What is a Director of Football?

What is a Director of Football?
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Across the modern footballing landscape in Europe, it is now rare to find a successful or efficiently-performing club which is not under the guidance of a sporting director. It’s becoming increasingly clear that a position which was once viewed with suspicion is, by virtue of its specialisation, becoming fundamental to competing across modern football’s growing battlefields.
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[@calebcaleb4526]

How Does TIFO not have a Million Subscribers Yet. Wish people know what they are missing

[@calebcaleb4526]

@_1.delay_ Moyo I see

[@hnaku8748]

Said that when it was Umaxit; has grown a lot, and will do more.

[@dickgrayson8215]

Shhh...lets keep it a hidden gem

[@BumFluffer1999]

Caleb Caleb fr

[@stjepan1188]

@_1.delay_ Moyo i dont think ita that they have pretty low sub to viewer ratio i would love if more subscribers watched it, some great videos only get around 40k-50k views

[@johnantongarcia6335]

What is a DOF Something Man United desperately needs. Instead they have Woodward. :(

[@duykhanghehe]

John ANTON Garcia Did they have Woodward in the Fergie era though?

[@iamwhatiam5091]

@@duykhanghehe David Gill.

[@duykhanghehe]

I am What I am Oh! Right! So their fall isn’t really the manager fall, is it?

[@richardsutherland1645]

It wasnt as important under sir alex because he had worked with david gill for a long time.. so they trusted each other and had a long term plan in place Its failing now because ed woodward has no idea about football, the glaziers arnt willing to spend money and the constant changing of different managers with different playing styles means we have to do a squad overhaul every few years.. the glaziers need to go or appoint a director of football and support him with the funds he needs to get the squad to play the way he wants

[@njlaz]

Richard Sutherland It’s not that the Glazers aren’t spending money, they’ve spent 800m in five seasons. They didn’t spend money when Sir Alex was in charge because he made players like Jonny Evans and Tom Cleverely part of teams that won titles, which is incredible. The problem is the chopping and changing of manager every 2/3 seasons.

[@RFC_16]

Tifo should be Manchester United's sporting director.

[@naturallogarithm]

This video seems like a personal attack on Man United 😂

[@harold_Shitmum]

Enter murtaugh and fletcher

[@memememe908]

Hey I know its off topic, but I fell in love with this channel and wanted to ask if you could make a video on my favourite club, Schalke 04. In 17/18 we exceeded expectations and finished 2nd. In 18/19 everything went downhill, we had to fight relegation and finished 14th. A sensible transfers video or a tactical analysis why our offense is so terrible despite having good players would be awesome!!

[@jesgluckner]

@47 47 since when exactly does schalke have "so much money"

[@rounak471]

@blub blub still barca is one of the three teams to win ucl during Madrid's era

[@rounak471]

@blub blub that's not enough but if you think about it in last 10 years Barcelona won 3 ucl.. more than Liverpool, utd Chelsea, psg and city. And in last season too they were very close to win the title and except Coutinho, neymar and dembele i don't remember them spending a huge amount on players.

[@rounak471]

@blub blub since when money started to winning the ucl?? Inter milan, ac milan, porto are perfect example of "you don't have to spend money to win trophies" and despite that in today's world 19 years old are costing more than 50m. One thing I'll agree with you is that Barcelona's spending is not that good as they're supposed to be( I'll blame manager for this😂😂 ) and yes Barcelona is 3rd or whatever i didn't check it on spending money but it's not that big difference. Liverpool, utd , juventis have also spend more than 1billion and if you include the current transfer season pretty sure real Madrid also touched the 1 billion mark. The difference between the spending is not that much as you're referring too. And the last thing i want to say is buying top players and managers doesn't guarantee you titles.

[@rounak471]

@blub blub and yes I'm Barcelona fan but i want to see good gameplay even if they're playing good football i won't mind if we're not winning ucl. Ps- i know Barcelona is playing shit for last 3-4 season.

[@thguzzo17]

The one who plays Football Manager

[@AnnoyingSteak]

I play it

[@thguzzo17]

Uh...

[@IONS-LEGACY]

Send this to Abdullah from full-time devils. He goes on about DoF but was clueless when asked what the position is about.

[@MatthewHain11]

Where my Football Manager players at getting triggered at Directors of Football?

