Yes, but his ideas are always unproven, younger players, until recently Juve didn't drop the kind of money the other big European sides did, they did a lot of under the radar recruitment to build that squad.
Di Marzio: Javier Ribalta (Juventus scouting manager) to Man Utd
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He was probably shocked at how amateurish our scouting team is and decided to get out before his probation period ended
I'd love to post the "Why male models?" Scene from Zoolander here.
But isn't DMC kind of answering that here?
He's been here for a year hasn't he?
Probably fell out with Jose
Bad news if this is true. What a shambles.
Bad news if this is true. What a shambles.
We already have a Global head of scouting:
Ribalta operates alongside chief scout Jim Lawlor and the club's head of global scouting, Marcel Bout, and, one year on from his arrival, this will be the first transfer window where fans will begin to notice his influence.
Not just for the first team but youth teams as well where we have had talent join us.
One would think we were some tin pot pub club with no structure or organizational processes or framework according to allot of posts around this topic.
His philosophy sounds like the opposite of Mourinho. Which could explain why he wants out. That's if it's true.
We already bought guys like Bailly and lindelof before that
We shouldn't have.
I have a sneaky suspicion that Jose doesn't actually listen to the scouts.....
Just get rid of the one bad apple ffs.
Maybe his spouse is from St Petersburg?
Is the bloke who started the rumour reliable?
If Ribalta has left for Zenit it makes you wonder how much the club has been listening to his scouting recommendations.
If true, I wonder if his recommendations have been completely ignored by Mourinho, he seems like the kind of person to do that. Who knows.
This is far too sensible to actually happen sadly.
What the hell is going on!? Only bad news nowadays
Scouts are hired to provide clubs with alternative and often cheaper options. Instead our transfer market seem to be at a deadlock. Do we really need top scouts to bring forward names like Toby, Sandro, Bonucci and Maguire?
One of the shortest tenures in history?
If true, there really is a problem with our recruitment for him to be disillusioned about. I figured he would be the guy to get us those 30-40 million attacking signings that go on to have an impact far beyond their price.
If true, there really is a problem with our recruitment for him to be disillusioned about. I figured he would be the guy to get us those 30-40 million attacking signings that go on to have an impact far beyond their price.
Do we really know that Ribalta have recommended thesde players? i feel he probably recommended other cheaper options and got shut down.
Can't blame him, probably sick to death of seeing that miserable bastard every day when he gets to work.
I can't answer that. What I do believe is that we should be avoiding trying to sign players from top clubs who often do not need to sell. Now either the manager is overriding everyone or else its lazy scouting
Also if your comment is correct why would we sign Dalot?
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Feels like we're going backward now
Some of the reactions on here . You would think Fergie was leaving the club. Ribalta hasn't done shit for this club, he can leave and we will move on.
. You would think Fergie was leaving the club. Ribalta hasn't done shit for this club, he can leave and we will move on.Could it be possible he wants to leave to get more money. I mean zennit isn't exactly a spectacular club to join
Why is Dalot Ribalta's work, but lack of any other signings clearly not his fault? The logic is astounding.
I have no idea what's going on, but just using it as another stick to beat Mourinho with is so boring.
I have no idea what's going on, but just using it as another stick to beat Mourinho with is so boring.
To be fair, it could be a number of things.
- Hasn't settled in England.
- Has friends/colleagues working at Zenit who he'd like to link up with again.
- Getting a ridiculous offer from Zenit.
- Frustrated with United's inability to get transfers over the line.
- Frustrated with his recommendations being ignored.
- Dislikes Fellaini
Next up on How To Blame Jose For Literally Everything That Happens With The Club. Apparently there’s an empty water cooler in the canteen, which is indicative of Jose’s dour demeanour and unwillingness to support his players. A more attack-minded manager would have got it fixed immediately.
He'll be getting paid a fair bit more for doing a similar job, of course he'd move.
That said, it seems we went around the whole 'rebuilding behind the scenes' thing at 80%. Needed Director of Football to make it complete and we had been linked to a few but never went through with it. We don't even know if Dalot was his recommendation - we do have a first team scout in Portugal who has been at the club for two years. Either way we won't miss him and won't know the real reasons for him leaving unless he says.
That said, it seems we went around the whole 'rebuilding behind the scenes' thing at 80%. Needed Director of Football to make it complete and we had been linked to a few but never went through with it. We don't even know if Dalot was his recommendation - we do have a first team scout in Portugal who has been at the club for two years. Either way we won't miss him and won't know the real reasons for him leaving unless he says.
I've tried to google Ribalta to Zenit and only Reddit and twitter are talking about it. They all refer to the same source, the Wizard that is Momblan. Who the feck is this Momblan guy anyway?
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There we go. Sporting director - he even got a promotion.
Well, it's not like He has done anything significant here anyway so...
I bet everyone still blames Mourinho.
Yup. Seems sensible. Zenit are rich as hell and he got a promotion. Understandable.
A Sporting director is exactly what we need so that's disappointing to hear he's left.
Nope, didn't you get the memo? He doesn't want to work for boring, negative and miserable Mourinho.
Thanks for the laughs