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Have we officially brought anyone in?

I know Sousas men at Swansea resigned but there's no official mention of them joining Leicester in any news feed.

I also find it odd that's there's be no pre season pictures yet, I'm guessing we've got guys in but still haven't tied up compo/contracts.

http://www.lcfc.com/page/CoachingStaff/0,,10274,00.html

yeah I read he had brought that mysterious Bruno bloke the swansea fans talk about and a post match analyst, and Chris Powell is also a coach.

The photos are probably all down to the Burrda thing or whatever they are called, if they are all wearing the training gear like Paulo was, then for whatever reason it seems to be a sensitive issue

Edmund

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yeah I read he had brought that mysterious Bruno bloke the swansea fans talk about and a post match analyst, and Chris Powell is also a coach.

Where did you read that out of interest?

The photos are probably all down to the Burrda thing or whatever they are called, if they are all wearing the training gear like Paulo was, then for whatever reason it seems to be a sensitive issue

Makes sense.

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Always coming with the goods :)

I found some old articles on Bruno Oliveira and Nelson Jardim which explains a little about their background.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/swansea-city-fc/2009/06/25/bruno-oliveira-backing-paulo-sousa-to-make-big-swansea-city-impact-91466-23969673/

SWANSEA CITY’S new No 2 Bruno Oliveira has backed boss Paulo Sousa to emulate the best in the business as he gets down to work in South Wales.

Oliveira is set to be named as Sousa’s assistant over the next few days, part of a new backroom staff to accompany the Portuguese manager’s appointment.

And the right-hand man arrives at the Liberty Stadium having worked under some of Europe’s top managers including Sven-Goran Eriksson, Carlos Queiroz and Sir Alex Ferguson.

But, as he gets set to begin life with the Swans, Oliveira is convinced Sousa has what it takes to add his own name to that list of luminaries.

“Paulo was a brilliant player,” said Oliveira, who will link up with the former Portugal international for a second time after working with him at QPR following a recommendation.

“He was a legend in Portugal. When I was a little boy and when I started playing football he was my hero. He was a national hero because he was one of the first Portuguese players to go abroad when he went to Juventus.

“When he won the Champions League it was a massive thing for the country because we hadn’t had a Luis Figo or Cristiano Ronaldo at that point. He was a member of our golden generation.

“But he is someone who invested a lot of time at the end of his playing career because he knew he wanted to be a manager.

“And he has the will and the knowledge to achieve the same level as a manager as he did as a player.”

Despite being surprisingly young for an assistant manager at just 31, Oliveira has enough first-hand experience of the elite European game to judge.

Having seen his own playing career wrecked at just 21 after two cruciate knee ligament injuries, the native of Lisbon set out on a coaching path that took in internships at some of the continent’s biggest clubs.

That included spells at Manchester United and four months at Real Madrid under Queiroz, who would later team up with Sousa in the Portuguese national side.

“I had a university background so it was important for me to have this experience,” said Oliveira. “I also spent two years at Lazio because they were the top team in Europe then and that time with Sven was important.

“Other young coaches there have gone on to Real Madrid and another works with (former Inter Milan manager) Roberto Mancini and are very important people in performance and physical training.

“These times benefited me as a coach.”

And it has seemed to have paid off with the young training ground tactician being hailed for his work during the pair’s short time at Loftus Road and tipped to be a major player on the coaching scene.

Yet Oliveira stressed it is Sousa who can really spark the next stage in Swansea’s development from the dugout, adding he won’t be afraid to go to another of Europe’s top men for advice.

“We have built up a good relationship,” said Oliveira of his partnership with 38-year-old Sousa. “He is someone who works very hard, is very passionate and very demanding and also thinks about football every minute of the day.

“His network of contacts is incredible with some very important managers, for example he has direct access to Jose Mourinho.

“So we can look forward to working together again. We did not have very long at QPR, but it was an experience and a good one because I think we did a good job in the conditions.”

http://www.swanseacity.net/page/InTheSpotlight/0,,10354~1904550,00.html

It took just one lecture from Paulo Sousa to convince Swansea City's new match analyst Nelson Jardim that the Portuguese legend would one day make the transition from top player to top manager with ease.

Sitting in a lecture theatre in the University of Porto in Portugal four years ago, Nelson listened intensely to Paulo speak about the game they both loved so passionately.

Nelson had been a student at the university, studying for a degree in Sports Science and Physical Education and specialising in match analysis and physical preparation of footballers.

Having passed his course with flying colours, Nelson was back in his own right to present his own lecture to an audience that also included the current Swansea manager.

And having met on numerous occasions after that on the lecture circuit, Nelson was left more than impressed with Paulo's footballing philosophy.

So when Paulo put in a call to the university at the end of last season in search of a match analyst to assist him at the Liberty Stadium, Nelson's name was top of the list.

"We spoke two or three times,'' explained Nelson. "Paulo explained about the project he had been given at Swansea City.

"It was a quality project and I liked the ideas he had for the club. That's why I decided to leave Portugal and join Paulo at Swansea.''

It wasn't an easy decision to make though. At the time, Nelson was working with top Portuguese side Nacional who had just qualified for the Uefa Europa League.

But having also worked with Portuguese Premier League teams Marítimo and Leixoes, Nelson felt the chance of gaining experience in the English Championship under Paulo was an opportunity too good to turn down.

Having packed his case and turned up at a wet and windy Liberty Stadium, Nelson's first major task was to oversee the installation of a new match analysis system called Amisco at an investment of over £200,000.

The Amisco system delivers original and state-of-the-art analysis tools which have become a standard requirement among some of the top clubs throughout Europe.

The system works by capturing data on the movement of all 22 players in a game through sensors installed in the stadium.

This data is then sent to one of the company's production centers in France and is turned into detailed reports for the club on the team and on individual players.

The information is then used by Paulo and his coaching staff in the preparation of matches, analyzing their own side and those of their opponents in the past.

It allows a precise performance analysis of all the players during the full 90 minutes and produces a two dimension animation as well as exclusive tactical and fitness data.

The technology is used by more than 30 of Europe's leading lights, including the likes of Real Madrid, Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen, Chelsea, Spurs, Real Madrid, Espanyol, Olympique de Marseille and the mighty Manchester United.

While Nelson delivers the data in a detailed presentation to the players and staff during their weekly meetings, he also provides in-depth analysis of Swansea's next opponents.

"Before every Saturday game, the players will be given a detailed written report about their opponents on the Thursday with all their strengths and weaknesses,'' added Nelson.

"Then before our final training session on the Friday, the players will have a video session highlighting again all the crucial information they should know about their opponents.

"It's important the players prepare carefully for every game, because the slightest advantage could make all the difference to the eventual result.''

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