Why Man Utd NEED Director of Football Paul Mitchell
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- čas přidán 22. 10. 2023
- According to multiple reports, specialist Director of Football Paul Mitchell is set to join Manchester United so in this Premier League Review, Statman Dave takes a look at what Mitchell would bring to Old Trafford, using their recent 2-1 away win over Sheffield United as a case study for why Man Utd NEED a man of Mitchell’s talents. Should Man Utd be better positioned to cope with injuries? Is Ten Hag to blame? Who has been Man Utd’s player of the season so far? Find out on The Premier League Review.
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What I'm hoping for are some more hidden gems, not every good player has to cost a bomb.
I loved back in the day when we'd sign players like Chicharito. While that particular player wasn't a superstar, we knew we had a capable back-up whenever we needed him.
Ronaldo
Vidić from that russian club, Ronaldo from Sporting, many other examples.
@TrueBroski79 yeah, great examples. 👍 Vidic in particular. You can't tell me that in an era where Real Madrid and Barcelona sign loads of superstars for good value from South America, that we can't sign at least a few gems by looking around.
If I were Ratcliffe, I'd tell Mitchell he has the freedom to do whatever he wants with the first team. Everyone sells, and no manger or scout is safe . Build a football team that wins games more consistently and performs to a higher level.
definitely, in order for the club to be serious, the club needs to be focused on it being top in every single regard, from the manager, to scouting and recruitment, i think if they believe in ten hag, then ten hag needs to give them the blueprint to the team he wants in terms of how they fit his philosophy and profiles, and have them take control of signing the players for him because he can’t sign people he knows forever, it can backfire on him soon, if ten hag gives them the blueprint, the club can build an elite team that can play his style of football
Why would you trust Mitchell? He's got a proven track record of his recruits winning nothing while maintaining a profit for the owners. Standards are in the bin.
@Red-wr4bg while I see you point and agree to some extent, even the manager is up for a move in a new Manchester United rebuild. It's not that I don't Ten Hag is a good manger it's that everyone from the has to be on the same page and I can tell you from just looking at where Mitchell has been ( if he comes in ) Ten Hag style isn't the type of manger that works as Mitchell like rock in roll football similar to how Liverpool, Rebull, and the Pochettino Tottenham side.
@iiEchoUK his job isn't necessarily to win as much as it is to put the manager in place and give him the tools to win, to which he has done everywhere he's been . At United, it's more likely he'll just be in charge of recruiting, but he's better at that than anyone at the club at the moment
No manager has been safe anyway, the reason United have been dog for a decade now is because they’ve not given a single manager the time required to get to where they want to be… Everyone expects some sort of Mourinho/Conte one season wonder shit, that isn’t a thing anymore, and even if it was it’s temporary, not sustainable.
paul mitchell at utd will very much help united rebuild its squad, we fail season in season out because we spend big on players and hope it works out rather than spending smart and efficiently on under the radar players of top quality, liverpool and arsenal are perfect examples of how we should be building the squad, find high quality players who fit the correct profile, and move fast and smart to sign them at a good price, a rebuild doesn’t take that much money, it takes competency
Ideally in this stage we shouldn't be buying Sancho when we got him, we should be getting him for cheap when he failed somewhere else and rebuilding him. Sort of what Arsenal did with Odegaard, Everybody knew how good he could be but the returns before he went to Arsenal were mid. They seemingly have helped him rebuild his confidence and take massive steps forward with his development and now he is one of the better young players in football.
In as much has I like Paul Mitchell, I had been pushing for Marc Overmars before realizing that Manchester United wouldn’t be able to hire him due to the reasons he left Ajax.
But for better options I’d go with either of Jordi Cruyff or Mateu Alemany reason being if we want to continue with Erik ten Hag as the manger, he/we don’t need just a Director of Football but a Director of football who well understands the style of football that the many wants to play and he can come in and make the it the style of football Manchester United has an institution would implore to play from the seniors down to the full academy.
Paul Mitchell might be good no doubt I like him but what style of football is he known for is a question.
