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Monchi Has Left Sevilla (Here are the top XI of his 131 signings)
Posted on 3/30/17 at 8:38 pm
Posted on 3/30/17 at 8:38 pm
Should Txiki tremble?
He´s not got FCB nepotism going for him, but he´s probably the best technical director in the world.
PSG?
Arsenal?
He should be going to Málaga or Valencia, were either acquired by proper owners.
What do y´all speculate?
He´s not got FCB nepotism going for him, but he´s probably the best technical director in the world.
PSG?
Arsenal?
He should be going to Málaga or Valencia, were either acquired by proper owners.
What do y´all speculate?
This post was edited on 4/5/17 at 12:41 pm
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Posted on 3/30/17 at 8:45 pm to Dandy Lion
quote:ok, cool
Monchi Has Left Sevilla
quote:interesting..
the best technical director in the world
quote:plz
Arsenal
Posted on 3/30/17 at 8:54 pm to RebelVol
I thought he already signed on with Roma...
Posted on 3/30/17 at 8:57 pm to TFTC
shite, hadn´t even thought about that, and that would be great for them.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 9:24 pm to Dandy Lion
He's going to be the next DS at AS Roma.
I'm optimistic as he's really been incredible at Sevilla.
Roma's American owners also seem to have gotten the approvals to start the new stadium just before Monchi signed on.
I suppose Monchi sees it a promising project that's going to soon be funded closer to the level needed to compete longer term with the handful of clubs in the higher financial strata.
I'm optimistic as he's really been incredible at Sevilla.
Roma's American owners also seem to have gotten the approvals to start the new stadium just before Monchi signed on.
I suppose Monchi sees it a promising project that's going to soon be funded closer to the level needed to compete longer term with the handful of clubs in the higher financial strata.
This post was edited on 3/30/17 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 3/31/17 at 7:31 am to wm72
yeah, I was hoping we'd go get him when we knew Ayre was leaving after this year and Monchi announced we was leaving too... we stayed in house, which was very uninspiring...
Posted on 3/31/17 at 11:24 am to TFTC
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yeah, I was hoping we'd go get him when we knew Ayre was leaving after this year and Monchi announced we was leaving too... we stayed in house, which was very uninspiring...
Under Palotta, Roma has gone against the Serie A conventional wisdom in most hires and rankled some feathers in the process. Palotta's already hired more "foreigners" without Serie A experience than every other club in the league combined.
I'm kind of surprised Monchi chose Roma over some bigger budget clubs pursuing him. It's certainly a big boost for Roma's stature at a time when some criticism (or a general feeling at least) has been that Roma has perhaps "maxed out" in respect to its resources aside from a better one-off CL run and that the gap between Roma and Juve is too steep financially to build the depth to beat them over 38 matches.
Simply that Monchi chose Roma is a huge shot in the arm for Palotta and is engendering a lot of optimism that the ceiling isn't "record setting" 2nd place finishes to Juve until Inter and Milan splash billions and pass us to catch the Old Lady.
The downside is that it may well mean Spalletti will bow out since it does diminish his current "power". That's too bad. I believe he's one of the few best managers in the game, period.
This post was edited on 3/31/17 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 3/31/17 at 12:21 pm to wm72
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Kind of surprised Monchi chose Roma over some bigger budget clubs pursuing him
True, but that is where he thrived for Sevilla... nto sure how he'd do with an open check book...
Posted on 3/31/17 at 12:58 pm to TFTC
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True, but that is where he thrived for Sevilla... nto sure how he'd do with an open check book...
Yeah, perhaps he's just a man that knows his calling is more Robin Hood than Rockefeller and that's exactly what Roma needs.
Even if Liverpool stayed in house with the DS hire, they at least went out and got Klopp.
Have been so busy since the summer --opened a record shop here in Brooklyn with a couple of friends and juggling it with my regular job-- that I've seriously only watched Roma matches the entire season along with a few CL matches.
