Interesting that the press release is from the owners rather than the CEO, and that they explicitly note the he'll report directly to them.
So, old Lange signed?
Before even reading his plan for Copenhagen you would know they are a big fish in a small pond and have to rely on finding players early and moving them on at a profit. They have this opportunity because players can be placated by winning most of their domestic fixtures and picking up trophies and putting themselves in the shop window in the bigger European games. His challenge with us will be quite different. Realistically we won't be winning the majority of our domestic fixtures in the short > medium term and won't have European competition as the bigger marketplace/ shop window. We will need players who will need to come in and hit the ground running in what is one of the most demanding leagues in the world. They won't have the luxury of trotting around in the Danish Superliga and racking up a few easy 3-0/4-0 wins if the higher standard of competition is too spicy for them. The more data driven approach chimes with what Edens said earlier in the season so I can see the logic there. But I'll be honest and say I was hoping to land a sporting director who would put us in a better position to make acquisitions at the higher end of the market, be that Michael Emenalo, Frank Arnesen or similar. Sort of like Suso - before he decided that the only leagues worth bothering with were in Belgium and Turkey.
"Under his watch, Copenhagen have enjoyed a period of domestic dominance while also earning a reputation for signing players on small fees before selling them for major profit."And how many seasons does it take for these players to come good? What about buying good players who are say, good now?
i hope he has some instant targets in mind
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