Liverpool Director of Football Strategy Damien Comolli will outline his plans publicly this week, according to the Mail on Sunday. Comolli is expected to hold meetings with agents and various people connected with the Reds before publicly outlining his role at the club. John W Henry believes Comolli will stick closely to the philosophy that underpinned NESV’s success with the Boston Red Sox. Replying to questions put forward by the Red and White Kop fan site, he said:
“Damien has a philosophy that is similar to ours and what has made us successful in Boston. But he is just our first appointment. We don’t know English football, but we do know the sports business and what it takes to be successful. You must first of all have the right people in place and you must be able to give them the resources they need to be successful.”
Comolli has been appointed by NESV to help develop the club’s focus on youth talent and Henry emphasised this in his Q&A with RAWK:
“I’ve been to the academy three times and I’ve met with Jose Segura and Rodolfo Borrell. They are key people for the future of Liverpool. They know their work is now a major priority for us. I’ve made a personal commitment to them. We intend to give them the resources to build LFC for the future. We need “top four” young players. They will not produce a quick fix, but our philosophy in football will be based on the long-term. That is what has made Arsenal and Manchester United so strong. They understand something we understand in Boston – to be consistently strong on the field, you must have a consistent flow of young talent that has be nurtured and developed the right way. We will focus on that. That is also the philosophy of Damien Comolli.”
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Is there any particular reason why you have RIPPED off the SaveLFC & Rawk websites by NOT crediting them as the source of this info?
The quotes in your article are word for word the same as post #2 here: http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=266454.0 aka the original source of the story!
hopefully this includes a nwe manager. A 63 (?)year old manager with antiquated tactics, no history of success in the major leagues and a weird obsession average, ageing players doesn’t mesh with any plans for “long term success”
Agreed with Jay. The manager does not seem to fit into that philosophy, he is perhaps to old, his tatics seem a little dated and he does not have in my books the credentials that befits a manager of LFC. He was supposed to come in and steady the ship, well that has not happened and I can’t see it getting any better. I pray it does as I think he is the nice guy manager in the league, a gentleman of football but just don’t think he fits the bill. The likes of Fulham ,Bolton, etc has proven to be clubs where he can bring some degree of success but LFC is a bigger club than those and the demands are far more. It requires a manager with top tatical knowladge, stamina, proven history, top man mangement skills etc.
I did mention RAWK on the second quote, I’ve added the source before the first now too