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Although frustrating, Levy’s transfer strategy has always been an answer to the question, “How do you compete with clubs who have larger turnover and spending power?” His answer has always been to try and find the edge in the market, like a city trader or professional gambler. Essentially what matters is finding players, stock, or bets that are undervalued. If you keep doing that, it doesn’t matter if some of transactions fail or some win, over time you’ll be ahead because you always you’re always playing the edge not individual deal by individual deal.It's not about more money is about spending it wisely.
We needed a DM, a RB and a striker since Kane got injured. Yet we signed a box to box and a winger, 2 positions we have several players. It's like when we accumulated RBs. There doesn't seem to be any planning. We just buy if the player is good and on sale.
The opposite of what Liverpool did when they desperately needed key signings.
And that's Levy, not the managers. I think the first window Poch got the ones he wanted was in the summer with Ndombele and GLC. The first time we paid good money.
What is pissing me off right now is we keep doing the same things and putting the same excuses. I don't believe one bit about Mourinho being OK with having no striker. Just as I didn't believe when Pochettino said he was happy with the squad. Each time a transfer window closes the manager seems to pushed to say he's happy with the squad. Then the ITK start posting that the manager is happy, which is obviously fed by the club. It's been the same for the past 4 years. People actually believe we signed no one in the past windows because Poch didn't want to, and now are blaming him for the state of the squad, when he repeatedly said the squad needed a rebuild
Unless we get a DoF that manages this, things won't change. It's not about the money, it's about what we do with it and how we manage the squad
I think the problem Levy had post the Neymar deal was that the market went crazy and the edge was harder to find, plus he found it much harder to sell players over their market value, the other crucial part of his strategy. Although in hindsight potential deals like £55m from Chelsea for Rose and £50 from United for Dier that we’re ignored were poor decisions when following this strategy.
The way he works often means that we have a squad full of talent, but as you say, where it can fall down is that it can also lead to an imbalanced squad that frustrates coaches. Will he ever change? Doubt it.
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