So, not really sure how Liverpool has looked aside from the standings in the table but seems Klopp was necessary in the EPL manager arms race. I do see the concern about the SD position as my uniformed and obvious take last season was that Klopp would eventually need a lot of roster changes.
Posted on 3/31/17 at 1:31 pm to wm72
We got out of the gates very strong and then the injuries hit and AFCON... we just didn't have the squad depth to cope with that...
Klopp purposefully had a small squad with no Europe this season...
We also really need to address our defense this summer... Sakho getting banished to the reserves in pre-season was a huge blow.. we've been playing with Milner at LB this season..
I thought Monchi would have fit our MO under FSG perfectly... Klopp endorsed this new guy, so we'll see...
Klopp purposefully had a small squad with no Europe this season...
We also really need to address our defense this summer... Sakho getting banished to the reserves in pre-season was a huge blow.. we've been playing with Milner at LB this season..
I thought Monchi would have fit our MO under FSG perfectly... Klopp endorsed this new guy, so we'll see...
This post was edited on 3/31/17 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 4/5/17 at 12:09 pm to Dandy Lion
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Best XI of his 131 signings, according to Monchi:
Goalkeeper: Andres Palop
The Spanish stopper was the hero of the UEFA Cup victory in 2007 as he actually scored the injury-time goal which gave the club the chance to progress to the quarter-final before saving three penalties in the final against Espanyol.
Right Back: Dani Alves
He is widely considered as the best right-back to have emerged this century and Dani Alves is also one of Monchi's great transfer market success stories. The Brazilian arrived in Andalusia for a combined loan and transfer fee of around 1 million euros before being sold to Barcelona for 35m euros six years later.
Right-Sided Centre-Half: Javi Navarro
As captain of the club, Navarro showed wonderful leadership and went on to lift five trophies during his time at the club.
Left-Sided Centre-Half: Julien Escude
After winning six trophies with the club, the French defender grew attached to the Andalusian club and actually said an emotional goodbye at a press-conference.
Left-Back: Adriano
Adriano represents another of the Spaniard's excellent market moves with the defender also ending up at Barcelona. He was excellent throughout his time in Seville and scored in the 2007 UEFA Cup final before earning the club just under 10m euros in a transfer fee.
Defensive-Midfield: Christian Poulsen
As many under Monchi's watch have done, the Danish midfielder arrived as a free-transfer before helping the club to four trophies. He then left for pastures new in Turin which handed Sevilla an additional 10m euros.
Centre-Midfield: Renato
Scoring against Barcelona in the UEFA Super Cup and against Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana were two of the Brazilian midfielder's highlights, winning six trophies with the club.
Centre-Midfield: Ivan Rakitic
As Sevilla captain, the Croatian midfielder had one of the finest individual seasons in recent memory in 2013/14. Rakitic was chosen as the Man of the Match in the 2014 Europa League final victory over Benfica before signing for Barcelona for 20m euros.
Attacking-Midfield: Ever Banega
It would be easy to wonder just what could have been for the Argentine in Sevilla had he not succumbed to a number of injuries, but in terms of talent Banega is right up there with Monchi's finest acquisitions. He was signed for 2m euros and entrusted with the task of replacing Rakitic. Two Europa League triumphs later he left for Internazionale.
Centre-Forward: Luis Fabiano
The Brazilian remains the fifth highest scorer in Sevilla's history and won six trophies as a player with the club. His success with the Andalusians is one of the great stories of the Monchi era as he refused moves to some of Europe's truly elite clubs to remain at the club who had rescued him from his nightmare with Porto.
Centre-Forward: Frederic Kanoute
Following spells in England with Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, the Mali international arrived in Sevilla to much fanfare in 2005. His tally of 136 goals in 290 club appearances has him comfortably set as the club's highest scorer of the 21st century and some even go as far to suggest he is Monchi's greatest ever signing.
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