Aston Villa have beefed up their back room with the addition of not one – but two new faces.By Ashley PreeceThe resurgent Villans have today confirmed the arrival of Alberto Benito and Pablo Rodriguez who join from Real Betis and Villarreal CF respectively.They say: “Alberto brings a wealth of experience and a global network to the organisation and will work alongside Rob Mackenzie in a global technical role.”Benito arrives having won the Copa del Rey, having qualified for Europe in the last three seasons and having worked with Unai Emery at both PSG and Arsenal.Rodriguez is a relatively less high profile but adds to the brains trust set to oversee Villa’s progress on the analytical side of the game. Here’s what you need to know about him.Who is he?A 47-year-old who was most recently at Villarreal CF as a coaching staff member and senior scout. Villa also brought Emery from Villarreal CF last October. He spent three years at Villarreal having joined them from Valencia. However he knows Emery from their playing days at Ferrol back in 2000.Relationship with EmeryIn an interview with El Progresso he said: “Throughout my career I have had many coaches, but it is clear that if Unai has that path, it is for a reason. He is a top-level coach with absolute control of everything that has to do with the position and he is a very influential person in my career.”Career highlightRodriguez was a technical analyst with Villarreal when they won the 2021 Europa League after a 22-penalty shoot-out against Manchester United. He was congratulated for that success by the mayoress of his home town Viveiro, which is on the Galician coast.Playing careerHe spent his playing days as a midfielder but outside of the Spanish top flight, between the Segunda and Tercera at Deportivo B, two stints with Lugo, at Rácing de Ferrol – with Emery, Girona, Leganés and Atlético Baleares, before retiring Pontes in 2010.Technical careerHe spent nine seasons at Valencia, where he also worked with Emery. He moved to Villarreal in 2020 having received a call from his former team-mate. “When he calls you, a coach of his prestige, to go to a club with such good references you have little to think about.” It seems Rodriguez is still in that mindset. Villa haven’t clarified his role yet but their announcement did make reference to their ‘global q[quote Aston Villa have beefed up their back room with the addition of not one – but two new faces.By Ashley PreeceThe resurgent Villans have today confirmed the arrival of Alberto Benito and Pablo Rodriguez who join from Real Betis and Villarreal CF respectively.They say: “Alberto brings a wealth of experience and a global network to the organisation and will work alongside Rob Mackenzie in a global technical role.”Benito arrives having won the Copa del Rey, having qualified for Europe in the last three seasons and having worked with Unai Emery at both PSG and Arsenal.Rodriguez is a relatively less high profile but adds to the brains trust set to oversee Villa’s progress on the analytical side of the game. Here’s what you need to know about him.Who is he?A 47-year-old who was most recently at Villarreal CF as a coaching staff member and senior scout. Villa also brought Emery from Villarreal CF last October. He spent three years at Villarreal having joined them from Valencia. However he knows Emery from their playing days at Ferrol back in 2000.Relationship with EmeryIn an interview with El Progresso he said: “Throughout my career I have had many coaches, but it is clear that if Unai has that path, it is for a reason. He is a top-level coach with absolute control of everything that has to do with the position and he is a very influential person in my career.”Career highlightRodriguez was a technical analyst with Villarreal when they won the 2021 Europa League after a 22-penalty shoot-out against Manchester United. He was congratulated for that success by the mayoress of his home town Viveiro, which is on the Galician coast.Playing careerHe spent his playing days as a midfielder but outside of the Spanish top flight, between the Segunda and Tercera at Deportivo B, two stints with Lugo, at Rácing de Ferrol – with Emery, Girona, Leganés and Atlético Baleares, before retiring Pontes in 2010.Technical careerHe spent nine seasons at Valencia, where he also worked with Emery. He moved to Villarreal in 2020 having received a call from his former team-mate. “When he calls you, a coach of his prestige, to go to a club with such good references you have little to think about.” It seems Rodriguez is still in that mindset. Villa haven’t clarified his role yet but their announcement did make reference to their ‘global recruitment’.
And if it weren't for the Italians we wouldn't have proper roads, sanitation, and the word villa. And dildo.
If everyone is saying Almery isn't coming, we shouldn't have a thread about him for the time being, so maybe it's not all done? And there could be a title thread for , Pablo Rodriguez and Alberto Benito either together or separately. I'm not sure why talk of them are being explicitly posted here.However one thing we can now all agree is that Rodriguez and Benito confirm my prediction that there would be more and more Spanish influence running through the club.
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Who'd have thought a successful Spanish manager could bring a generally greater Spanish influence to the club. 9D thinking for sure.
Quote from: not3bad on May 23, 2023, 09:44:34 PMWho'd have thought a successful Spanish manager could bring a generally greater Spanish influence to the club. 9D thinking for sure.Contrast with the short term-ism at Wolves who have been built on sand for a few years now.
Quote from: Dave P on May 24, 2023, 11:13:34 AMQuote from: not3bad on May 23, 2023, 09:44:34 PMWho'd have thought a successful Spanish manager could bring a generally greater Spanish influence to the club. 9D thinking for sure.Contrast with the short term-ism at Wolves who have been built on sand for a few years now.I read on their forum yesterday someone say exactly the same but the other way around, our owners were only interested in the 'now' but Fosun's plan was long term. The fucking thick twats.
Quote from: LeeB on May 24, 2023, 01:22:17 PMQuote from: Dave P on May 24, 2023, 11:13:34 AMQuote from: not3bad on May 23, 2023, 09:44:34 PMWho'd have thought a successful Spanish manager could bring a generally greater Spanish influence to the club. 9D thinking for sure.Contrast with the short term-ism at Wolves who have been built on sand for a few years now.I read on their forum yesterday someone say exactly the same but the other way around, our owners were only interested in the 'now' but Fosun's plan was long term. The fucking thick twats.I'd love to see their working out on that.
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