Spurs are sticking with the two execs for one job plan.
Tottenham Hotspur executives may or may not read this blog (my money’s on “reads the blog” but I don’t think anyone would ever admit to such), but they’re certainly not taking my opinions into consideration as to how the club should be structured and run. According to a new (paywalled) article from Matt Law in the Telegraph, Spurs are actively searching for a new recruitment guru to replace the departed Fabio Paratici, and plan to stick with the co-Director of Football model that it established at the beginning of this season.
The article is light on details, but does say that they plan to keep the existing structure in place, which to my understanding had Johan Lange overseeing talent identification, with Paratici supplementing that work while also serving as the point in active transfer negotiations and deal-closing. Spurs are said to be already looking for a replacement for Paratici, with Lange set to remain in his role for now.
OK. Look. I think anyone who has read this blog for the past few weeks knows my opinion on Lange and the overall recruitment structure at the club, so there’s no need to rehash that. I have always found the co-sporting director model to be a weird one, but one perhaps made out of necessity, especially if the club feels as though Lange’s specific skill set is more appropriate in certain areas and need supplementation in other areas. I guess I don’t have strong opinions about the need for two executives to do what is normally a one person Director of Football position, but if the club thinks that this is the right way to go I won’t go as far as to say it’s the wrong idea. It’s just weird! Paratici and Lange made a really uncomfortable and awkward pairing as evidenced by the bizarre couch video from last September. Maybe whoever the new guy Spurs CEO Vinai Venkatesham opts to bring in will be a better fit, I don’t know.
But it does seem to suggest that Spurs are sticking with the plan for now, and while I have my doubts about it there’s nothing I can say or write that will likely make a difference. That puts me in that weird half-space where I have no choice but to Trust the Process™ while virtually side-eying the entire Tottenham corporate executive structure.
I dunno, y’all. I guess we wait and see?
Category: General Sports
