Club confirm Sven Mislintat leaving Arsenal on February 8

[Slartibartfast]

I read this with Trump's voice. Brilliant.

I always read Trump's words in Stephen Colbert's Trump voice. Makes it go down a little better. Try it with this.

P.S. -- I just realized that I can't read anything in Trump's actual voice. I automatically go to Colbert. Weird.

 

[kraphtous]

Raul Sanllehi better build us a nice squad or he‘ll be known for killing the future of this club.

 

[Sanchez11]

Well done Arsenal!! Well done

 

[HBL]

Need to hope Kike was right about this

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Need to hope Kike was right about this

Arsenal : We want to loan De Ligt
Ajax : Nope
Arsenal : We pay you 1.5 M and we get de Ligt on loan?
Ajax : Nope
Arsenal : You pay us 1.5 M and we get de Ligt on Loan?

 

[Gursha]

LOL de Ligt is way way way over our price range.
The only thing we can offer him that will be an advantage over other clubs is play time.

 

[squallman]

I hope he can find us a RB before he leaves.

 

[Camron]

He brought Auba, Mkhi and Sokratis over here. Wonder who he’ll take with him to bayern

Would be amazing if all along it was just a ploy from Bayern just to be able to sign Dortmund players.

 

[Slartibartfast]

So, apparently Frannie Cagigao will become chief scout. He found Cesc Fabregas, Hector Bellerin and others for Arsenal. He also recommended Cesc's 15-year-old teammate, a little kid called Messi, but Arsenal was unable to sign him. Really has a great eye for young footballers.

 

[Mraven]

Would be amazing if all along it was just a ploy from Bayern just to be able to sign Dortmund players.

Brilliant execution. He even started a trend for young British talents to go to the Bundesliga.

 

[<<reed>>]

 

[Gursha]

So, apparently Frannie Cagigao will become chief scout. He found Cesc Fabregas, Hector Bellerin and others for Arsenal. He also recommended Cesc's 15-year-old teammate, a little kid called Messi, but Arsenal was unable to sign him. Really has a great eye for young footballers.

Hope again?

Guys we are Arsenal fans, lets overhype this guy as better than sven even tho he was at the club all these years!

 

[tap-in]

Great that he brought us Torreira, Sokratis & Douzy but he did also bring in Lichtsteiner, 75% success rate. Onwards and upwards! Next!

 

[Slartibartfast]

Hope again?

Guys we are Arsenal fans, lets overhype this guy as better than sven even tho he was at the club all these years!

From The Daily Mail's article Meet the Most Important People You've Never Heard of at Top Premier League Clubs, Oct. 21, 2018:

Also, nobody said he was "better than Sven." But the sky is not falling there, Chicken Little.

 

[Sammy1887]

So, apparently Frannie Cagigao will become chief scout. He found Cesc Fabregas, Hector Bellerin and others for Arsenal. He also recommended Cesc's 15-year-old teammate, a little kid called Messi, but Arsenal was unable to sign him. Really has a great eye for young footballers.

Dude has not done **** for us in years. Sven is a big loss for us.

 

[Slartibartfast]

Dude has not done **** for us in years. Sven is a big loss for us.

How the hell do you know what he's done? And nobody said that Sven isn't a big loss (although, as I've said before, if he and Sanllehi don't share the same vision it's better to get on with it now). Whatever you may think of Cagigao, he's the one who reportedly will step in as chief scout. You're just going to have to live with that.

 

[neimad]

Does anyone know how much Sven was on wages wise?

It wouldn't surprise me if there's a cost-cutting element to this as it seems odd that we are suddenly promoting from within now. Surely if this Frannie guy was thought of so highly of he would have got this position originally.

 

[Sammy1887]

How the hell do you know what he's done? And nobody said that Sven isn't a big loss (although, as I've said before, if he and Sanllehi don't share the same vision it's better to get on with it now). Whatever you may think of Cagigao, he's the one who reportedly will step in as chief scout. You're just going to have to live with that.

I forgot the part where he unearthed a lot of gems in the recent years. Perhaps you know more than all of us.

 

[Sammy1887]

Does anyone know how much Sven was on wages wise?

It wouldn't surprise me if there's a cost-cutting element to this as it seems odd that we are suddenly promoting from within now. Surely if this Frannie guy was thought of so highly of he would have got this position originally.

Papering over the cracks mate.

 

[BobP]

From what I can gather, Raul didn't think Mislintat had the relevant experience to be promoted to TD. Mislintat wasn't stoked regarding the dilution of his position at the club, as he'd be reduced to a glorified scout, who was answerable to a TD.

I suppose what the club is looking for is someone who can facilitate long-term strategy and continuity independent of a manager's remit with the team, a unifying vision if you will.

Could Mislintat have filled that role? He was head of professional football at Dortmund but I'm not sure how much weight that carries, considering the fact that Kehl, a relative novice, replaced Mislintat. The Zorc-Watzke nexus is where the true power lies at that club, as evidenced by their continued success. Mislintat has the recruiting side of things down pat, but there isn't much to suggest that he could do the other stuff expected of a TD.

At the end of the day though, one can only blame Gazidis. He obviously had some sort of structure in mind but the fact that he didn't stay long enough to see it through is incredibly disappointing.