The truth is out, Arsenal will part ways with Sven Mislintat after little over a year at the club. Le Grove broke the story yesterday afternoon. I’d done my due diligence and verified a story I was first told about last week (and again yesterday). The Arsenal journos all came with stories after, and it was clear the club was briefing against Sven, with some very connected journos insisting the decision wasn’t made yet with some saying there was discontent amongst the clubs established scouts (who did such a great job over the last 5 years). Proper recognition for the legitimacy of our story arrived from the well-connected Rapha Honigstein who dropped more detail a little later in the day (quashing rumours the Bayern story as a nonsense as well).
‘According to club sources, Sanllehi, the former director of football at Barcelona, favoured a recruitment policy based on his extensive network of contacts throughout Europe, while Mislintat had been tasked by Gazidis to follow the kind of analytical and stats-based approach that saw 19-year-old midfielder Matteo Guendouzi join from French second-division club Lorient and 22-year-old Uruguay international Lucas Torreira arrive from Sampdoria.’
David Ornstein ran a piece stating Arsenal refused to deny the #SVEXIT after the above piece.
The Mess
This mess stems from 9 months under weak King, Ivan Gazidis, an heir apparent who hid behind Wenger for 10 years. His short-lived tenure as defacto leader was always going to be a non-starter because he was driven by self-preservation and dodging anything that looked like accountability. He spent so long hiding from responsibility, he didn’t bother investing in a real vision for the new Arsenal.
To compound the meekness of his approach, he adopted a flat football decision-making structure designed to spread the risk of a bad decision making between three people (remember the ‘we all wrote a name on a piece of paper’ story). That structure appears to have created an unresolvable rift between Sven and Raul.
Ivan allowed two competing ideologies to duke it out in a winner takes all death match. When Ivan slinked out of Arsenal, the real fight for power ensued, and ultimately, Raul garroted the German when he was wearing football boots on a tiled floor (he had no chance). The man closest to Ivan is now metaphorically deceased.
Now it’s just two people at the club that matter. Raul, who is a down and dirty corporate hitman, along with Vinai, who is 37, and looks very much like he’s there to play nice. They say in business you should always have a good number two, so there’s someone to take the fall if things go to shit. Remember Zuck being accused of naivety for not letting Sheryl take the fall for his Russia woes?
The Ideologies
The idea that we’re parting ways with a Head of Recruitment who wanted to identify talent using stats and analytics, for Raul’s approach that sounds like it’s straight out of chapter one of ‘Arry’s Way: The Hammers Years’ is fucking baffling. Raul might be many things, but he’s no expert in the world of player recruitment. Leaning into a network of contacts (super agents) sounds very familiar to Manchester United’s approach of the last 6 years. That didn’t work out well for anyone, bar the fat cat agents. Main difference is their commercial revenues dwarfs ours, so they can afford that approach.
Is Raul the real deal or a chancer that built a reputation off a cushy job at a mega-club? Has he just cleared the way to enact some atrocious ideas on Arsenal, unchallenged? Looks that way. This feels like a huge power play. Barcelona is not Arsenal. We don’t have the money to be them. If the vision is to create a Barca light, it is doomed to failure. I would place money on Raul not lasting longer than 3 years.
The Mixed Bag of Sven
The next question is the reality of Sven and his mixed bag tenure. As Matt and I discussed on the podcast, there have been a lot of depressingly poor decisions that have cost us dearly over the last year. The new exec team all signed off on the Ozil deal, they all allowed the club to roll into the season with Aaron in the last year of his deal, they all signed off a pack of older exDortmund players that won’t provide long-term value, they all thought Emery’s presentation for the new Arsenal was charismatic and clear. Those decisions have cost us a budget this window, which considering the caliber of manager is probably not a bad thing. However, Sven is not guilt free here.
That said, he’s given us Mavrapanos, Torreira and Guendouzi. Those moves, without doubt, should have set the tone for our transfer strategy moving forward. You also don’t know what Ivan’s marching orders were. He could have asked Sven to bring in experience to save our season last January. The plan failed, but there’s merit to that thinking.
‘However, the German’s position has been further undermined by the club’s willingness to appoint a technical director, a move that would amount to a de-facto demotion.’