It’s how I tell people that Manchester City themselves had been subconsciously preparing for the arrival of Pep since 2010 when they appointed Txiki as their Director of football.
A good read and well said, @StatmanDave what’s your view?
This is a brilliant point I never considered. Fair enough.
For me personally I agree with you but Paul Mitchell should still come in. In an ideal world I'd love to see Jean Claude-Blanc come in as CEO, Alemany as DoF and Paul Mitchell as Head of Recruitment. Paul Mitchell absolutely excels at recruitment and he can revolutionize our success rate in the transfer market. Alemany can oversee the entire football department and link everything together and also deal with issues such as the Sancho situation. Lastly Blanc can oversee the entire club vision and direction both commercially and sporting which his track record shows he's excellent at doing.
What you’re saying Dave is that United need a head of recruitment and not a director of football. Because it seens like you’re completely unaware that at Southampton the director of football was Les Reed and not Mitchell. Mitchell at Spurs was again their head of recruitment and his recruitment was a mixed bag with good signings like Son and Trippier mixed in with failures like Vincent Janssen, Clint Njie and Wanyama who cost Spurs a reported £41m combined which was a waste of money. It's not a surprise Levy wasnt too pleased with Mitchell.
Mitchell's only experience of being a director of football was at Monaco. And in his two years at Monaco, they didn’t even make the champions league. Mitchell left Monaco in 6th place and his successor Thiago Scuro has since come in and sacked the head coach Mitchell hired and oversaw the transfer window by appointing Adi Hutter and they're currently doing very well. Mitchell is a experienced head of recruitment but a very inexperienced Director of football. And if he's hired at United as the Director of football then he'll be learning on the job. And it's not the job of the DoF to scout players but rather that is the job of scouting department.
Welcome to Newcastle, Paul
Pretty harsh talking about lack of left backs and left footed defenders in the squad when we have 4 injured - does any other club in the league have 5 left footed defenders?
No. 😂
@@NYX_8we took them all bro 😂
Dalot the shining light😳 Jesus, I know nothing!
Thanks for this mate. So happy to see what Newcastle have got! Top class
I could never understand why we didn’t go hard after Marcus Thuram on a free!!!
Statman Dave could you put a link in the comments for the website that you used to see what signings the clubs Paul Mitchell worked for that he made.
Just don’t understand why we didn’t get Pavard. He would’ve provided cover for both FB and CB. Thuram too. He was free for goodness sakes.
It's 10hag fault also. Too many people blindly defending him
I think it's well-known that getting Pavard was only going to happen if that bid for Maguire went through. Since it didn't we strengthened elsewhere (Amrabat). In hindsight, Pavard would've been perfect for the situation we find ourselves in but at the time made no sense to sign a defender when we had 4 healthy CBs and 2 healthy RBs. But hindsight is hindsight.
You actually think United, a club that makes 600m a year in revenue needs to sell players to buy 😭
@@ishaanhall78 There's something called FFP which United is right at the cap with LOL
explain to me how FFP works and how united are in violation of it. @@tfc91420
Lindelof massively involved in both goals with excellent passing and progressive runs as LB - a completely foreign position to him and kudos for helping us win the game. Underrated by Sofascore (really gotta fix algorithms imo), while I often see wingers like Rashford and Antony get way high rating without much worthwhile attacking involvement. To blame Lindelof for the pen is utterly absurd, yes it was a bad pass and poor positioning (there are 3-4 players that can do a job since that move). Still McTominay sole offender in that incident, if that was a hand and not arm he should be sent off actually (deliberate handball).
Dalot is good against opposition at our own level or worse than us. In big games I think he'll be challenged 1v1 (maybe a bit too aggressive in pressing high, why AWB often preferred) and not trusting his teammates to cover his position when getting deep into opposition half. However, I think he's changing and doing more of what is asked of him - crosses, progressive runs with the ball. These are numbers he should've had past seasons and probably why Ole didn't trust him. Hope he'll have a good game vs City.
During Lindelofs days in Portugal and first years in the national team he often played at right back. He is probobly asked to do the same things at leftback that he was at rightback so not a completely new position for him.
