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Gus Poyet: Building Brighton, Saving Sunderland And Chelsea Memories
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Apr 21, 20261:17:06
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In the latest episode of The Managers, Mick McCarthy and Tony Pulis are joined by former Brighton & Hove Albion and Sunderland boss Gus Poyet.
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Gus talks about his early days in football and what it was like working under the likes of Ruud Gullit and Gianluca Vialli at Chelsea.
He discusses his first moves into coaching, including his time as an assistant at Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Gus then talks about taking on his first managerial role at Brighton and how he turned the club from League One strugglers into Championship contenders.
The conversation delves into his bizarre dismissal from Brighton before moving on to the great escape he achieved at Sunderland in the Premier League.
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