There’s also the technical position the club is trying to fill, which has apparently miffed Mislintat, as they’d sit above him in the pecking order. I can’t really sympathise here. If you’ve been tasked with coming to Arsenal to recruit players, expecting a promotion before you’ve served 2 years or proved anything, you’re behaving in an entitled manner. It does beg the question as to whether Sven saw Arsenal as a stepping stone, versus a long-term home?
What comes next?
Now we have the chance to reset, we can’t fuck up. I loved Edu as a player, he’s a dreamy looking chap as well. If he’s here to set the style of the team and make sure we’re the most advanced innovators in the world, great.
However, there’d best be a very good answer to: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR FOOTBALL LATELY?
Give me actual achievements. We can’t be bringing in folk because they were once loved as players. Give me doers with a vision and the tools to be utterly ruthless about what they find. We cannot continue to support mediocrity at Arsenal. We cannot continue to hire people that are happiest surviving in the shadows. We need people that are willing to place smart strategic bets on taking the club forward.
There are lots of clubs we should be looking at as we hire for the two open positions.
Who has been unearthing gems at Porto, Benfica, Monaco, Toulouse, Udinese and maybe even Shakhtar? Find talent that has successful records in situations that relate to Arsenal. Those that are doing things that haven’t been done before, who have found markets no one else is raiding, who can bring a level of detail and analytics that’s never been seen before. We cannot accept a hire that’s merely reaching parity with others. We have to use this chance to breeze past the competition.
We need to make smart decisions soon, we cannot have Emery leading the summer squad rebuild. He is not qualified to do that job. Outside the big names, his hit rate at PSG was poor. He signed slow and ill-suited players, we can’t be having that again. We are better than Suarez, Banega, and Carrasco. Those are Everton signings. We also need someone who can assess performances and make a really good decision on the next manager when we need one. Tell me where to find the next Monchi!
The biggest worry about Arsenal moving forward is the lack of leadership and accountability. We’ve opted for the Houllier/Evans dual operation and it stinks. Stan should go out tomorrow and beg Bepe Marotta to come in and shape up Arsenal. Someone who understands how to manage a club of prestige, create a winning culture, work the markets hard, brand a club, create a purpose and a guiding philosophy we can all believe in. These things are hard to execute, they require big balls and charismatic leadership. But the right hires can make magic happen.
Raul has completed his takeover of Arsenal, he sits atop the iron throne, and it’s not clear that he has what it takes to move us forward. The current strategy on offer looks like he’s trying to create a Brazil-Iberia talent pool underpinned by a detailed ‘Mino Raiola says buy this guy’ scouting report. Fanciful at best, a slow motion 5-year car crash at worse.
Arsenal were in choppy waters already, now we’re betting our future on one man with no track record for turning clubs around. I am very, very worried. The boat is rocking and water is coming aboard. All we can do is wait and hope the bad weather blows over…
The deeper worry is this: a lot has gone to shit since Stan took us private. Coincidence, that something more insidious?
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Just because a player has a rough time at a club doesn’t mean they are shit. Too many on here won’t remember Bergkamp’s record at Inter.
Batty goal
Brexit is far from over but it looks like there will be a general election coming up and a no deal scenario
I have an open mind towards the Suarez deal simply because he can’t be any worse than the options we have and especially if it’s an initial loan deal
Cesc Appeal on ozil
“I’ve read some rumours Arsenal are offering him around, sure, but they are also prepared to try and pay him a lump sum at an agreed time to leave, failing that a loan where we pay a portion of the wages.”
in other words , you know sweet F A ……what a knob
‘I have an open mind towards the Suarez deal simply because he can’t be any worse than the options we have and especially if it’s an initial loan deal’
This is it really.
Our CAMs are offering us nothing and cost us £32 Million a year.
It won’t be hard for Suarez to offer as much as Ozil and Mkhitaryan for far less money which is what Arsenal will be trying to do.
Un na
There won’t be an election May will win the no confidence vote
It’s absolutely disgusting that Dominic grieve and Anna Soubry defy their own “leave” constituents, whom they were elected to represent, to implement their own agenda
Truly anti democratic and in my opinion closer to fascism than voting to leave a phoney political union.
