Quote Originally Posted by spaldy View Post
Not sure you were ever part of a team either in sports or business but...

A team builds synergy. Post #716 only highlights the duds.

If Orta was as weak of a link as you portray him then there is no way we'd be as successful as we are. You don't sign Bielsa and his excellent staff, get outside money, go out and sign players from all over the world and put one of the best products in pro football on the pitch if your DOF is a clown. it's just too important of a position to overcome.

As I said in my post. High risk moves often succeed or fail hugely. There is often no middle ground.

It's also easy to forget we did not have big money early on in his term. We've also built up a development squad that looks very promising for the future and can get young player to sign for us rather than scum, citeh, pool or chelsea. something not dreamed of 3 years ago.

It's a team effort and he's a key part of the team. no single teammate wins or loses a game... well except for maybe kiko.
Sorry Spaldy, post 716 lists ALL the incoming players, (including those that returned from loans or graduated from the academy), not "just the duds" and since Bielsa arrived the investments have been fewer and of better quality. That's not just my opinion, the stats I quoted (unmassaged!), produced by Transfermarkt, support that conclusion.

Take your comment about money spent. We spent 25m in Ortas first year as DoF, getting 10m. In his second year we spent HALF as much and got half as much in, and Bielsa was coach for the first time in that second year of Ortas tenure. We got better value and spent less with Bielsa on board.

If he was to leave (replaced or not), I suspect we wouldnt notice very much change.