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We must have Monchi as well

bas

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Is Monchi coming in with Ramos? I am sure success will follow if the pair arrive together. If not then I have serious doubts. Read the following, it's very impressive and clearly we need both men.

In the Daily Telegraph today -
With a clinical eye and backed by Spain's most fruitful youth system and a team of scouts around the world,Monchi has been the lynchpin of Sevilla's success, despite working with a budget that in 2006 stood at €30million, against Real Madrid's €346m and Barcelona's €242million. The youth system made €47million on Jose Antonio Reyes and Sergio Ramos alone. Monchi also bought Julio Baptista for €3million and sold him for €25million and picked up Andres Palop, Christian Poulsen and Javi Navarro for free, while paying only €1million for Dani Alves, the man for whom Chelsea offered more than €30million this summer.
The money has been reinvested expertly and brought success: with each big name sale Sevilla have got better, not worse. Monchi has bought good players but he has needed Ramos to bring the best out of them. If he cannot do the same at Spurs, Comolli will have nowhere left to hide.
 

MarkinJapan

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I was thinking about this too. The media have been talking about the comings and goings with mention of Commoli's role in the whole fiasco, but no real mention of Monchi. I remember seeing about this fella a while ago and he sounds top-class.
Now whether he would want to come is another matter, but his record sounds amazing and if Commoli was to get dumped (still not made my mind up about him) he would be the perfect replacement.
 

nicdic

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The rumours have it that Monchi and Ramos don't get on. Ramos is the one who coaches, and picks the players, ultimately it's him who gets the results.
 

sloth

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I'm not sure I agree. Ramos says the kind of player he wants the DoF goes out and tries to find them. The difference i suppose is that Monchi can exploit the S American market in a way Comolli can't, but then Comolli's got more to spend which gives him a wider choice.

I'm gratified to know Ramos is used to working with a DoF, should make things run smoothly, especially as Comolli's been the main instigator in his transfer. Hopefully the roles will be more defined this time and we'll have less friction.
 

Spursking

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Comolli knows alot about the european market aswell as the african market, but also has a good network around him. Monchi knows more about the South American market, and it would be nice to have both Comolli and Monchi discussing transfer targets. We want expertise in every positions, and transfer dealings is essensial to the success of a football club.
 

tommyt

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But 'English clubs can't sign young S. American players with the ease that Spanish clubs can. Or am i mistaken?
 

Spursking

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It is easier for Spanish Clubs to get south american starlets, but if we have Ramos and Monchi and a talented side, we can attract such players.... If you have contacts you can achive a lot.
 

sloth

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But 'English clubs can't sign young S. American players with the ease that Spanish clubs can. Or am i mistaken?

Yep, that's the point i was making. It's not so much that Monchi knows it better as our laws are much stricter on S American nationals coming to work here.

I'm surprised SK didn't know this as head of SM.Moo
 

HuggyBear

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But 'English clubs can't sign young S. American players with the ease that Spanish clubs can. Or am i mistaken?

No, you are correct. Our work permit rules make it much harder to sign young non-EU players, hence the majority of them move to spanish clubs predominantly because of language issues, but also other european leagues. Even russian clubs have a fair few south americans inn their league.
 

Gambler

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No, you are correct. Our work permit rules make it much harder to sign young non-EU players, hence the majority of them move to spanish clubs predominantly because of language issues, but also other european leagues. Even russian clubs have a fair few south americans inn their league.

Sapin/Portugal also have a better climate.

Russia must just be down to hard cash Eek
 
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