Utterly disgraceful
Thankfully the EU have forced us towards a no deal scenario.
Anyone else seen Marcelo Nielsa’s press conference today? I freaking love the man
Marc
Then what?
I’m not sure I agree. Obviously there’s no way to know but after a defeat like this I can’t see too many backing Teresa in the vote
There is blood in the water and the sharks are circling.
Im sorry Pierre but Ozil days are numbered
Suarez offers us dribbling and technical abilitiy in attack and a link from defense to offense- even some wing play.
Mikki and Iwobi are the only attacking mid we have and they are not cutting it!
Marc
Vieira at Milan
Kanu at inter
Henry at juve
Forlan at United
Torres at Chelsea
Shevchenko at chelsea
Crespo at Chelsea
Kezman at Chelsea
Mutu at Chelsea
Marcelo Bielsa…..freaking spell check
Un na
May will win the vote because the alternative is the risk of a Corbyn government. No Tory MP will risk that.
Cesc
Have watched him play before must confess but we’re apparently so skint and useless and I’m rooting for us to win the Europa league I’d take any extra quality we can get to help us
Batistuta
cheers man. Some need to get a grip here about where we are.
What has Bielsa gone and done again? Seems like he enjoys the attentiom6
I have not checked, but have we blamed Wenger for Mislintat debacle yet?
Marc
Not necessarily. I’m sure there are plenty of tories sharpening their knives for the hot seat
A general election doesn’t necessarily guarantee a Corbyn victory. Should the right candidate be nominated I would consider Tory again.
Don’t forget Corbyn threw everything into the last election. “Free tuition”being his ace card and he still lot to what has to predominantly be a mass leave vote.
“I have not checked, but have we blamed Wenger for Mislintat debacle yet?”
Dale
The Minslitat debacle is Emery’s fault.
“Mikki and Iwobi are the only attacking mid we have and they are not cutting it!”
Agreed, but Suarez is no better than these guys.
We need better than we have, not a lot more average players.
mystic
you should see his press conference today about the whole spying on opponents debacle….man is crazy in an absolutely crazy way
Can see why Red truth loves Bielsa now
Even if she comes back from this she’s adamant there will be no second referendum which doesn’t leave us with too many options either she or the Eu Male concessions or it’s no deal. My issue is that she is more likely to cave than the Eu, especially as she’s been so collaborative in the last 2 years.
Henry 1 – 1 Vieira
TH14 with lady fortune fancying him tonight. Red card for a Nice player.
Un na
Told you
DaleDagooner “I have not checked, but have we blamed Wenger for Mislintat debacle yet” Give it time ,I’m sure Joe or Marko will find a way . It seems like the players have now become accustomed to Emery’s philosophy in the last month . All resemblance of wenger’s style is now a distant memory and the football we are now playing is 100% Emery’s philosophy. I think it’s fair to say that the players still had Wenger’s influence in their play in the first 4 months of the season but as the season has progressed all semblance of wenger’s style… Read more »
Pierre
So you are saying that being spanked by a 4 goal margin by Liverpool was the last remnants of Wenger?
It seems like the players have now become accustomed to Emery’s philosophy in the last month .
All resemblance of wenger’s style is now a distant memory and the football we are now playing is 100% Emery’s philosophy.
The confidence of some of you guys is admirable. I guess it doesn’t take much to hit some keys on the keyboard, but the brilliant part is to look at what you’ve written and to take yourself seriously enough to click ‘post comment’
Dealing with Arsenal losing is really tough, but I do it. Reading banter from so-called neutral fans is really really tough, but I still get through it. Reading banter from flipping United fans breaks my heart, but I’m happy for Pogba, so I man up and accept it. Reading comments from whiny Arsenal fans who are upset with Emery make me want to throw away my laptop, but then I remember that these fans aren’t worth it. But when I see the stupid alien people who feel this is the time to put in some smart alec statement about Wenger… Read more »
*applauds Negation *
Pedro
I’ve been saying on here for months that Pierre had an agenda and would eventually show his true colours by coming out and saying Emery couldn’t match Wenger.
You really need to tell poster that want to continue reliving the past to find another blog – it’s not as if they aren’t any others out there.
