Marc Overmars Director of Football

[Dario Terracotta]

Can't see a thread on this fella,please move if you need to mods..............Thoughts on him blues?all I know is he regularly ripped us a new one in his Arsenal days and has been in this role for a few years at Ajax,Moshiri and Overmars bit of an Arsenal connection,hmmmm.

 

[Abraders]

Saw the articles, don't know what to make of it - don't know much about him personally, but apparently he is close to De Boer?

 

[Connor]

Can't see a thread on this fella,please move if you need to mods..............Thoughts on him blues?all I know is he regularly ripped us a new one in his Arsenal days and has been in this role for a few years at Ajax,Moshiri and Overmars bit of an Arsenal connection,hmmmm.

Has he actually been doing it at Ajax? Didn't know that.

Weird one because they don't really have a need to buy players as they develop enough of their own so it would be interesting to see who he identified and helped bring to Ajax.

 

[bluestevon]

Seems to have done a very good job at Ajax, seems respected in the game in the role as well not just as a former top player, got top top experience at the highest levels with Arsenal and Barca, think it would be a good appointment really

 

[bluestevon]

Has he actually been doing it at Ajax? Didn't know that.

Weird one because they don't really have a need to buy players as they develop enough of their own so it would be interesting to see who he identified and helped bring to Ajax.

2012 he got the job as the DoF at Ajax mate

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Saw the articles, don't know what to make of it - don't know much about him personally, but apparently he is close to De Boer?

Few "ITK's"reckoned he was at Finch Farm yesterday and will get the role regardless of De Boer mate.

 

[Connor]

2012 he got the job as the DoF at Ajax mate

Ah good to know, I thought he was part of their back room staff and people were touting him as a DOF

 

[Abraders]

Few "ITK's"reckoned he was at Finch Farm yesterday and will get the role regardless of De Boer mate.

Power. Despite me not having a clue what a 'director of football' was only a few days ago, i'm all in.

 

[toffeejack]

loved him as a player, proper winger. Director of football and gerard deulofeu's personal coach - nice.

 

[Abraders]

loved him as a player, proper winger. Director of football and gerard deulofeu's personal coach - nice.

Ohreally

 

[bluestevon]

Ah good to know, I thought he was part of their back room staff and people were touting him as a DOF

Aye mate, had no idea he had been until we got linked though tbf, but his appointment would for me anyway show we have a long standing commitment to the academy playing a vital role in our development going forwards, which for me personally would be great news

 

[Connor]

I'm all for a director of football too, especially as many clubs implement a similar system where they have a head coach and not a manager.

Takes pressure off the manager on signings and shows who are the good gaffers and who are not.

Of course there are examples of it not working but that seems to be down to a lack of communication more than anything - Spurs with AVB, they signed 8(?) players of which 6 he did not want.

Anyone got any info on who he signed, what deals he's done, things like that?

 

[davids]

Would be really odd to put a director of football in place without knowing if a new manager would work with one/him.Or maybe if true it points to who we are going to appoint.

 

[fandjango]

while it's true that Overmars has links with FDB I thinking is more important to note that he has a wide knowledge of the premier league so as DoF he makes an ideal addition of we sign a manager such as Emery with little or no premier league experience

 

[KaiserEFC]

Never thought I'd see the day that Everton were interested in a DoF, does this mean we've actually entered the modern era now?