Yes indeed a good signing. Can we hope for some market magic in the summer...

 

Exciting. This will help me get over Totti's retirement. I hope this goes well...

 

This will be very interesting to follow. If you give him the power and tools he needs to succeed, and he can adapt to Italy well. Certainly has the chops for it, he is great with south american and french market, besides the spain he comes from, so expect fairly varied type of signings, especially from France.

 

This article is highly recommended read: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/17/sevilla-monchi-liverpool-europa-league-final


Part of his scouting system assessment part:

Up the lift where a musak version of Sevilla’s anthem plays and along to his office, Monchi outlines the methodology. Outside, an agent is waiting; one of his players is renewing today. “It’s not easy to con this guy,” he jokes. Inside, Monchi explains: “Sixteen people cover a series of leagues. For the first five months we watch a lot of football but with no particular aim: we’re just accumulating data. Every month we produce an ideal XI for each league. Then in December we start watching players who appeared regularly in different contexts – home, away, international – to build the broadest possible profile.”

Monchi pulls out his phone and, carefully reducing the image so the names can’t be seen, says: “That gives us this.” A colour-coded spreadsheet shows players by position. Around 250 potential targets, in all positions. “The manager says: ‘I want a left-back who averages 11km a game, runs 800m at full speed, uses both feet.’ And from these, 10 will fit.”

 

Yes, his approach is data based and heavily relay on analytics. The same approach Pallotta wanted to implement and Sabatini refused to follow. No wonder Pallotta and Monchi clicked right away.


Here's an article about Pallotta's Silicon Valley based data analytics partners:

https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapita...recapital/2016/03/04/tag-bio-backed-by-raptor-group-brings-moneyball-to-soccer/

And more on the subject:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/case-study-roma-jesse-paquette

 

Moneyball here we come.

 

Monchi in an old interview: “No one takes a ‘what great economic results’ banner to the stadium,”

 

as long as it yields decent results, I don't care if the approach heavily relies on chicken sacrifice based voodoo ball.

 

Mi Monchi
:rimshot:

 

Monchi has to be the most determined looking dude I've seen. Even the way he walks, it's like he's on a mission. A perfect counterweight to the ineffective Baldini.

 

If Monchi can't fix this club no one will. Simple as.

Monchi at the end of his conference today: "I'll leave you with a question: do you think I left after 20 years with Seville to come to Roma not to win?"

 

lol at announcing the retirement of Totti instead of the same Totti.
I hope for you that Monchi is just tactless.

 

He didn't say anything new that was not already announced about a year ago. It is just media added their spin on it for drama. And Roma fans freaked out because they are still in denial that they will be Roma without Totti.

That's said I am glad it blew up like that. Everyone needs to move on including Totti himself.

 

In the meanwhile Totti had opened to a renewal of the contract as a player. Everyone knows it.
Totti giovedi da Costanzo: "Potrei continuare un altro anno. Terrei Spalletti, è il futuro"
The fact is that Totti is no more a champion but a burden while the hope is that Monchi will make Roma a winning club. I'm not saying the fans should lick Totti's arse forever but he is an icon of AS Roma and there is no doubt Monchi should have dribbled the question on Totti, since Totti is an icon while Monchi has just joined. BTW Monchi must be very careful with words in Rome.

 

Monchi did the right thing. And that some ppl from Rome can't see it is one of the reasons why Roma won't take another step up.

It's time to put him on pasture.

 

Ah ****, here we go...

 

I'm not sure if Toni is trying to provoke, but I kind of agree with him. ld:

 

There is nothing to see here. People are overreacting.

Gandini:
“We cannot blame Monchi for what he said during the press conference. He just confirmed what was already written on the official documents. Totti’s career as AS Roma player ends on June 30. After that date, he will start his career as a manager in this club. Totti is and remains an integral part of AS Roma."

 

I don't blame Monchi. I blame management. If the club and everyone else knew about this date, why have they avoided the issue and not properly honored him? Instead they leave it on the new guy to come out and say something. Very unceremonious, very poorly planned.

 

I am sure there is something planned at the end of the season. Why talk about it now? Monchi was asked a question and he answered honestly with what he thought every one known. FFS it was written in the official website in 5 different languages. The title can't be any more clear:


Official: Roma confirm Totti will play on for one final season
Official:*Roma confirm*Francesco Totti*will play on for one final season



For the record the club just celebrated Totti like a king

 

Watching his reactions on Sunday but is it just me or is this man incredibly intense?