Marcel Brands

[Martin Alvito]

I agree with this, the DoF model in this country rarely works, even when a new manager goes in to a new football club and claim they `are not players` but isnt that the idea? They are the clubs players....

I think we should ditch the DoF model OR get a DoF combo which is proven a bit like what Spurs have done with Paratici/Conte, Sevilla with Monchi/Emery and Overmars/Ten Hag. None of them are really likely are they?

The idea with a DoF is to provide some continuity between managerial regimes. This requires the DoF to have the authority to say "no". This seems to happen part of the time. Silva got to bring Richarlison, Ancelotti got Rodriguez and Allan, Benitez got some cheap buys that were clearly his doing.

A transfer policy like this that is the outcome of a bargaining process tends to kind of work. It satisfies the parties at the time, and it has blind spots that a transfer policy overseen by an individual would not have. (Such a unitary policy might well also have blind spots, but they would not be these ones.)

I wouldn't say that it's so much that the model can't work as that it will never fully work in the context of high-profile managers who come to the job with the ability to demand transfer policy concessions.

 

[trueblue84]

Brands will have to do some good deals in Jan window to get some credibility back.

He could sign mbappe for 50p, but it will never make up for him allowing us to sign iwobi and rondon.

 

[Bluemersey]

Who exactly is this "Brands" character I keep hearing about! Haven't an igloo who he is. Apparently he directs our football team but I find that hard to believe if I'm being honest. I vaguely remember some Dutch bloke getting a, well paid position with the board click but my mind is scrambled somewhat.

 

[NathDogg]

Marcel's currently extremely busy scouring the hot spots of the world for a great deal in January.















He's really struggling to choose between full board or all inclusive on his next winter sun break - gotta keep the tan topped up lids.

 

[Peter The Dog]

it beggars belief that moshiri still has him on the pay-roll.

brands has squandered 100s of millions of his fortune by backing him.

if it were my millions, i'd have him shot.

 

[Colonel Getafe]

Brands will have to do some good deals in Jan window to get some credibility back.

Get ready for January 31st when the club confirm they will not be doing any business in the winter window, but are delighted to annouce Davies, Gomes and Iwobi have committed their future to us by signing new long term contracts instead.

 

[BlueToff]

So he's telling the academy to play a formation because Benitez plays that formation, yet we don't actually play in a 4-2-3-1.

Pointless guy.

 

[Nymzee]

So he's telling the academy to play a formation because Benitez plays that formation, yet we don't actually play in a 4-2-3-1.

Pointless guy.

I mean, we do.

 

[RomanReigns]

watford scored 9 goals against us and man utd playing a 4-1-4-1

maybe we should give it a go given our "injury crisis"

 

[zukai12_]

So he's telling the academy to play a formation because Benitez plays that formation, yet we don't actually play in a 4-2-3-1.

Pointless guy.

The thing is he should be dictating how the youth teams play - thats not the issue

The issue is that it's taken him 3.5 years to do so

 

[BlueToff]

I mean, we do.

I mean, whatever we've been playing this season isn't 4-2-3-1, because the person who is supposed to be the 10 is a player either totally unsuited to playing it, and/or is pushed right up alongside the striker or going wide.

On top of that, the wides in the 3 are playing really deep, so it isn't a 4-2-3-1 how a 4-2-3-1 should actually be played. Nowhere near.

 

[Nymzee]

I mean, whatever we've been playing this season isn't 4-2-3-1, because the person who is supposed to be the 10 is a player either totally unsuited to playing it, and/or is pushed right up alongside the striker or going wide.

On top of that, the wides in the 3 are playing really deep, so it isn't a 4-2-3-1 how a 4-2-3-1 should actually be played. Nowhere near.

Doesn't mean we don't play it. More we shouldn't play it.

 

[BlueToff]

Doesn't mean we don't play it. More we shouldn't play it.

I'm just checking Opta graphics now, and they have us 4-4-1-1 (which is more like what we actually start with at least in the current guise but then it just goes into a whole complete mess in each game with the avg positions, it's horrendous - fully agree whatever system we're playing now, whatever variation of it, it's crap). Btw, Opta change their starting line ups for each game about 30 mins in, if needed. An algorithm based on the avg positions of each player within that opening 30 mins automatically changes it, so that's why the 4-4-1-1 is more like what we play, with the wingers really weirdly deep. Obviously issue is with certain games that Gray, for example v City, is skewing it as he only played 20 mins or whatever it was.

Man City avg pos.


Spurs avg pos


Wolves avg pos


I don't know what that is, but none of it is 4-2-3-1.

 

[Neiler]

The Team Marcel Built.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

The Team Marcel Built.

He's done little better than Walsh.

Iwobi
Delph
Gbamin
Kean
Benard
Sidibe
Lossl
Godfrey???

Signed some right dross