Really thought folks would see Pierre for the troll he is and stop biting but most can’t seem to escape responding to him
I am just saying that having a number of months of Emery coaching the players , it is fair to say we are now watching a team playing with Emery’s philosophy of how the game should be played . I would have thought the fans that are in support of Emery’s football philosophy would be happy with this ……it’s time to move on from blaming wenger every time the team plays poorly ….he never received the credit in our 22 match unbeaten run, and rightly so , so if the team plays poorly and continue to lose matches then it’s… Read more »
Marc, Pierre is trolling and has changed his tune… but i don’t think he’s been wrong on Emery this season.
Le groves love for arsenal i would not question but his blogs have become self indulgent to wind up and get a reaction ,compare his blinkered rant today to keenos on she wore site who sees it from all angles none of us no what goes on behind the scenes despite what le grove pretends he knows , i doubt we would read his constant negative vibes if arteta was in charge and we where 10 points worse off ,give him time i hear preach
Negation
Wooo you’re another internet tough guy!!!
Wooooooooo
You want to beat someone up beacuse they loved our best manager ever
Woooooo. Beware Le Grove
Pedro
It’s not an opinion on Emery – he doesn’t care about Emery that’s just a means to an end. It’s all about attacking the club for firing Wenger and the fans that were calling for it.
Marc
You did!! Well called. What next then? Oh brexit sage.
String, I broke the story. Everyone else followed. Not sure how you can call that pretending.
Secondly, Keenos has to write from multiple angles because he has no contacts in the game and no one reads his work.
Marc, I haven’t seen that.
Bit weird if he is saying that.
As negation said earlier, tough to be a credible voice if you’re pining for a manager who can’t get a job.
Un na
Fuck knows where this is going now. The problem is we have a House of Commons full of MP’s where the majority did not want Brexit who are negotiating the deal.
Personally I’d like to see a straightforward free trade deal.
Secondly, Keenos has to write from multiple angles because he has no contacts in the game and no one reads his work.
Oooh burn
Jesus Pedro.
Pedro
Pierre is very subtle in the way he approaches these things – I’d have a lot more respect if he had the balls to come out and say what he really believes.
10 different posters could play a “let’s predict Pierre’s next 3 posts word to word” game and 7 would get it 100%. To think I took him as a result poster during the last year of Wenger. shame on me.
Marc
Me too. She’s making noises of delaying it now for more negotiating time apparently.
I don’t know. I just hope the EU keep throwing her deals back into her face and we run down the clock. She doesn’t have the spine to just end negations and pull the trigger herself.
String
You’ve tied yourself in knots there.
Un na
If I had to put money on anything it’d be the March 29th date put back. This could role on for fucking ever.
Don’t want to criticize you too much Pedro as I love your work for the most part and I tip my hat to your scoop however I do find your jumping to conclusions and describe an environment nothing like any of the big cooperations I’ve ever worked in. I agree Ivan was hiding behind Arsen but so was Stan and he’s now exposed for what he really is, a very poor owner. He dictates the tempo, hires the upper management and sets the KPI’s. We can all argue over our ideal set up, managers, coaches and players but none of… Read more »
How is Monaco still in the relegation zone after 20 rounds with players like Falcao, Jovetic, Golovin, Tielemans, Henrichs, Rony Lopes, Sidibe, Jemerson, Chadli, Subasic… I’d take half of them at our club.
Un Na naai
You dribble a lot. At the mouth. So I have no argument with you.
Unai, what field do you work in and which type of environment have you not worked in?
Unai Well I think that could be the interesting factor. Kroenke moved on Wenger after a second season out of the CL and when fans stopped turning up for matches. If the club move into full on shit sandwich mode within 6 months of him leaving the fans will soon start to miss matches again. With a major new shirt deal do you think Adidas won’t ask questions if we’ve only got 40k turning up? Do you think other business will want to be sponsors if they see this? Kroenke might find he has to be involved to stop a… Read more »
raptora, this coaching thing is not as easy as gambon would have you believe apparently. Funny that the person wildly praised as better than Emery got them in that mess.