[@isaacasamoa927]

They always do dumb shit. Buying players we have depth at nd renewing contracts for players i feel will soon be passed their prime. In short cant trust them😂

[@xjoostvl]

When they buy a talented player with a 40% sell on profit clause fucking you over for millions

[@vish3510]

@@isaacasamoa927 What do you expect? it's the AI, they don't have full access nor full capabilities of negotiating like we do. In turn that is why it's best to run the whole club or do the more important bits that the user wishes to do as long as the board coincides with it.

[@rickyrickalvous2982]

How the F do you guys do that? I found a General Manager that (God bless him) got my Everton team from midtable to Premier League winners after 7 seasons The key is Attributes in Player potential and Ability and if you can try to get a proffesional one (attitude wise) or somewhere there about Responsibilities, handle the contract negotiations for key players and first team players yourself and finslise contracts yourself, the rest leave it to him/her (I played FM17) Also head of youth development should have same attributes (brought two 3.5 star midfielders and two 4 star forwards into the U18s)

[@vish3510]

@@rickyrickalvous2982 19 is wildly different. I made the jump from 17 to 19 and it took me about 15+ hours to get the full hang. The AI has changed slightly. 17 if you had a decent set up you were good to go but most of the time contracts and buying players WAAYYYY overpriced is what happened even youngsters BUT those youngsters were great prospects. Now it's more or less they do it for you and cause its AI vs AI they break your balance and young prospects get tripled. Had to buy a player that was suggested and turned out to be 3* youth for 500k and his estimate value is 20k... but his potential is 3.5 stars so alot of developing is needed to bolster him. Same for transfers and scouting, everything has changed- more realistic although its takes the speed out of 17. 17 you could flash stuff there and then and be done with it now it takes a goof few days/week/s

[@lokchucklindryfry94]

This is so well summarised! As a man utd fan, i'm fuming right now!!!!

[@davidlean1060]

The thing about wishing it to happen now is nostalgia will take a hold again and United will appoint Rio Ferdinand to the position! A new Chairman and a D o F with proper qualifications, that's what is needed to start.

[@lokchucklindryfry94]

@@davidlean1060 you're right but glazers' priorities are different. They want profit first and foremost. With ole at helm they're looking at short term success but with players who are potentially stars. They can actually make money from these signings when sold later. Other thing is that the debt has grown. So they would seek to buy talents for lesser price and sustain enough profit that can lessen the debt to an extent where its not that serious enough

[@davidlean1060]

@@lokchucklindryfry94 ...and the debt is not even the Cub's debt, as far as I understand it. The Glazier's shift their overall debt onto the most profitable business they own, which then takes the hit for the losses etc of the other businesses they run. It's no surprise their arrival has led to where we are now. Had Alex not been around, the transition would of happened years ago!

[@orcho141]

Can't wait for that Ed Woodworm to die

[@vipinvgeorge6179]

You can stop fuming now!!! We are about to appoint one of the best Sporting Directors out there....Dan Ashworth.

[@thet5281]

Ed Woodward needs to watch your videos.

[@azeeminator]

"Is it someone who stands on the road and directs the players left and right? I never understand what it means, director of football." This is what Arsene Wenger said on May 2017. This video needs to be rubbed on to hsi face. Just shows how far he had fallen from modern game and change was desperately needed at Arsenal.

[@loganmark4046]

Every time I don't watch these videos for a few weeks and come back, I am consistently blown away. One of the greatest football and overall channels on youtube. Don't know how tifo isn't wildly popular and how it's free. Keep up the amazing work!!!

[@thewalkingpotofjam]

these videos are absolutely class... consistently well researched, well produced and clear and easy to understand while still containing a lot of information. easily the best independent football channel going 👏

[@jaim9206]

Brilliantly written, tifo never disappoints. The varied choice for video topics helps a lot ; instead of repeated tactical profiles of top clubs after every managerial change. There's very few places where one can get such concise and precise information on the stuff revolving around football and not just about tactics and formations. Also the examples taken for explanation of the topic are quite good and well thought of before selecting them as examples.

[@schamsed]

I don't watch tifo anymore (busy, work, gym, fifa) but i always click & like. During my commute sometimes i'll watch some videos. As always; brilliant content.

