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How Benitez's triumphant homecoming turned sour (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 11 months ago by SolitasTT@alien.top to c/main@soccer.forum

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[–] UpvoteForGlory@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There is something incredibly rotten in Celta Vigo. You get the feeling they have underperformed for years, and should be higher in the table. But their signings in the last few years has been mostly awful, and some internal issues with players doesnt make it easier. Having sold their two best players, and building the team around a 36 year old, now it feels like the team is just bad.

[–] celsotteokbokki@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A lot of the explanations for Monchi's downfall apply even more starkly to Luís Campos.

[–] aloobatata@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. What do you think are the reasons for Monchi’s downfall? Or if you have any articles or links you could share.

[–] celsotteokbokki@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He was one of the first DoFs to properly embrace data analysis and built an impressive scouting team and process. Some of it was reportedly still quite rustic though (as an example, one of his favourite methods was simply building a best XI of each league and going from there - I've heard this discussed on a podcast, probably one of the Athletic ones?) and I think as times moved on other teams caught up through more sophisticated uses of data and their own creative recruitment strategies.