Unai Emery - our manager

[Londonvilla]

Emery closing in on Sevilla's DoF....

https://www.football-espana.net/2023/06/06/sevilla-sporting-director-monchi-considering-exit-after-europa-league-victory

Behind The Ball: Meet Monchi, Master of the Transfer Market

a little from the man himself

[enigma]

Not for nothing does he have the reputation as the kneesiest of bees. His Roma spell was a bit of a disaster, but no-one averages 100.

Those days are a long way in the past though. He seemed to have the Midas touch at one time but has struggled somewhat in recent years.

[Demitri_C]

Cant blame monchi on all the failurws like you cant give him all the credit for the successes.

There is a recruitment team and the one here is one that will be different from those other clubs.  There will be some flops, but there will be successes too.  Im confident with lord unai and the team in place we will see major improvements in the transfer market

[Footy-Vill]

"I’ve managed in Europe for the last 14 years and this is the first season I have missed out on it and I don’t want to miss out’,

As the future PM once said
"You didn't just get it over the line, you blew the doors off"

Absolutely brilliant! Emery is Spainish royal standard!

[OCD]

I saw a piece about how both Brighton and Brentford's owners come from the betting industry and they've both built recruitment models based on data analysis used in that industry. There's a lot of secrecy over their algorithms but as their key staff get head hunted, I would think other clubs would start to make better models themselves.

[Footy-Vill]

Emery closing in on Sevilla's DoF....

https://www.football-espana.net/2023/06/06/sevilla-sporting-director-monchi-considering-exit-after-europa-league-victory

Behind The Ball: Meet Monchi, Master of the Transfer Market

a little from the man himself

He's great isn't he.
It's a shame the thread for discussion about him has been taken away yet things regarding Spurs and Villa are up there and even threads about Neil Crichton!

Maybe I will make a discussion about new sporting director thread as clear Emery wants someone in who aligns in his ways.

[chrisw1]

I love what Emery has done so far and am very excited for the future.  But giving a manager this much control doesn't always end well.  We do seem to be putting all our eggs in one basket and if it does go wrong it feels like we'd be in post O'Neil territory.  Are there any other clubs where the manager has this much influence?

[Dogtanian]

I love what Emery has done so far and am very excited for the future.  But giving a manager this much control doesn't always end well.  We do seem to be putting all our eggs in one basket and if it does go wrong it feels like we'd be in post O'Neil territory.  Are there any other clubs where the manager has this much influence?

It makes me a bit nervous too, you always need a few checks and balances.

I suspect it was a big part of luring him in though. I understand we offered the same to Poch too.

[Drummond]

I love what Emery has done so far and am very excited for the future.  But giving a manager this much control doesn't always end well.  We do seem to be putting all our eggs in one basket and if it does go wrong it feels like we'd be in post O'Neil territory.  Are there any other clubs where the manager has this much influence?

Ferguson and Wenger are the two that spring to mind....

[chrisw1]

I love what Emery has done so far and am very excited for the future.  But giving a manager this much control doesn't always end well.  We do seem to be putting all our eggs in one basket and if it does go wrong it feels like we'd be in post O'Neil territory.  Are there any other clubs where the manager has this much influence?

Ferguson and Wenger are the two that spring to mind....

and O'Neil ;-)

[Drummond]

I love what Emery has done so far and am very excited for the future.  But giving a manager this much control doesn't always end well.  We do seem to be putting all our eggs in one basket and if it does go wrong it feels like we'd be in post O'Neil territory.  Are there any other clubs where the manager has this much influence?

Ferguson and Wenger are the two that spring to mind....

and O'Neil ;-)

Nah, he doesn't spring to mind. He has to be dredged from a very nasty place.

[Dogtanian]

I love what Emery has done so far and am very excited for the future.  But giving a manager this much control doesn't always end well.  We do seem to be putting all our eggs in one basket and if it does go wrong it feels like we'd be in post O'Neil territory.  Are there any other clubs where the manager has this much influence?

Ferguson and Wenger are the two that spring to mind....

and O'Neil ;-)

Nah, he doesn't spring to mind. He has to be dredged from a very nasty place.

Leicester?

[Sexual Ealing]

I love what Emery has done so far and am very excited for the future.  But giving a manager this much control doesn't always end well.  We do seem to be putting all our eggs in one basket and if it does go wrong it feels like we'd be in post O'Neil territory.  Are there any other clubs where the manager has this much influence?

This is a worry.

[Drummond]

I love what Emery has done so far and am very excited for the future.  But giving a manager this much control doesn't always end well.  We do seem to be putting all our eggs in one basket and if it does go wrong it feels like we'd be in post O'Neil territory.  Are there any other clubs where the manager has this much influence?

Ferguson and Wenger are the two that spring to mind....

and O'Neil ;-)

Nah, he doesn't spring to mind. He has to be dredged from a very nasty place.

Leicester?

 

[AV82EC]

I love what Emery has done so far and am very excited for the future.  But giving a manager this much control doesn't always end well.  We do seem to be putting all our eggs in one basket and if it does go wrong it feels like we'd be in post O'Neil territory.  Are there any other clubs where the manager has this much influence?

For me, he still has to deliver, or like everyone before him he’ll be gone. They key is in identifying his replacement, if he does fail, to maintain an element of continuity of approach.