Yea, he sold many players but still, Monaco, with those players is easily top6 at the least
This is a great story.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/11609175/marcelo-bielsa-press-conference-absolutely-incredible-a-tactical-masterclass
Negation.
Put your willy away kid
“How is Monaco still in the relegation zone after 20 rounds with players like Falcao, Jovetic, Golovin, Tielemans, Henrichs, Rony Lopes, Sidibe, Jemerson, Chadli, Subasic… I’d take half of them at our club.”
Raptora
That team was coached by Jardim who’s supposed better than Emery (according to Pedro, Upstate, et al) but when you asked them how come he left the team in 19th position if he’s so good because he assembled that team, they start saying rubbish.
Some posters are very touchy on here when wenger’s name is mentioned …
Negation taking offence because I said that the football we are playing now is Emery’s football philosophy ….
If Arsenal were top of the league and putting in superb performances and I said the football we are playing is now Emery’s philosophy….would you have behaved so aggressively.
Seems to me that you have the hump because you know deep down that we are going nowhere with this manager , the football is poor , his tactics are poor and his team selection is poor ……
As Sancho notably wrote a few days ago. The LA Rams were due to get where they are over this long period of time- good coach, coordinator helping McVay etc, dradt picks etc The game is very different to EPL. Kroneke needs to wake the fuck up, smell the coffee and do something. He took sole ownership of this company so he gets his share of the blame. no hiding no ducking no – I didnt know BS Either he funds the club now, when we need it, or sell its to someone and makes a pretty profit. Arsenal fans… Read more »
Pedro
That is a great story. It also goes a long way to explaining how Leeds have done so well this year. What a stellar appointment he’s turned out to be. He won’t be at Leeds for long
Bielsa…. Could he have worked at Arsenal? Football is so funny. Just a year ago (or so), he ripped out Lille’s skelton and almost relegated them (Now they are 2nd in Ligue 1) – today he’s the darling of the championship and a very entertaining character, like Mourinho without the malice
I just wish we had a clear vision, wtf Özil and Sanchez got into the last year of their contracts is beyond me. Why the club hired Mislintat and then Raul. Surely that must have been based that they were singing from the same hymn sheet. I don’t want the shit Riola serves up, I want us getting gems or players that will fit into the style of play. Tifo football did a brilliant piece about how smaller clubs scout and gave Leicester as an example around Mahrez and Kante. That’s what we want but without selling every single one… Read more »
“Bielsa…. Could he have worked at Arsenal? Football is so funny. ”
Without ripping out our current squad, No.
SF
Well I’m not sure how I get Kroenke’s attention – I mean I have a season ticket but he’s hardly ever there so I doubt he’ll notice if I’m not. If he does keep a close eye on attendance levels there’s nothing stopping you and all the other overseas Gooner’s from buying up tickets on ticket exchange to ensure there are masses of empty seats. You could also picket his ranch or his offices if you’re based in the US.
gambon far from it have you tried reading she wore a site for those that go . peter i take back my thought of your love for the arsenal was real that reply confirms my theory of your self indulgent drivel your reasons for your blog are for yourself enjoy american football mate ill be looking forward to going saturday night to support my club your a fake and plastic gooner
How many season tickets will be sold next season
If the combination of Emery remaining and introduction of VAR kicks in.?
What a bundle of laughs that will be?
String, I go to Arsenal. But I do live in America. So have to take the L as a plastic.
Enjoy the game at the weekend, wish I was going.
Pedro, I’m retail and work for the largest employer in my sector, I’m not at the very top but am fortunate to have access to the inner workings of a large UK company owned by an American parent. It’s the 3rd company I’ve worked in with this type of setup. I’m not saying it’s identical but it is similar. My employer has just recovered from a major wobble ironically similar to Arsenal currently. It should now be a target driven environment and a plan will be in place to meet expectations, question is, is Stan setting the right objectives and… Read more »
Pedro, the backroom is not necessarily suffering because of the people but because of the management and strategy (or lack thereof). If we can’t get things sorted out then we will continue to have situations like this. The idea of a flat structure with coach, DOF, chief scout all sharing equal responsibility is complete tosh and horribly naive. I worry we lack a corporate vision and strategy at the club and this filters down to the players. That’s on Gazidis, who was always lightweight at best and a huge missed opportunity at worst, and ultimately the owner. But keoenke is… Read more »
Today in the daily L’Equipe. Thiago Silva speaking of Tuchel, and the differences with Emery without naming him. “Neymar is better this year. Did he understand the message?” Of course. He understood as everybody did because he’s told directly. You should not tell behind his back “you have to do this”, and then in front of the player you don’t say anything. No, no… Being respectful is talking directly to the player, and the coach does that very, very well. He’s really strong on the technical part but moreover on the management to deal with those who don’t play. He… Read more »
Exceptional piece Moray.
