Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo (AKA Monchi)

[aj2k77]

''Monchi was known for finding unknown players and selling them for large sums. However, some say he didn't replace the talent effectively with the money he made from sales. Instead, he chose to add depth to the squad rather than improve the starting lineup.''


https://giallorossiyorkshire.com/features/ranking-every-signing-monchi-made-at-roma/

[SoccerHQ]

Summer 2023 was very good imo.

Pau is a real marmite player for so many with his style but we signed an experienced CB for around 30m and he played big part in helping us get from 7th to 4th.

Tielemans great pick up on a free and after a slow start played his part.

Diaby hit and miss but I do think he'd have kicked on and had a season like Bailey last year eventually. We had to take the fee though but he's been missed this season with how bad our right hand side has been for most games.

Zaniolo and Lenglet just reactions to losing two regulars to ACLs but at least some reaction to players getting injured compared to this window.

Last summer was more of a gamble and I'm afraid we just didn't sign enough ready made first team players. Barkley probably the most proven of them and he's only started about five games I think in the league?

The problem this window is how slow we've been in getting a CB in and it has cost us points. 1-0 up against West Ham and then we completely implode as soon as Mings goes off. Yesterday we needed Kamara in midfield with how bad we were first half.

Five points is quite a sum to throw away at this point in the season.

[aj2k77]

Tielemans was signed before Monchi and Torres a few weeks after, so not sure if he had any part in that.

[SoccerHQ]

Tielemans was signed before Monchi and Torres a few weeks after, so not sure if he had any part in that.

Most of these are Emery requests though? We play Boro, he is tipped off about Rogers from one of our academy coaches and likes the look of him live and we sign him?

Same for wanting to work with Marcus Rashford seemingly.

It's a different structure to Lange/DS or even dare I say Purslow/Gerrard which has set us back massively last few years even if we've had good success on the pitch.

Monchi also done well getting in good fees for most of our departing players which has been a problem for the club for decades.

I just don't get why we didn't have a CB ready to sign as soon as Carlos left. We had Malen in even before the Philogene sale was confirmed as an example and it has cost us points.

Perhaps Pau and Mings will be back in 2-3 weeks so Emery feels it's just short term pain but the gamble is not paying off currently.

[Goldenballs]

Can't fault the value we've got on the outgoings. From a financial point of view, Duran was a massive success. Big question marks on the quality of some of the the incomings so far though, for me. Maybe that's why we've got full hammer on some established 'names' on loan for the hopefull immediate impact.

Can't shake the concern he signed Olsen. Twice.

I'd probably put 3 Emery players in our strongest 11, Pau, Tielemans and Rogers. Some might make the case for Mings over Pau.

One one hand it shows how well Emery is doing with other people's players, on the other it raises questions about his teams recruitment.

I've been trying to find a full list of our signings under Monchi, but my memory is too shite. Likely more miss than hit though, or 'might come good in the future' signings like Maatsen and Onana.

[supertom]

Far from convinced on Monchi. Given the whole PSR issue and what we've been spending on players I do feel like we need to be unearthing more gems like Bournemouth and Brighton have done with the occasional 30mill plus signing. Pau I like but it's not like he was a cheap hidden gem. He was highly sought after and cost a pretty penny.

Some players are certainly Unai signings, and he's not without fault on that front.

We'll see. I'm not averse to the loan market in January, so as unimaginative as Rashford and Asensio are on paper, I do see the benefits of getting players of proven ability (albeit not consistency) when there aren't that many permanent deals to be had.

But we're really going to need to see more signings of the Rogers ilk and (hopefully) Garcia and we need a good success rate. What we paid for Onana really feels like we got our pants pulled down, because injury issues aren't new with him. As a player I like him but even so, I don't see that he's even a first 11 player and for that price he really should be.

Reality is, our best players are still pre-Monchi signings with the exception of Morgz. That's not good enough.

[aj2k77]

Another black mark against this fella if we manage to go the rest of the season bare bones at centre back.

[Sexual Ealing]

He's an animal.

[Toronto Villa]

Another black mark against this fella if we manage to go the rest of the season bare bones at centre back.

You mean the guy who has managed to stop us from getting docked points by selling our players, especially the young ones for crazy money. Are you also placing a black mark against Emery too? He's very involved.

[ChicagoLion]

Far from convinced on Monchi. Given the whole PSR issue and what we've been spending on players I do feel like we need to be unearthing more gems like Bournemouth and Brighton have done with the occasional 30mill plus signing. Pau I like but it's not like he was a cheap hidden gem. He was highly sought after and cost a pretty penny.

Some players are certainly Unai signings, and he's not without fault on that front.

We'll see. I'm not averse to the loan market in January, so as unimaginative as Rashford and Asensio are on paper, I do see the benefits of getting players of proven ability (albeit not consistency) when there aren't that many permanent deals to be had.

But we're really going to need to see more signings of the Rogers ilk and (hopefully) Garcia and we need a good success rate. What we paid for Onana really feels like we got our pants pulled down, because injury issues aren't new with him. As a player I like him but even so, I don't see that he's even a first 11 player and for that price he really should be.

Reality is, our best players are still pre-Monchi signings with the exception of Morgz. That's not good enough.

I agree with this.

[aj2k77]

Another black mark against this fella if we manage to go the rest of the season bare bones at centre back.

You mean the guy who has managed to stop us from getting docked points by selling our players, especially the young ones for crazy money. Are you also placing a black mark against Emery too? He's very involved.

Whoever is involved with us having 1 centre back and 0 right back has fucked up yes.

[edgysatsuma89]

*Checks to see the regular roster of posters who turn up with disparaging remarks whenever we lose*

Monchi’s fault too. Ever since his arrival, the HnV squad has lost a bunch of important contributors, replaced with hyperbole and negativity. Not to mention the state of spelling and grammar - we need a replacement with BE’s skillset too. Shambolic!

Although I'm not sure Risso was a beacon of positivity!

[PhilVill]

Another black mark against this fella if we manage to go the rest of the season bare bones at centre back.

You mean the guy who has managed to stop us from getting docked points by selling our players, especially the young ones for crazy money. Are you also placing a black mark against Emery too? He's very involved.

Whoever is involved with us having 1 centre back and 0 right back has fucked up yes.

We need a centre back tonight, simple as.

[Steve67]

I can only presume that Tyrone is fit to play at the weekend.

[kippaxvilla2]

He is until the 17th minute.