Possible Director of Football

[allen]

Looks bad this, emery going to PSG will surely want monchi to follow him. Let's face it PSG are regulars in the champions league and they can match any financial package that Everton offer. Moshiri was ready to admit defeat to koeman, likes hope he is up for the 'fight' with PSG over monchi.

It depends whether they'd be happy to twiddle their thumbs domestically, all for a handful of European games a season.

The Premier League is a colossal draw, it shouldn't be underestimated next to PSG's.

 

[Khalekan]

It depends whether they'd be happy to twiddle their thumbs domestically, all for a handful of European games a season.

The Premier League is a colossal draw, it shouldn't be underestimated next to PSG's.

A talent spotting DOF would be wasted at PSG where they just spend mega bucks on the finished article.

 

[HuddersfieldToffee]

Since when did we all decide we so desperately need a DoF?

Did you no get the memo?

 

[riddick]

His signings weren't our biggest problem...infact, there were plenty of good ones.

And before him Moyes also had plenty of good signings.

A DoF won't eradicate the bad signings.

Did I even mention transfers? Preseason, setting up a lasting vision throughout the club, making sure marks are being reached on a consistent basis.

That's where it has been a failure leading everything up to one person along with your mentioned transfers and also the pressure of having results with the first team.

 

[Taff]

Did you no get the memo?

I did not. Please let's not let this happen again.

 

[Eggs]

Like a lot of people, I am still not sure what the heck a Director Of Football is supposed to do. Is he the mediator between the guys in suits and the guys in tracksuits? Is he the one who sits in an office and basically plays "Football Manager" all day on his lap top - then passing on his instructions to the real manager, like some dictatorial self proclaimed genius? Is he the "Official" spokesman/representative of the club? Is he our negotiator in all transfer dealings? Is he all of these things, or none of them? Does he direct the football like a film director directs a movie? Where does he stand in the hierarchy? It all seems rather nebulous to me, and without some predefined structure and specifics in place, where it is set in stone as to everyone's role, this whole thing could fall apart pretty quickly, especially when results are bad and blame is allotted.

...my understanding is that he has a global knowledge of football talent and works with the manager to agree player requirements and then makes the deals happen.

 

[ilikecheese]

This DOF position seems so puzzling to many but so obvious to Americans...it's what we call a General Manager. They do the biz...the Manage does the game. To be successful they have to agree on the strategy of the biz and the game. Ideally the GM hired his Manager.

 

[TheFinnFan]

This DOF position seems so puzzling to many but so obvious to Americans...it's what we call a General Manager. They do the biz...the Manage does the game. To be successful they have to agree on the strategy of the biz and the game. Ideally the GM hired his Manager.

If we end up with Overmars it aint bad option either in that respect.

 

[Robbyfaux]

Leonardo is the current DoF at PSG. Would be harsh of them to just bin him off. If they do though, we could do a lot worse than bringing him in ourselves. Played a crucial role in bringing in the likes of Jérémy Ménez, Mohamed Sissoko, Salvatore Sirigu, Javier Pastore and Thiago Motta at PSG. Thoughts?

 

[orly]

Leonardo is the current DoF at PSG. Would be harsh of them to just bin him off. If they do though, we could do a lot worse than bringing him in ourselves. Played a crucial role in bringing in the likes of Jérémy Ménez, Mohamed Sissoko, Salvatore Sirigu, Javier Pastore and Thiago Motta at PSG. Thoughts?

lol @ Sissoko

 

[Nymzee]

Do PSG even need a Monchi though? Like they're rich as balls the targets they're after are on the front cover of FIFA. I know they don just handle transfers but still... bet it would be super boring.

 

[Robbyfaux]

lol @ Sissoko

OK, Ok.. we all make mistakes. Was a fairly big name at the time though.

 

[Gardocki]

This DOF position seems so puzzling to many but so obvious to Americans...it's what we call a General Manager. They do the biz...the Manage does the game. To be successful they have to agree on the strategy of the biz and the game. Ideally the GM hired his Manager.

In Moneyball, Brad Pitt is Monchi, and Philip Seymore Hofman is Ronald Koeman.

 

[newblueinga]

This DOF position seems so puzzling to many but so obvious to Americans...it's what we call a General Manager. They do the biz...the Manage does the game. To be successful they have to agree on the strategy of the biz and the game. Ideally the GM hired his Manager.

YUP and what we have seen in the NFL many times is that when the manager has full control of the roster it doesn't go real well because it's too much on one's man's plate to be truly successful. A DoF or GM that forces players on a manager is never a good combo. And that is the key to the whole deal. Finding a good combo

 

[streeky]

Interesting Article in Spain from the president of psg.,,,

"PSG will pay Sevilla €2m to get Emery out of his contract and he has been promised by President Nasser Al-Khelaifi that he will have a say in the signings the club makes this summer".

No mention of Monchi.