I like a fair few of your list. I think I still want Salvador Blopa.
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I like a fair few of your list. I think I still want Salvador Blopa.
You got a Blopa reel handy so we can see his talents?
There was basically one spot going because Neymar, Vini, Raphinha, Rodrygo were shoe ins. Rayan just came and took his lunch.
I'd sign him on that basis alone tbh.
Does it matter with a fabulous name like Salvador Blopa?
Yeah, they pissed him off when they backed Vinai, and thus Lange over him, which is why he fucked off after a couple of months.
He'd agreed more autonomy with Levy and that was why he "consulted" and why he'd agreed to come back after his ban but upon his return, the people at the top had changed and he was basically just another voice, one that Vinai and the kids didn't really know or listen to.
Fab had his flaws but also did a hell of a lot of good work during his time here, including sorting out and improving the academy.
I'm not itk in any way shape or form but I did get told about the Paratici situation from a decent bloke with a lot of high level contacts who I trust and has no reason to make stuff up.
Plus, what I was told was before what transpired and it all fell into place.
Even Rayan got lucky - Estevao was gonna be a starter until he got injured.
Neymar was far from a shoo-in, though. Lot of speculation around whether he'd make the cut - think he was basically only kept in the squad for sponsorship and to keep the fans happy. Apparently the docs even lied about the extent of his injury to force his inclusion. It's a mess.
Savinho was probably always a bit of a long shot but he had been in squads previously (13 caps) so would've certainly held out hope, especially if he had a strong season. Zero chance after the season he's just had though, ofc.
And to be honest, he didn't shit on Spurs, Spurs shat on him.
No we didn't. Palace paid 35m.
A bit like stumbling arse-backwards into De Zerbi, forcing Paratici out of the club through our ineptitude will probably serve us well in the long run I think. But the way we handled his return as a dual-DoF was amateurish at best.
That all makes perfect sense tbh. And also makes sense that Vinai and Lange would then conspire to sideline him if he was the one voice in the room that didn't want to stand by their golden boy Frank.
He did some good stuff but think it's ultimately a positive that we're moving on from Paratici. He's too pragmatic and Italian in his approach when it comes to building a team. I don't think he ever truly 'got' Spurs and never cared about the style of football, while often just made deals rather than building a coherent team. He's also a fucking shocking judge of managers and it's his fault we ended up with Nuno over Fonseca, tried to appoint Gattuso and got lumped with Tudor.
Why are you referring to people in their 60's as kids?
We're all kids, no matter how old we are and they are uncle Joe's kids.
And they're incredibly green at being involved in football, so young in that aspect too.
Yeah, I think it was the chaotic crossover between owners, with the new lot wanting to try and prove themselves but in doing so, proving their lack of experience.
One thing I would be interested to know though is who was the voice that put forward and decided on RDZ?
Because I can't imagine it being Vinai or Frank.
Paratici maybe with the Italian connections but as you say, he was somewhat erratic with his manager selections at best.
The kids did bring Pleat back into the fold as an unofficial advisor, so maybe it was him?
I think there were rumours that Paratici was pushing for RDZ earlier, perhaps even last summer, so maybe it was also his recommendation? Does make some sense.
Although, at the time, he was easily the best available manager on the market so not that hard to see Vinai and Lange landing on him too tbh, even if he might not be the most obvious pick for them as a character.
Which again leads to some concerns about the leadership, if they've gone for a Fab target even after they've binned him off for Lange.
And I'm not having a go about the owners here, more at Vinai for being spineless and just doing what he can to save his skin.
He's supposed to be the football man who advises the owners but he comes across like a politician really, just out for himself and screw everything else.
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Might not be popular, but i hope they price him out of a move to us this year too, there is better out there for us & prob not as expensive too
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If Savinho weren't Brazilian, he wouldn't even be worth half of what he's currently worth. Doesn't produce goals or assists - his only good trait is his dribbling. Can't cross much either. Don't get why we're so hard pressed for him.