[@ejirogheneenumeru2341]

Please do a video on Frank Lampard tactical and recruitment approach needed as Chelsea's new manager

[@Chimpiin]

Step 1: Sign only player you can legally sign. - Done Step 2: ...

[@georgielouan]

Recruitment approach? Chelsea can't buy any players till next summer. Frank will be sacked by then

[@frieza2235]

@@Chimpiin Step 2: Win the Champions League

[@Ese96Agoaye]

I like that the illustration of the manager sort of resembles John Motson.

[@percyjackson4077]

Please do a video on football analytics departments in clubs regarding recruitment/tactics and the people working in this realm and their qualifications. Seems to be a growing and interesting part of all sports with growing job outlook.

[@mduduzimohlala8858]

Can't stress how incredible this channel is, keep the content going guys.

[@laidbackjack3166]

Superb content yet again. I try not to watch too many of these videos because they're so good I like to enjoy them at a gentle pace.

[@pay_]

Brilliant as usual. Whenever I watch one of your videos I feel utterly educated afterwards!

[@ptrim1902]

Another very informative production guys! We appreciate! Keep innovating!!

[@drthvdr2802]

It brought me much pleasure when you were talking about Dortmund's success and excellent youth, I was crushing them 4-0 in the Revier Derby as Schalke in Football Manager.

[@pablochiesa1420]

It actually gave me an inch for open my laptop and start a save with them, perhaps with a DB with current transfers!

[@JaleelBeig]

If you want a personified definition: TXIKI BEGIRISTAIN

[@durjoychakraborty9441]

The reds are coming for you😂

[@durjoychakraborty9441]

I am surprised no reds have shown up so far

[@azeeminator]

"Is it someone who stands on the road and directs the players left and right? I never understand what it means, director of football." This is what Arsene Wenger said on May 2017. This video needs to be rubbed on to hsi face. Just shows how far he had fallen from the modern game and change was desperately needed at Arsenal.

[@durjoychakraborty9441]

@@azeeminator Well arsene did have a pretty clear vision of the sort of players he needed and a philosophy he strongly believed in. He himself acted as a DoF at arsenal much like SAF at United. The problem was SAF had the funds and infrastructure to implement his philosophy while arsene after 2006 never got the necessary funds. Even then he managed to make arsenal finish 4th or above every season till 2016. After that he probably lost interest in his job

[@azeeminator]

@@durjoychakraborty9441 What vision? What philosophy? Have 80% of the ball possession, have 20-30 shots on target but eventually lose to match 2-1 or 3-0? Be a title contender till November then loose your key players to injury right in the critical part of the season which resulted in Arsenal dropping points? This exemplified in every Arsenal season since 2008. Its not about funds or infrastructure. Maybe if Wenger had had'nt been so stubborn about his vision and adapted like SAF did then maybe Arsenal would've won a PL in that period.

[@idahosajosagie]

Solid content lads. A look at the new era of football at Chelsea under Frank Lampard's a good shout. Keep up the good work.

[@bharathwaajsundararaman8422]

Incredible video! Keep up the good work.

[@mrkd2k10]

Any chance you could do a video on irish football? Would love to see your views on either the financial disparity between the League of Ireland and the FAI (Football Association Of Ireland) or the financial mismanagement by the FAI, in particular John Delaney

[@ChiamamiFITZY]

Really surprised Liverpool's Michael Edwards wasn't mentioned, considering they won the Champions League with a relatively low net spend.

[@vybhavbadri4002]

Michael Edwards is more like Paul Mitchell than begiristan. He is more of a head of recruitment and in charge of scouting and transfers rather than someone who is a full fledged dof

[@mybitmix]

Michael Edwards is on his position for 3 years unlike Txiki and Zorc who has been for decades, tried and tested.

[@lordj3793]

Seriously 😒 after Sir Alex Ferguson left United’s transfers and playing style have been all over the place. They really have no direction.

[@rickyrickalvous2982]

The problem wasn't that alone Sir Alex and the CEO both retired together, that's the two most important pillars of recruitment for decades gone

[@abbaszaidi8371]

Lord J Man Utd are just a vehicle to fund the Glazers debt

[@fooaloysius7179]

They've lost sight of what made United so dominant in the '00s: defend, defend, defend. Defenders win trophies, not attackers. How many major trophies have Messi and Ronaldo won, compared to Maldini and Pique?

