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I've no idea what Fonseca has been doing since he was linked with us, had he done well?Recruitment wise yes fantastic, but let’s not forget he pulled the plug on Fonseca who’d have been a good fit for us and went instead for Nuno, he then brought Conte who was overall a disaster and a terrible fit, both moves messed us up for a few years.
So yes overall the player recruitment transformation has been fantastic but ‘build him a statue’ come off it.
As Roy Keane would say “he’s just doing his job that he’s paid to do’.
Nuno was the definition of a stop-gap, short term appointment and I have a feeling that Conte was probably driven by Levy's desire to get a big name and his admitted feel to provide some instant success.
I do think that Fab has looked a bit questionable in the manager department but we don't know how much control he's had over Levy in that area.
What we do know though is that his recruitment has been nothing short of incredible.
There's no such thing as a guarantee when it comes to signings but his strike rate for success must be up there as one of the best.