Levy to reform scouting procedures

[Dharmabum]

I know it the DM so I'll take this with a pinch of salt. Besides, I believe if Spurs sell some of those players bought in for £86M they'll recuperate majority of the out-lay.

Daniel Levy will tear up Tottenham scouting plans after squandering £86m from sale of Gareth Bale

• Daniel Levy deeply unhappy with the performance of the team this season
• Tottenham chairman still backing head coach Mauricio Pochettino
• Spurs squandered vast sums on Paulinho, Nacer Chadli, Roberto Soldado, Etienne Capoue, Vlad Chiriches, Erik Lamela and Christian Eriksen

By Neil Ashton for the Daily Mail


Published: 23:35 GMT, 30 October 2014 | Updated: 23:35 GMT, 30 October 2014

• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...quandering-86m-sale-Gareth-Bale.html#comments
  
  Daniel Levy will begin a major restructuring of Tottenham’s scouting and recruitment procedures after their poor start to the Barclays Premier League season.
  
  The Spurs chairman is planning the overhaul to help manager Mauricio Pochettino’s short-and long-term transfer activity.
  
  
  Although Levy is deeply unhappy with the performance of the team under their new head coach, the Argentine has the chairman’s full support.
  
  Instead Levy is planning a shake-up to ensure the proper procedures are in place to scout and recruit talent after spending the £86million from Gareth Bale’s sale last summer.
  
  The club’s head of analysis Jonathan Beaker has already left the club and has moved to Australia, but Levy has plans to restructure his scouting policy in the coming weeks.
  
  
  
  Spurs are still recovering from that chaotic spending spree last summer and Levy wants to make sure there is a system of accountability in place after last season’s blame game.
  
  Tottenham are widely recognised as the most political club in the Premier League and the fingers were being pointed after last season’s depressing results.
  
  Their director of football administration, Darren Eales, who was hugely supportive of staff at their new training ground, is serving his notice period. His departure for MLS side Atlanta, announced last month, is unrelated to his work at Spurs. He is leaving for personal reasons and is expected to complete the move to the United States in the next couple of weeks.
  
  Levy wants to bring people in to assist Pochettino before the transfer window opens in January. Sporting director Franco Baldini is expected to play a key role in future plans, but Levy is driving the project.
  
  He was disappointed by the club’s failure to push on last season under Andre Villas-Boas after he sold Bale to Real Madrid for a world record fee.
  
  Instead they squandered vast sums on Paulinho, Nacer Chadli, Roberto Soldado, Etienne Capoue, Vlad Chiriches, Erik Lamela and Christian Eriksen.
  
  
  Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ering-86m-sale-Gareth-Bale.html#ixzz3HfxdTYrR
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[spurs9]

I know it the DM so I'll take this with a pinch of salt. Besides, I believe if Spurs sell some of those players bought in for £86M they'll recuperate majority of the out-lay.

Daniel Levy will tear up Tottenham scouting plans after squandering £86m from sale of Gareth Bale

• Daniel Levy deeply unhappy with the performance of the team this season
• Tottenham chairman still backing head coach Mauricio Pochettino
• Spurs squandered vast sums on Paulinho, Nacer Chadli, Roberto Soldado, Etienne Capoue, Vlad Chiriches, Erik Lamela and Christian Eriksen

By Neil Ashton for the Daily Mail


Published: 23:35 GMT, 30 October 2014 | Updated: 23:35 GMT, 30 October 2014

• 
  
  Daniel Levy will begin a major restructuring of Tottenham’s scouting and recruitment procedures after their poor start to the Barclays Premier League season.
  
  The Spurs chairman is planning the overhaul to help manager Mauricio Pochettino’s short-and long-term transfer activity.
  
  
  Although Levy is deeply unhappy with the performance of the team under their new head coach, the Argentine has the chairman’s full support.
  
  Instead Levy is planning a shake-up to ensure the proper procedures are in place to scout and recruit talent after spending the £86million from Gareth Bale’s sale last summer.
  
  The club’s head of analysis Jonathan Beaker has already left the club and has moved to Australia, but Levy has plans to restructure his scouting policy in the coming weeks.
  
  
  
  Spurs are still recovering from that chaotic spending spree last summer and Levy wants to make sure there is a system of accountability in place after last season’s blame game.
  
  Tottenham are widely recognised as the most political club in the Premier League and the fingers were being pointed after last season’s depressing results.
  
  Their director of football administration, Darren Eales, who was hugely supportive of staff at their new training ground, is serving his notice period. His departure for MLS side Atlanta, announced last month, is unrelated to his work at Spurs. He is leaving for personal reasons and is expected to complete the move to the United States in the next couple of weeks.
  
  Levy wants to bring people in to assist Pochettino before the transfer window opens in January. Sporting director Franco Baldini is expected to play a key role in future plans, but Levy is driving the project.
  
  He was disappointed by the club’s failure to push on last season under Andre Villas-Boas after he sold Bale to Real Madrid for a world record fee.
  
  Instead they squandered vast sums on Paulinho, Nacer Chadli, Roberto Soldado, Etienne Capoue, Vlad Chiriches, Erik Lamela and Christian Eriksen.
  