Concur wholeheartedly
With all the shenanigans going off the pitch
Imperative to keep an ARSENAL identity on it..
Lose that- and you will be looking at apathy for years and years to come
( maybe forever)
At the stage wher incan5 be arsed to read news now etc…..
Two weeks ago I was bubbling …
The fat controller an Uncle Sam seen to that….
Have we jumped out the frying pan into the fire…
Did the baby get chucked out with the bath water…
“Dangote needs to offer a bid now… rid Kroenke of his Arsenal headache” Guns, Dangote would build us a dream team for sure. A middle ground would be an owner who actually participated in the running of the club. This is what we are lacking, why Wenger was allowed to run the team down with his own brand of inept stardust, and why we have no leadership in our management. We are a bit like those cunts on property programmes who buy a house, fuck up the renovation, overspend like motherfuckers and still sell at a profit because of a… Read more »
Stan doesn’t know anyone in those circles…he thought Raul was one…bad bet on the horses in the race…should of stuck with Sven…
My 2 pennies worth on this. I am a bit shocked by this swift exit from Mislintat but not surprised. Things have been very dysfunctional at the club (to say the least!). Mislintat exit is most probably a result of some form of power struggle, which was only made easy by the fact that both, he and Sanllehi, have differing methods to start with. With two srong heads, a clash was inevitable. Considering that it seems that Sanllehi has made a coup to consolidate his position, it makes me curious to as to what he does next. Hopefully to bring… Read more »
Kroenkes are not going anywhere.
They have just bought the remaining shares
If They sell for a profit:
A) huge tax implications.
B) Where do they invest their money in?
This is the long game for them.
My hunch is – eventually they will become quite admired owners..
Just need capable people running the club.
We have the most incongruous set of people- it’s laughable.
Totally absurd we have given all this power to Raul Sanellhi!
Absolutely insane.
Stan is utterly reliant on the team in place and his son….Jr. Raul lands Suarez- he will feel like he has done his job- helped the team and deflects criticism off his back. The funny thing is why isnt Suarez here already, if he is dealing with his Barca friends? As someone poster earlier- this feels sickeningly like a Wenger transfer window…. going all the way to the end and then Nothing. nada. or some shit player we get for a cut rate price. If its Suarez fine- lets get him in now…. focus on that and get it done.… Read more »
I though EDU would have made a good representative on the other side of the pond for recruitment
*to see what he does next
I see EDU more compatible with Sven than Raul/ Vin
Arsenal are back to the point where they have to make stars not recruit them…after we get back at the top we can re-access
therefore Raúl’s hi society contacts mean nothing…
String.
Punctuation my dear boy. Punctuation.
You may be a true super-fan, but you’re a spastic.
Billp
Has Raul S got a track record of selling players for big fees?
Any examples ??
He seems to have a knack of spending a lot of money on mediocrity ..tho
He certainly can not pick a coach.!
-Hence why we have Emery.
I have not the foggiest of what his achievements are!!
Love to know Ken Friars thoughts on the man…
Pedro
What was all that fuss about a Bielsa staffer watching Derby.
Why did the police arrest the fella and treat him lie a voyeur?
Since when this thorough preparation become a problem?
Bielsa is of those unsung geniuses that never fulfilled his full potential.
He made the media look like fools.
Emery; “When a club changes manager, it is because they want something new,” he says. “The challenge is to identify the good things – the things you have to maintain – but also the things that you have to change and improve.”
…”Here, obviously, there were lots of things to change and improve.”
Lots of things to change and improve – emphasis.
How is it different to the Patriots cheating when spying during that game? Caught red handed and the coach was suspended.
