that

01:56with the academy and develop a lot of players coming through as well

01:59and ultimately just have this progressive, forward-thinking vision as a club

02:03that will develop Bristol City both on and off the field.

02:06It's very good in terms of what you hear, in terms of talking the talk.

02:10Obviously, now it has to be more done on the pitch in terms of walking the walk.

02:14But certainly in terms of his ethos, he's spoken a lot about wanting to be

02:18progressive as a team and play good, attractive football.

02:22That will excite the supporters and also help the club create a bit of a brand

02:28and identity as well, which, of course, is what you want to hear as a supporter.

02:33So it's now just about putting that into practice on the training pitches

02:36and then ultimately at Ashton Gate when the new season starts.

02:39We can actually hear now from Gerhard Struber himself,

02:42who spoke following his arrival at Ashton Gate in terms of what he wants to do

02:46with the current squad and what they achieved last season and building on that

02:49as well as looking at the academy themselves and also in terms of how he will play

02:55or get his players to play as a manager.

02:58Yes, I think this is a very interesting group.

03:01I think they did a great job in the last season, was very successful.

03:06And right now is the time to build and do everything that we can build the next

03:15or go the next step with this young group.

03:18You've got a track record of moulding a successful team of young players.

03:22How important is the development of players from the Bristol City Academy?

03:26I think in more direction, this is super important.

03:29Of course, the big responsibility is in the first team to build and develop and create results.

03:37You've previously spoken about being an advocate for proactive play.

03:41Can you explain more about what that style means?

03:43Yeah, I think I like it to play with a high intensity on the field.

03:48But in all phases, I will have control.

03:52I will dominate the game.

03:53I will be attractive for the fans.

03:56On the same time, always to find in all phases good answers to be successful.

04:09So also to be not too much romantical.

04:13Also, I think it's important to have a pragmatical approach.

04:18And on the same time, a style of play where the fans, the whole community here,

04:25and of course the team has in the end a good feeling.

04:30Well, lots to be encouraged by there from a Bristol City perspective.

04:34Gerhard Struber certainly seems to know exactly what he wants at Bristol City

04:38in terms of creating this identity and brand at the club,

04:41interling everything together, and ultimately playing some good football.

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