  
  Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ering-86m-sale-Gareth-Bale.html#ixzz3HfxdTYrR
  Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

It annoys me when they lump all 7 players in saying we "squandered" the Bale money. IMO, Eriksen, Chadli and Capoue were bargains.

 

[tiger666]

What a piece of shit article.

 

[whitechina]

Not all of the seven has been failures. The future is still lilywhite!
The club’s head of analysis Jonathan Beaker has already left the club and has moved to Australia- he must have done something very bad to be sent there!

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

Neil Ashton pfffffttttt

 

[eddiev14]

It has always amazed me that Premier League clubs seem incapable of/uninterested in investing in scouting networks like the top Portuguese clubs.

A good friend of mine is a Benfica fan and he's always banging on about it!

Bit of info here: http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jan/20/nemanja-matic-move-portugal-profit-centre

 

[mpickard2087]

I think we've lost the plot over the last few years in terms of signings so I'd welcome any change. However its not just the scouting and the players we identify, thought really has to go into how you build a squad and what qualities are needed and how any potential signing fits in to the rest of the group.

 

[danielneeds]

This is a key move by Levy if true. Scouting has been poor the last few years.

 

[bceej]

It has always amazed me that Premier League clubs seem incapable of/uninterested in investing in scouting networks like the top Portuguese clubs.

A good friend of mine is a Benfica fan and he's always banging on about it!

Bit of info here: http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jan/20/nemanja-matic-move-portugal-profit-centre

Work permits and 3rd party ownership made it a lot harder for UK based clubs to implement the same kind of recruitment process, hence buying from these clubs after these issues can be bypassed or sorted out.

 

[tiger666]

There is nothing in that article whatsoever. It seems they're using the fact Darren Eales is leaving for matters "unrelated to his work at Spurs. He is leaving for personal reasons" to cobble some trash article that's basically going back to the old wasted the Bale money. It's just the Daily Mail using any old excuse to have a dig at us and slate our players. Nothing to see.

 

[beats1]

It has always amazed me that Premier League clubs seem incapable of/uninterested in investing in scouting networks like the top Portuguese clubs.

A good friend of mine is a Benfica fan and he's always banging on about it!

Bit of info here: http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jan/20/nemanja-matic-move-portugal-profit-centre

They don't sign players, they trade them and are recommended players or get "companies" to finance them

They have 20 or so players go through their doors each season and carry no risk as they never spent a penny

 

[eddiev14]

They don't sign players, they trade them and are recommended players or get "companies" to finance them

They have 20 or so players go through their doors each season and carry no risk as they never spent a penny

That's what I said to my friend. However he was adamant that the majority are just good, cheap finds and Benfica don't do many third party deals. Players like David Luiz, Matic etc.

Edit: I don't normally believe him!

 

[Snarfalicious]

I'll file this one under "bullshit." Right next to the articles of Levy willing to "splash the cash."

 

[ackie]

Personally I have not been impressed by Baldini!
Comolli was better IMO!
But if this true, then I agree that we need re-shuffling and I'm glad Broomfield is back.

 

[@Bobby__Lucky]

Personally I have not been impressed by Baldini!
Comolli was better IMO!
But if this true, then I agree that we need re-shuffling and I'm glad Broomfield is back.

I think most of us are unsure of Baldini's role within the club. It seems by general consensus he is the greaser of the wheel; the negotiator rather than a finder of talent, in which case shouldn't be judged on signings, rather the process of signings.

 

[cliff jones]

So two blokes realised they wanted to try new opportunities in the States and down under, and from that this prick fabricates a so called story. Then lists out last summers signings as failures of scouting.

 

[ShaunL84]

Sell
Paulinho - £10 million
Holtby - £6 million
Townsend - £12 million
Naughton - £5 million
Soldado - £10 million
Chiriches -£5 milliln

Buy
Wilfred Bony - £19 million
Morgan Schneiderlin - £24 million
Yehven Konoplyanka - Free Agent
Charlie Austin - £6 million

Lloris/Vorm

Walker/Yedlin
Fazio/Jan/Kaboul/Dier
Rose/Davies

Capoue/Morgan/Bentaleb/Stambouli
Lamela/Lennon
Eriksen/Mason
Chadli/Konoplyanka

Bony/Kane/Austin

Why doesnt Levy make me DOF?

Which centre halves will be able to stop Kane and Austin in 2 on 2 tag team situations?

 

[onthetwo]

There is nothing in that article whatsoever. It seems they're using the fact Darren Eales is leaving for matters "unrelated to his work at Spurs. He is leaving for personal reasons" to cobble some trash article that's basically going back to the old wasted the Bale money. It's just the Daily Mail using any old excuse to have a dig at us and slate our players. Nothing to see.

and they dont even mention Bloomfield who is still the head scout IIRC?

 

[DuDe]

I guess it could have been worse ... it could have been written by Jiggins.

 

[Dharmabum]

Even if Spurs had "scouted" the EPL they could have picked up at least 2 bargains (just came my mind right now) over the past 2-3 season in.... Matic and Pogba.
Yes, I know it's not that simple but part of scouting is to be able to see the potential exponential growth curve in a talent - evem when oher clubs don't/can't.
Berahino is another case that comes to mind. His price has almost doubled just since the start of the season - and Spurs missed out partly, because their insistence of signing Jay-Rod (good player yes but he's not even back yet from an long-term injury).