Granted its not a game but its spying on tactics. formations etc.
Im just playing devils advocate here
big brave words gambon and such a pleasant word (spastic) from some so intelligent what a toby you are
Dissenter, he was spying in the bushes with wire clippers and binoculars. Pretty dirty. Brits did not like.
Unai, you’re correct. That’s what I’ve been writing for the past few days. If Stan took the same magic dust he has for the Rams, and sprinkled it here, we’d be winning.
Instead, he leaves us rudderless.
I work in advertising. If you hire coasters, nothing happens. My current boss has incredibly high standards, a ruthless operator in the name of quality and the whole place has turned around dramatically.
I’ve worked across 4 agencies in the last 7 years. Leaders make a dramatic difference, because good ones attract talent and make them go to war for them.
Guns
The pats were doing something different though; they were secretly recording opposition dressing room and staging areas. That’s on game days.
Pedro
If Derby are so concerned, why don’t they put up very high walls and screens on their training grounds. They can contact the Trump organization for advice about putting up walls and have Leeds pay for it.
I don’t think recording your opposition training from a public area is wrong. It’s no different from reviewing video of games.
To an American the NFL will always be king. But there’s still no way the Rams success is due to Stan playing a larger role in their enterprise. The move to LA was largely predicated on the building of a new stadium, on the land of an old horse track near the Los Angeles airport, adjacent to a pretty glum gambling casino. It’s commodities and real estate, something Stan is familiar with so I’m sure he was involved in that. But if you think he’s making NFL football decisions you’re delusional. That man with his fake hair and wispy moustache… Read more »
Sancho
It’s not that easy though.
Neither LA county nor the state of California provided public funds for the Kroenke stadium. He’s even responsible for building the sewers and access roads to the stadium.
He’s taken a big gamble on the Rams.
Arsenal was supposed to be the safe investment for him.
Stan Kroenke is old money, and old money does not produce the type of leaders that instigate revolution in a company let alone a professional sports franchise. Old money does whatever the fuck it wants and rigs the system so the results don’t look as bad as they really are.
“However, there’d best be a very good answer to: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR FOOTBALL LATELY? Give me actual achievements. We can’t be bringing in folk because they were once loved as players. Give me doers with a vision and the tools to be utterly ruthless about what they find. We cannot continue to support mediocrity at Arsenal. ” Pedro I love you man, but this is the most ironic thing you have said in any post since saying Arteta is the right man to take arsenal forward. And the baffling thing is there is many other people who still… Read more »
Sancho you talkin about Trump?:P
He’s taken a big gamble on the Rams. Not to sound like a left wing conspiracy theorist but this couldn’t be further from the truth, and it’s that kind of rhetoric that allow billionaires to come off like paupers in the media. He purchased the Rams for $750 million and with NFL revenue consistently going up there is no way the value of a team placed in LA was going to go anywhere but up. The value of the Rams is probably close to $5 billion now. Yes he is pouring money into a stadium but the value of the… Read more »
Stan K = Trump
Higuain to Chelsea that’s the top four out of the equation then. Let’s hope we have a great UEFA cup
We can all argue over our ideal set up, managers, coaches and players but none of it matters when the guy defining the culture has no interest in sporting success.It’s the responsibility of you, me and ever other Arsenal fan to remind him of his responsibility and give him a reason to care for our on field product, unless this happens were essentially fucked.#stanout
This!
“Players feel more confident with Tuchel” says Thiago Silva to L’Equipe…
Even a blind Squirrel can find nuts…Stan and Rams today has nothing to do with his genius oversight and ability to pick the right people to run his sports Franchises…he took over Denver Nuggets, Colorado Rapids, ETC and there is nothing exciting about those teams in recent years, Arsenal is heading that way….as much as Wenger was a problem, the decline started when shares were sold to Kroenke and a seat was given to him over the fat Ukrainian who ditched his shares recently instead of holding firm.
You are telling me that Emery has the same problems that Wenger had. Nothing has changed. So why did they sack Arsene?
“I was thinking: ‘okay, you sacked Arsene Wenger for good reasons.’ But then I was expecting a revolution at the club. But it’s not happened.
– Emmanuel Petit
You bloody AKB