Fabian Hurzeler can deliver messages straight into the ears of his players during training after Brighton bought a revolutionary new equipment backed by ex-Germany international Julian Draxler.
Brighton have purchased live communication software, worth around £35,000, that they believe can significantly alter the quality of sessions put on.
It’s understood that the Seagulls are the first English club to use the ‘Coachwhisperer’ product, which has also been demonstrated at Aston Villa and Liverpool in recent months.
During training, players wear a vest with a small pouch at the back to fit a discreet speaker. Rather than screaming instructions across a pitch, staff talk into a microphone, which developers insist cuts down any potential crossed wires and confusion.
Hurzeler can utilise an app to pick the squad members he wants to speak to at any one time – and is able to communicate to team units, like a back four, simultaneously during a drill.
The forward-thinking 32-year-old has the option of breaking any language barriers with the kit, with AI software meaning his feedback can be instantly translated into a player’s mother tongue.
Coachwhisperer, a German company, say they can also offer coaches feedback on their behaviour by recording sessions and analysing the levels of carrot or stick used.
The recording is split into five categories - organisational instructions, tactical instructions, correction/criticism, motivation/encouragement and technical instructions – to give a coach a true idea of their style and emotional tone they are portraying to their team.
Draxler, the former Paris Saint-Germain attacker currently with Al-Ahli in Qatar, invested into the project two years ago. ‘It saves valuable time and optimises learning on the pitch,’ he said.
The company’s bosses gave presentations at a Premier League academy forum in Nottingham recently.
Top-flight clubs are all striving to make training more efficient, with Manchester City academy director Thomas Krucken telling Daily Mail Sport earlier this year that they are working on introducing two-metre screens on touchlines to offer quicker, live feedback during drills.