2019/20 Marcel Brands

[Brisan123]

HE was good in Football Manager . Speaking of which , what happened to our deal with FM series where we were allowed an insight into their player database for scouting ....

We got Zat instead

 

[Brisan123]

We replaced it with a deal with Subbuteo, circa 1980. This is why our team plays as if its legs are cemented into little plastic discs,and our keeper plays like he's got a plastic rod stuck up backside(or was that blow football?)

I thought Robbie Fowler played blow football ??

 

[FTY]

Think Brands may come in as Sporting Director/DOF and Walsh may be given a role that concentrates on scouting.

Which, tbf, he is good at

 

[Brisan123]

The Mendes connection has transformed Wolves.

And annoyed the rest of the EFL
Lots of questions being asked as to his influence

 

[CRIMHEAD]

This isn't that complicated.

The D of F would be Brands, if Walsh stays he's either head of scouting or a highly paid scout. He reports to Brands. Same with the coach. The head coach is not identifying targets, he is coaching the team. This idea that the coach has time to scout other players is outdated and silly.

Now if the coach has players he's worked with in the past and specific suggestions, that's fine, but that's not the manager's job. He's got enough to worry about setting up tactics and training the squad.

If it's not that way, frankly, it doesn't make any sense.

 

[Brisan123]

He’s a flat track bully

 

[Brisan123]

He’s a flat track bully

 

[Brisan123]

Would be great in tandem with Baines on that left side

I read that post and said WTF
Then I seen who posted it
The Penney dropped

 

[UpperLeftBlue]

Hows his hold up play?

 

[macdog]

Hows his hold up play?

 

[micknick]

If Brands is brought in will his role be similar to what it has been as technical director. He would be the one who would identify the coach and also have a final say on players with Stev Walsh potentially reporting in to him.

If thats the case I think its a sensible move by Moshiri who would distance himself from the appointment of a new coach/manager and Brands tasked with putting a guy in place who meets a certain criteria.

 

[Timak]

My slight concern is that he comes from the Dutch league who play a very particular style of 4-3-3.

Never convinced by it as a formation. Particularly in the big man up front with two wingers variety.

 

[riddick]

Which, tbf, he is good at

Is he tho? Klassen, Sandro, Siggurdson, Keane, Martina, Bolasie, Rooney(reckon this is more Kenwright honestly)?

Not to mention Vlasic and Lookman who are constantly looked over manager by manager.


If you use the metric he is good at scouting and, yet, most of those players are either completely rubbish or barely/never used by 3 managers, I would reckon that maybe you aren't REALLY all that good at scouting?

 

[FTY]

Is he tho? Klassen, Sandro, Siggurdson, Keane, Martina, Bolasie, Rooney(reckon this is more Kenwright honestly)?

Not to mention Vlasic and Lookman who are constantly looked over manager by manager.


If you use the metric he is good at scouting and, yet, most of those players are either completely rubbish or barely/never used by 3 managers, I would reckon that maybe you aren't REALLY all that good at scouting?

Sandro aside, I don't think they're his signings. We'll never know like but his scouting career didn't start at Everton.

Abysmal director of football tho don't get me wrong.

 

[mightymoyes]

My slight concern is that he comes from the Dutch league who play a very particular style of 4-3-3.

Never convinced by it as a formation. Particularly in the big man up front with two wingers variety.

4-3-3 seems to be doing the vermin alright at the minute