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It depends on what full control means really.
If it means Poch is the only one who drives recruitment and chooses exactly who we go for all the time without guidance or dialogue then it’s not good. Every top coach has someone close they work with for recruitment.
But if it means Poch works closely with a head of recruitment and the data analysts to identify suitable Poch players that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Look at Arteta working with Edu. Do you think Edu chose Jesus, Zinchenko etc without Arteta’s input? No chance, Arteta drove it and then Edu probably did the due diligence along with data analysts.
It depends on the context of what full control actually means but Poch has to realise he needs a strong recruitment team around him like Arteta has and Klopp has had.
The issue is we’d need a football man to work with Poch because Levy shouldn’t be near the football side. So we need an Edu type figure who Poch can work with and respects.
If it means Poch is the only one who drives recruitment and chooses exactly who we go for all the time without guidance or dialogue then it’s not good. Every top coach has someone close they work with for recruitment.
But if it means Poch works closely with a head of recruitment and the data analysts to identify suitable Poch players that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Look at Arteta working with Edu. Do you think Edu chose Jesus, Zinchenko etc without Arteta’s input? No chance, Arteta drove it and then Edu probably did the due diligence along with data analysts.
It depends on the context of what full control actually means but Poch has to realise he needs a strong recruitment team around him like Arteta has and Klopp has had.
The issue is we’d need a football man to work with Poch because Levy shouldn’t be near the football side. So we need an Edu type figure who Poch can work with and respects.