Not quite..wouldn't the Chinese club hand Jan a ridiculous "Oscar" contract when he moves to them ? and makes it easier to negotiate for the defender too given that they get a world-class central defender in return
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Transfers Summer 2020 Transfer Thread
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying I wouldn’t welcome the signing.
I just think they will use funds for a second striker before considering LB.
Why do you think our scouting team and manager don't agree with you ?
The evidence ! And I still dont always agree with them !
Why Pochettino has spent £30m on Sissoko
Spurs have been lacking pace in wide areas, and after missing out on Wilfried Zaha, Moussa Sissoko became the next big target to provide that
www.independent.co.uk
Well would you after that explanation ?
And if Jan didn't want to go there?
This really doesn't sound as straight forward as just buying KMS to me.
In addition to the (loosely) DoF in charge of recruitment versus Head Coach plus scouting system models, there is an emerging third model.
Agent-led recruitment.
Nuno Espirito Santo is an astute coach, but his signings have been primarily Jorge Mendes players. Luckily for Santo, those players have been of a generally high quality.
Perhaps more surprisingly, when Woolwich sacked most of their international scouting team, we heard under Edu they were moving to "agent-led recruitment".
We're not there yet, but there have clearly been some recent signings which were largely the result of our relationship with key agents - eg Gedson, PEH and probably Doherty.
Those players were not discovered by scouting, and it would be interesting to know the relative weight of our scouting network's analysis versus Mourinho & Sacramento's judgement of their likely effectiveness in our tactical system.
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The Gunners have moved more towards agent-led recruitment strategies in recent seasons, a likely reason behind the restructuring of their senior scouting set up.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...ional-scouting-Francis-Cagigao-cut-costs.html
Giving these fuckers any more influence on the game is a horrible prospect.
I've always thought the danger in that system is that the players are effectively 'owned' by the agents who move them around, quite possibly to generate a feee for the agent, rather than being owned by the club.
Absolutely.
I'm not advocating an agent-led recruitment system. In fact, I think it will lead to massive corruption.
I'm simply observing that it's an increasingly influential model.
And Woolwich used it as one of the justifications for dismantling their scouting network.
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I don't think it's an either or, the club scouted him and chose to pass for whatever reason. For that price I would have bought him if he wanted to come, I imagine promises of playing time at Palace played into it, but it's not like they aren't aware of Eze or Watkins or any of these other players. Clarke was the same type of buy.
It is frustrating though.
Is this something from Star Trek?
Do not want
Maybe we're after someone better or see it as too much of a risk, Eze was released by Woolwich, Fulham, Reading and Millwall by the time he was 17/18...he ended up on trial at QPR and got in.
Taarabt was a better player of similar ilk in the Championship for QPR and he could never cut the mustard at Premier League level despite all his talent.
Taarabt was a better player of similar ilk in the Championship for QPR and he could never cut the mustard at Premier League level despite all his talent.
Why do you think our scouting team and manager don't agree with you ?
The evidence ! And I still dont always agree with them !
Why Pochettino has spent £30m on Sissoko
Spurs have been lacking pace in wide areas, and after missing out on Wilfried Zaha, Moussa Sissoko became the next big target to provide that
Well would you after that explanation ?
This little gem belongs in the “Poch wanted SIssoko” arguments (Jack Pitt-Brook is a Spurs journo of reasonable repute,no?) that we’ve had with people like
TomHotspur
(apologies if it’s not you Tom)
todd1882
and a couple of others. But how does this relate to Eze?
What are you asking him for you fucking dildo, he's not a professional scout is he?
Here we go again, its transfer bingo
Who would you buy then!! :mourpoint:
If we can get a decent backup striker (assuming we get Doherty) and sell a couple players (Rose, Foyth?), this will have been a pretty good window considering the circumstances.
Backup striker, RB, and defensive midfielder pretty much covers what most of us wanted a month ago. And we might do it breaking even.
Backup striker, RB, and defensive midfielder pretty much covers what most of us wanted a month ago. And we might do it breaking even.
No he's not, I'm just trying to understand his thoughts on why we should take a punt.
BTW, wind your neck you idiot. If you can't have a discussion without turning into your usual 'keyboard warrior' persona then don't bother.
Ive a feeling a back up striker will be next on the cards next week.