Txiki Begiristain

[Semper aggressus]

Thought I would ignore the obvious and try another explanation for our younger readers.

No, he’s definitely an arsehole with a cock up it.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Thought I would ignore the obvious and try another explanation for our younger readers

Probably wise.

 

[TonyM]

What is Txiki's job exactly?

 

[OL2Blue]

I’d love to hear your reasoning as to how signing Stefan Ortega Moreno was the obvious choice.

Or signing Akanji for the price of a championship player....

 

[Sir peace frog]

What is Txiki's job exactly?

really ? director of football, responsible for the recruitment, development, training and management of players, well his staff are

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Disagree - there are DoF’s who’ve found hidden gems. Every signing we make is obvious

Obvious to whom? I can direct you to the transfer threads of Jesus, Akanji, Rodri, Ake, Gundogan, Dias, Alvarez, Cancelo etc etc if you'd like. No one on here was exactly singing from the rooftops when we signed them, but by the nature of our status, our quality and our globalized world we aren't going to be plucking unheard of kids from favelas and putting them in the first team. One or two might end up in the academy, mind.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

I’m all for debate but criticism of our management team given our last 7-8 yrs feels really churlish

 

[Kinkybyname]

No, he’s definitely an arsehole with a cock up it.

he's a rear-Gunner

 

[Kinkybyname]

he's a rear-Gunner

probs end up with Gunner-rear too!

 

[TonyM]

really ? director of football, responsible for the recruitment, development, training and management of players, well his staff are

"well his staff are" is the piece that I'm unclear on. How much does he get involved in negotiations for example? Maybe he just gives a team a prioritized list (that he and Pep agreed to) and they do the hard graft?