We've got three LBs and our LCB out. What are you on about they should have someone that can play that position? We have 4 but they're injured. This was a bizarre video
SJR must still be able to give in funds to sign players instead of being reluctant like Woodward. Mitchell must be given authority to oversee everything if we want to go back to the top. Trust me, it'll take little time to catch up with the gunners though a little bit longer to catch up with City. He still must know that he's coming to the biggest club in England, so don't expect polishing players and sell them off as it has been at liepzig, Southampton n Monaco. Given ten hag at the wheel, we should give young talents time as they get embodied in the new philosophy.
I will soon start posting my own content regarding Manchester United recruitment, technical and tactical analysis.
Seems like every player Manchester United will be interested is going to be elevated in price. We need to scout hidden gems discretely. Build future partnerships with clubs.
I have a shortlist of 7 players that can fit in United’s club. From high to low valuation.
I’m going to give you a freebie. For the LCB position. I really hope it gets relayed to the Manager.
Facundo Medina is a prototype Lisandro Martinez replacement. He can be available for about 18M or 21M plus add ons or a flat fee of 23M should be a fair and reasonable valuation.
Who are the other 6? Would love to know so I can watch them
I swear Shaw silenced the cyborg when he played CB
CB: Ousmane Diomande
LB: Valentin Barco
DM: Florentino Luis
CM: Maxence Caqueret
ST: cheeky move for Iheanacho
RW: Neto, Kubo, Cherki
All very technically accomplished players who can play multiple positions and roles who feasibly could be got
He will help us reduce our spending aswell in the last 10 years we have gone through many managers and every new manager brings his own philosophy and we have to bring players according to that with a proper dof and a philosophy we can buy players according to that reducing our speding and also making sure every time a manager gets sacked our process doesn't get derailed completely
Everything you said makes perfect sense and that is why with the current United set-up he will end up anywhere but United. These guys thought it was ok to piss around for nearly a complete transfer window chasing Frenkie de Jong and like you said dropping £100M on Anthony.
So, yeah I am totally confident he will end up elsewhere.
It was 100 mil euro so about 80 odd mil pound. Which is hilarious because we could’ve got him for nearly half as much if we pulled the trigger on Antony in June. However we are wait a while United, echo your Frankie point.
It’s the lack of even 35% of a plan that is screwing us over. Eth shouldn’t have to be a director of football as well. He should just have veto power or a veto vote in case of getting players he doesn’t want or see fitting his system.
The counter to that is a dof who is constantly planning with eth.
Agreed. In one sense Ten Haag (who I support) is partially to blame for bad recruitment as many of our underperforming and overpaid signings were his idea. In another sense, it is not his job to head up recruitment and any decent club would have a competent director of football, which we don't. If we solve that problem, everything else gets better.
You could fire all 58 Manchester United scouts and in the last two years the transfers wouldn't have looked any different.
Nice content bro as always. Paul Mitchell will definitely be a good addition compared to martough who lacks experience. Mitchell must help us in not overpaying for players, additionally, it seems he has not been active in the south American players which i think should change if at all he comes in given how Madrid and Portuguese teams have been able to snatch incredible talents (Madrid has got a good bunch of vinicius, Rodrigo n valvede), so i think we should put much emphasis on those players instead of solely looking at Europe. He should still come in with his staff to improve our scouting.
The amount of contradiction and hindsight geniality from this guy astonishes me
@Statman Dave Could you do a video like this about Liverpools former Sporting director Michael Edwards and what you think their pros and cons would have been at United? Also would you look at someone from Brentford or Brighton?
Which cb? Todibo, Lacroix, Diomande, Simakan, Hancko, Geertruida, Danso, A Silva...
Antonio Silva is class
We can discuss about signing but what about the deadwood at the club? Guys like Lindelof, Dalot, Martial, McTominay, Shaw, and Rashford all have been around when 3-4 managers have been sacked. There is already overwhelming evidence that they are not good enough to play for Man United.
Hey Dave. I have a question, If Eric ten hag sacked by club. What do you think Gasparini tactics is qualified for Manchester United? I want know your opinion. Because you did analysis about gasparini few years ago.
