bizzaro
LOVE GOT JUST THE WAY IT IS #ALWNV
He needs to flourish now after the John Stones sale that was a strategic level decision
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He needs to flourish now after the John Stones sale that was a strategic level decision
AndyGray
Collector
That would be nice - and there might be targets on his Leicester list that we can utilise, but in general it's a much longer process to set up and get going. That's why I don't think we'll see the true benefits before next year or perhaps January at earliest. With RM and his staff out they will be starting off with a blank canvas and need to plot a strategy for the coming years reflecting our financial capabilities and Koemans visions for the team.
bizzaro
LOVE GOT JUST THE WAY IT IS #ALWNV
I've been a persistent advocate of the three year project
Esk said no. Major year one.
With the John Stones sale the whole process has to accelerate somewhat.
AndyGray
Collector
I'm not sure what this is referring to, but I can't keep up with all the different topics these days so excuse me for asking you what this means?
On another note, try imagining John Stones played for Sunderland - would he be the player Koeman would have top of his list? I don't think so. Selling him to harvest the benefits of a higher wage-cap and financial wind-fall makes a lot of sense. It's critically important though how these new opportunities are taken - and I don't see Williams as more than a stop-gap or squad player (would like to be proven wrong of course). Getting Koné or another big signing in to build around defensively is just as important as getting a decent back-up for Lukaku, in my opinion.
APN_EFC
Player Valuation: £25m
What is Steve Walsh's role apart from transfers? This is not a negative post, I'm really asking what is his job description like? It would be cool, for example, if he's looking into the professional development of players, esp. the young ones, but even people like Baines & Coleman, and how players need to improve. is he also managing all the scouts and the coaches, and the transition from junior, youth and u21 teams?
Not sure anybody really knows, the DoF role is different at most clubs, you would assume he directs football tho, the scouts, the physios, the coaching staff, maybe not so much Ronny, but going forward im sure he will be looking at players we can bring in, staff that would help the players and so on, basically everything to do with the playing side.
CrustySack
Player Valuation: £0.99p
A Director of Football has a somewhat ambiguous remit. His role is primarily a middle-man, a link between the manager and the board. He is there to implement a long-term strategy regardless of who the manager is I think. It would be interesting to see exactly what his daily routine is like.
bluerobert
Player Valuation: £30m
Do you think Steve Walsh has to put our current players through the same scouting criteria to score them against potential targets?
APN_EFC
Player Valuation: £25m
Yeah that's what I'm wondering too, what does he do when he goes into the office every day. You can't scout and do transfers all year round, surely. Hopefully it's an overall strategy like you say, but then he has to also work with the manager, not just tell him what to do, I suppose.
You would think outside of windows he would maybe go and do some external scouting, rather than just sitting at his desk playing FM.
AndyGray
Collector
It will only be in the late stages of assessing a potential transfer target that he would have to actually go and scout him.
Yeah totally, but when you factor in how many he must have on his list its not gonna be a 24hour thing.
AndyGray
Collector
His list will be for Leicester's needs - I think he'll have plenty to do for the next 12 months
Dario Terracotta
Player Valuation: £70m
Gueye would have been ideal to replace Kante at Leicester imho,we've been doubly lucky here!
They bought the French midfielder Mendy to replace him.
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