GIALLOROSSI YORKSHIRE Q&A
Today's Q&A focuses on Roma's sporting director, as Beppe Costa provides another question:
Q: Role of Monchi at Roma? It seems obvious to say he was brought in to discover talent as was seen at Sevilla. Though it seems he will be used at Roma to flip players, something Pallotta has been doing since his arrival. Every year he sells a couple of his stars to then reinvest in potential which are then flipped once again. There is no long term strategy to build a strong team. From Marquinhos, Lamela, Pjanic and so on the merry-go-round never stops. Under Pallotta, Roma are a selling club while he uses as little of his own cash for investment. Monchi is performing poor as his buys are not performing. Apart from Kolarov whose arrival is due to Dzeko, not Monchi, all his purchases are poor & inexperienced in Serie A. Monchi is no match for Sabatini, whose contacts are well established in Italy with agents and Monchi is better placed in Spain. A: It’s too early to make a judgement; he’s only had one full transfer window with the club and it’s practically impossible to make the desired impression in just one window. That means it’s also too early to make comparisons to Sabatini. Let’s not forget that not all of Sabatini’s purchases were successful either. He made some good signings that we are still benefiting from, such as Alisson and Nainggolan, but he also made some poor purchases, like Doumbia, Iturbe, etc. Monchi’s first mercato was a mix of both good and bad signings - no different to Sabatini’s legacy at Roma as a whole. The point you make about Monchi's contacts being good for Spain is, to some degree, valid. For example, the rumours that have linked Roma to Guilherme Siqueira today illustrate this - Siqueira would be a good signing for a Spanish club, but isn't what Roma need right now. A similar example from the current squad would be Hector Moreno, who was successful in La Liga with Espanyol, but, for whatever reason, hasn't hit the ground running in Rome. However, it takes time to make the necessary connections. Monchi hasn't been in Italy that long, so naturally he won't have many contacts in the country. Over time, this will start to increase, and the benefits will follow. Is Monchi here to sell players? When he arrived, people were excited because of facts such as: he signed Dani Alves for just €550k - which is remarkable. What they may have overlooked is: he sold Dani Alves for €35.5m. Profit was made at the end and the player moved on, although they did get six years of his playing career. This is longer than Roma kept any of the three players that you mentioned. Bare in mind, Sevilla also won trophies in that time. Perhaps that is the best policy - the club wins trophies, and makes a profit for future investments. Now we will have to wait and see how long the team keeps hold of the likes of Cengiz Under and Lorenzo Pellegrini, or if they will be sold for profit in the future. Also, will they become part of a Roma team that wins trophies? We might not know the answers to those questions for a few years yet. What do you think? What is Monchi's role at Roma? Will he be able to build a successful team in Italy? Have your say with a comment.
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