We have 2 players that can play lb/cb martinez and shaw also missing malacia and regulion this season has been crazy with injuries in the backline but I don't think any team would cope with all the injuries we have had just look at arsenal and City they lose saliba last season it all comes crashing down city lose de bruyne and rodri this season get beat in 3 games. I would sign todibo or danso in January
Mitchell from Manchester.
Nice synergy.
All these clowns saying he no good. What worse than the last 10-15 years as it is? Come on wakeup
A lot of united long term planning has been messed up by the RW situation, 3 players behaviour so bad they jeopardised their careers. I dont understand how we have protests all the time but we couldnt stand by our players theres protests regardless and it would've died down in no time.
The other problem is the lack of ability to sell players, its almost impossible for us to sell anyone for what theyre worth.
Exactly why NUFC have upgraded from Dan Ashworth! Thanks for the 10 million. 😂
SJR should get both Paul Mitchell and Michael Edwards if possible. The club needs more than one person for sporting decisions. We're like a decade behind.
For January transfer window, 1- replace envious rashford is top priority, united need goals and players who can help the team, rashford is selfish and currently he is jealous of Hojlung and want him to fail. 2- a CB is necessary to make the team stable, better if they could get young versatile player. Next season united must think of another striker and midfielder.
That's a lot of assumptions about Rashford's personal views and thoughts. Guessing you know him personally to be able to talk like that, or is it just that you're talking shit about a player you don't like?
@@stinkenheimThe facts are Rashford is rubbish at the moment, you don't have to know him personally to acknowledge this. For a player on 300k a week you expect more.
@@stinkenheim He is the type where if Rashford starts scoring he will be the best player in the world. How many games has Rashford played with Hojlund ? I think the early returns look semi promising.
@@stinkenheim thats was not assumptive a i dont have to know him personally to say so. Jealousy and envy are natural human feeling and they are difficult to hide, we just act differently. When Lukako was a man united, Rashford treated him the same, gave him shitty passes, wanted a 1-2 in a bad place, want to score himself and take all the credits. With martial he doesnt act the same way because martial lost his popularity but when Rasmus arrive and he got all the attention, said few things made us all hold our breath, played so passionately and showing his potential to be the superstar in Man united, Rashford went into the sabotage mode. Just watch the games Rasmus started and see how many time rashford obviously screwed him. The last game against Sheffield is a great example. Plus, some feelings will bring you hatred, no one likes the selfish, the narcissist, the hateful (and i sound like that currently_ screw rashford he made me look like that, you see bad things attract each others)
@@phightinphil25 you know types, idiot. Rashford was my favorite player, i supported him all the way, compared him to the best but I acknowledged now he is not a world class material, simply doesnt have the attitude, just like lingard, he had some potential but his bad attitude and selfishness made him loss the way to join the elites.
All players (well almost) you named all played in Netherlands before they ended up somewhere else...
Thanks Dave, the only thing that worries me is: Does Paul Mitchell really know everyone EtH once sat next to on a bus?
Dave is that make up on your face or is it the lighting?
The Mctominay goal was so soft the keeper did terrible with that
You're contradicting yourself. How can you say Ten Hag wasn't supported and then say he was given 100 million to spend on one player in the next sentence.
So many contradictions in the first couple of minutes.
You say ETH wasn't backed but then use Antony as an example, a player ETH would have certainly been the one pushing for.
You say we go for the hear and now after just speaking about the fact Holjund isn't ready yet and we should have bought in another striker for the 'here and now'.
ETH has been backed, possibly too much, focusing to much on HIS targets. The other problem is, look how good Newcastle look despite having a team that should have been nowhere near us.
The reason we need a DOF is so someone is making the correct purchases for ETH, not letting ETH decide who they are. If ETH leaves we are now stuck with Antony who would likely not soon many coaches at all.
Sorry, Dave, but it's NONSENSE to say that the Left Back situation is a squad problem 🤣
We have FIVE players capable of playing LB (Shaw, Malacia, Reguilon, Dalot, Martinez), four of them are injuried, and the fifth one can't fill in there because of another injury!
