Two summers. He was in charge 2 years ago too. Well documented with his stories how he brought Cancelo, how his connections and conversations brought CR etc.
I don't see why paratici is so hated, he had one summer and in theory those players he brought in should be performing better
I do agree it's about time we stop going cheap in the midfield, we need to spend big and get the right players
Too many of our midfielders are one gear players, just slow
Moreover, a lot of these players are leftover from the Marotta era and their careers are ending. Other than Bentancur, we didn't really invest in a lot of younger players during Marotta's last couple years, apart than the ones we sold off for capital gains. At least Paratici has brought in De Ligt, Demiral, and Rabiot instead of a bunch of average, hard working Italians.
Moreover, a lot of these players are leftover from the Marotta era and their careers are ending. Other than Bentancur, we didn't really invest in a lot of younger players during Marotta's last couple years, apart than the ones we sold off for capital gains. At least Paratici has brought in De Ligt, Demiral, and Rabiot instead of a bunch of average, hard working Italians.
I agree that, since his "takeover" from Marotta (if we start at summer 2018 as i assume some of that action happened before Beppe was officially gone) the club have made what at the time looked to be some very good signings. However, it is hard to ignore the substantial decline in actual performance on the pitch. He is sporting director no? And the club, performance and results wise, has nosedived since he has taken over.
Wasn't Fabio considered the great mastermind behind all the Beppe's deals back then? Wasn't it the reason why many fans were excited when he was put in charge when Marotta left the club? There's no reason to separate his responsibility from Beppe's when they worked together. He was a head of scouting, after all, which means a lot of mediocre signings were approved and recommended by him too.
I don't see why paratici is so hated, he had one summer and in theory those players he brought in should be performing better
I do agree it's about time we stop going cheap in the midfield, we need to spend big and get the right players
Too many of our midfielders are one gear players, just slow
I won't go through a lot of analysis as to why he is a fraud except for one reason. This recent winter window where he was satisfied with the team and went and burned a hell of a crunch of our budget for next season without knowing what we are going to need, who our coach is going to be or if the player he bought is actually good enough for the team.
Though I absoluyely agree, this team is definitely more capable than what's its showing now. Other than the RB position, we are stronger than we were last year and if it wasnt it for the penalty + red card not given in Amsterdam and the injury crisis we had around that period, we would be facing IMO a pretty average Tottenham in the semis. Right now we are at the brink of elimination against a midtable squad from the Ligue 1 and in a neck and neck race in the serie a with 2 squads that have no business competing with us. That's 100% on the coach.