Copped a lot of undeserved flak did Baldini, I think. I'm not even sure he was the person identifying these players and it was clear some were AVBs targets. But yeah, Baldini was superb at getting the transfers done, probably had good relationships with some of these club's representatives that opened the door to get what we needed done. Perhaps Levy should hire him during negotiation stages.
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Yeah, sure, why not.
The most irritating thing about this fixation on Poch using the word “brave” is that he uses it all the fucking time. His book is full of mentions of being brave in a million different scenarios, it’s a buzzword of his. This ridiculous cyclical thread of trying to interpret this one-of-many uses of the word is getting seriously boring.
If the players you identify get overlooked (in lieu of cheaper alternatives perhaps?) or deals for them break down over hardballing then I could see why someone would get pissed off.
Interestingly, he resigned shortly before we signed Sissoko. I don't think that's entirely coincidental.
Here's my genuine discussion and opinion. It's exactly the same as last summer. Then as now it's been twisted and mis-represented beyond belief.
We should...
• Identify players that will strengthen and improve our first team
• Negotiate a fair price and close the deal swiftly
• Bring in the player(s) as quickly as possible, allowing them to begin to adapt to the new team and, where applicable, new country/language
I don't think our strategy of leaving things late, as seen over countless past seasons, does us any favours.
Other than that I don't have any beef with Daniel Levy. In fact we're on first name terms...
Well, another part of this whole 'bravery' thing is keeping our best players by rewarding them with big pay increases. Poch himself has come out and highlighted the importance and benefits of tying down the likes of Kane, Son and Lamela to new contracts. I'm sure they're working to do the same with Dele, Eriksen, Jan & more.
We have a great first XI, the second best in the league imo despite Liverpool's spending spree. We do need some reinforcements though and I can understand why so many are frustrated by our inactivity. I am too!
That's exactly what I want, to be honest. Someone with contacts to get the deal in place and Levy to sign the cheques (so long as he's happy with the deal).
Christ, it's not like Levy doesn't have enough on his plate with the stadium, etc.
If you were advising the people you work with of what you feel is the best solution - doing your job - and it was falling on deaf ears, perhaps you'd get frustrated. These guys often go on reputation, if it was noted that Mitchell was not responsible for any good signings how quickly do you think he'd lose his rep? Secondly, I think we were frustrated with him too, N'Jie and N'Koudou were supposedly his picks. Perhaps he was suggesting Southampton level talented and he couldn't operate at a club where the demands and standards were higher?!
And I asked for any alternatives and you couldn't give any, there's only 1 alternative I've seen given on here and that was what I was debunking...
Levy's right-hand woman comes out with spin when the club has made zero signings ten days before the window shuts.
Colour me surprised.
But we already have Dier, Sanchez and Foyth ? Dier and Sanchez are already ahead of the curve in terms of their age/ability than Alderweireld was at the same age development stage of his career. He couldn't get a game as a CB at Atletico.
Lol come on what is she going to say, "poch is stressed and furious that levy hasn't made any signings " (im not saying he is furious with levy) but of course these are going to be comments made by someone close to levy.
Funny thing is ME and a handful of others said this was the case the DAY AFTER Poch's comments, so sorry mate that absolute BOLLOX.Levy's right-hand woman comes out with spin when the club has made zero signings ten days before the window shuts.
Colour me surprised.
There was a huge back and forth about those comments, surely you haven't forgotten already?
It's vindication day YET AGAIN for those that actual understand what the path of this club is on, who get what it is that we are building. But every year there are those who think that it's about doing what the other clubs do.
Have a longer read.......
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I don’t know, but he could have meant in regard to the wage structure.
She is saying what a few on here said directly after Poch's end of season press conference. How it was interpreted.
I mean these a whole thread of people interpretations, just those that got it right and those that got it wrong.
Panic over!
That's what I believe too.
FWIW I think Poch did mean to spend money
But I think he also assumed that Rose, Alderweireld and Dembele would all leave
Davinson perhaps, but Alderweireld is a LOT better than Dier, at least as a CB.
I agree that Toby leaving isn't the end of the world, but we don't have to pretend Dier is anywhere close to him, Toby has been perhaps the best CB in the league recently (something most would have admitted last year..) and Dier has never come close to that as a CB.