Looking at City, with 4 injuries they'd likely be playing Akanji, and i have no idea who Arsenal would be playing in that same situation 😂
Utd also need to build a time machine and install a head of sports medicine earlier (among many other things 😂)
He chose the bigger project with Newcastle United theres only one way Newcastle United are going and he knows that . Welcome to the toon paul
He is sneijder and nicolas gaitan of dof. Always linked but will never happen.
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This Paul Mitchell guy has to be the most overhyped person in football. If he is as good as he is hyped, i'm sure he would've been working for a big club by now.
this is the dumbest logic ever, he’s signed elite talents at every club he’s worked at and done his job to a high standard literally everywhere he has went, its like saying messi can’t do what he does in other leagues cause he played the majority of his career in la liga, plus top sides have been wanting to appoint paul mitchell since he left monaco, he was linked to liverpool barely a month after he left monaco because they needed to hire a director of football before the summer window, you tellin me because a club like liverpool missed out, he’s overhyped because they didn’t hire him? nonsense
@@Red-wr4bg noooo it not like "saying messi can't do what he does......'' He is overrated. Name 5 world class players he's signed in his previous team.
@@Red-wr4bg Liverpool wanting him is all paper talk. We have been getting linked to him since 2018. I don't even think we want him.
@@mellyyoungestincharge1589 signed son at spurs he became world class, mane at southampton who became world class at liverpool, tchouameni at monaco and is a world class talent at madrid now, other top talents like nkunku, trippier, konate, tadic who were/are arguably elite level players for the clubs they play(ed) for, not everyone he signed was a world class player but not everyone in football is a world class player, his track record still has top talents all over it
@@Red-wr4bg the only player close to world class in your list was Mane. Like i said overhyped. You said he signed so many world class players yet you just name 1. This just proves my point.
So ETH continued to select Anthony because the CEO came out to bat for him. Sancho got the hump and we know how that went. The CEO should’ve said let’s move on from this player for one that wasn’t a financial gamble. Now we have freebies/academy players playing right wing
If man utd signed players based on playing fifa career mode or fm they'd have a better squad. The club is a joke.
Todibo
Hope he is Ash "Worth" it 😂
How on earth did we let CEO's with little knowledge of football to run this club no wonder we have been scammed in transfers market
If I were Ratcliff I would not put my money and the club's destiny in the hands of one or other outsider manager.
I would mention my ambition, design a strategy and write a job description for a DoF and recruit one.
Ten hag should not be allowed to bring Ajax Ex crap players
Martinez has been decent.
And united should stop signing players that have the same agent with Ten hag cus they're crap
This guy is supposed to be a football genius, yet he praises players like Dalot and Antony. Utterly useless players. Put the stats down and watch the game with your eyes Statman.
Dave … you don’t half talk shit man .. Dalot is poor and never been good enough to wear that badge
Dalot literally scored the winner against Sheffield when no other player could step up against a team with 1 point. You don’t half talk shit JP-dc9rg.
@@Mufcw1999 Lol he's been at the club for half a decade and his only achievement is stepping up to score a goal against Sheffield United
@@jhpfdijtuiweruotthat’s just one example though. Been on loan for a season of that time at the club and did incredibly well for Milan, on top of that he literally wasnt played under Ole because he had his favourites week in week out. He was consistently brilliant at the start of last season before injury and even Ronaldo, one of the best footballers of all time sings Dalots praises but of course a CZcams commenter knows more than Ronaldo and Ten Hag. Hilariously arrogant.
Thank you. Last video he was praising Antony, today it's Dalot. He said people like me that criticize Antony don't know football 🤣😂🤣. Dalot is ass.
@@Mufcw1999 Man shut up! This is the problem at united. We've been dogshit for so long that average players look like ballers to us. Dalot is a poor fullback. He is okay going forward and absolutely garbage at defending. One defensive blunder after another. Wasn't it just a couple weeks ago that he cost us a CL game at home to Gala? Most of these players are not good enough to play at united and Dalot is one of them.
Thanks for taking Ashworth off our hands for a cool £20m lads so we could get your top choice in for free 😂
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