[@rickyrickalvous2982]

@@fooaloysius7179 The modern game has changed, you defend by winning the ball back as quickly as possible

[@fooaloysius7179]

@@rickyrickalvous2982 Can't recall France and Liverpool having much of the ball in the last World Cup and Champions League finals respectively. 1970s Cruyffian philosophy is not fit for the modern game.

[@arpithraj4161]

Wonderfully explained. Superb video.

[@lkay44]

Another great video; however in regards to Dortmund, I wouldn't say reus was bought for a minimal fee. He was quite an expensive signing approx €20 million, good business in retrospect but not the best example

[@theskankingpigeon965]

The content of this was really informative and interesting. I'm afraid the presentation let it down a bit - there's just far too much text. It's so hard to take the content in when most of the script is copy/pasted onto each slide. I have to look away to be able to listen and actually understand what Joe's saying. Pictures are a much better visual accompaniment and help reinforce what the narrator says. I absolutely love the work that you guys do, so feel free to ignore this and keep doing what works for you. I just think that if you used more pictures and less text, the presentations will look less cluttered and your message will get across much better :)

[@nthatomalope]

Excellent video. Thanks.

[@rickyrick2330]

Its interesting because in America its generally: Head Coach -> General Manager -> President of sports operations -> Owner(s) but in Europe it seems it goes : Head Coach(Manager) -> Sporting Director -> Owner(s) so the coach has a bit more say on personnel in Europe with one less tier of management

[@wellnowweretalking]

Now that you mention Zorc and BVB, there should be (if there isn't already) a video about the importance of scouting. Dortmund are masters of doing it right.

[@ericfurst6091]

A video about ernst happel or brian clough would be nice 🤔

[@benoleno96]

Great vid as always

[@kivioskivios9874]

Please do a tactical profile on a top center back

[@Boristien405]

Can you make a video on how PSG, Milan, Juve, Monaco, Leizbig, United, La Liga teams, etc ALL got huge investments and spiked in growth/popularity? People act like Man City is the only team to greatly expand this way. Not every team can invest well like City does though.

[@josephwindsor5182]

U never fail to make a good video.keep it up guys

[@TiagoLageira]

Love the soundtrack.

[@ericchege6061]

Its amazing what this page does. Simplifies, analyses and explain football in such a smart and informative way. Its funny how a clown like Ed Woodward is running Man Utd.

[@killercd7682]

Interesting video thanks.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

Fascinating. I’m still sceptical of DOFs. Currently my club has an awesome manager and an awesome chairman. No middle man needed as a DOF. We have a project and we have a philosophy. A DOF role is to circumvent the risk of hiring/ firing managers. It depends on the relationship between chairman and manager. It works for some clubs but not all

[@Christopher_TG]

And as an American fan, that's bizarre to me. In US pro sports, sporting directors (known as general managers in the US) are not just common, they're expected so much that it's pretty much mandatory. I think in the whole of the NFL only one team doesn't have a general manager. In American sports where rosters are constrained by a myriad of salary cap rules, having a general manager who oversees all those elements is essential.

[@edwardcardona717]

@@Christopher_TG And even then, the only reason there's an NFL team without a GM is because it's Bill Belichick. Much like Tifo talked about in the video, the Sporting Director is about having a specific vision for the club, and Belichick obviously has that for the Patriots. GMs are such an important part of how American sports work, it's kind of crazy that to me that there's still resistance to them in Europe; they're absolutely crucial to success.

[@michaelobrien9376]

This was fantastic

[@sharadskywalker]

Haha..Real Madrid doesn't have a sporting director..Papa Perez is the one

[@streakspider2435]

That's why you're team is inconsistent

[@MuhammadSalmanAAP]

@@streakspider2435 won 3 champions league consecutively is inconsistent. sure

[@streakspider2435]

Slmn Afaris those are champions league how many league titles have you won in the last decade. Let’s be Jones champions league takes quality but also luck that’s why in that period where u won 3 champions league u only won 1 league title

[@chriss790]

@@streakspider2435 TBF you never specified the competition.

[@Rollerbear712]

“Let’s be Jones” You know that there are haters when 2 people like this joke of a comment

[@21vanvarun]

Can you please make a video on Edu and how/why he became arsenal technical director? and the difference between the role and a sporting director?

[@Arshdeep1997]

We love you Tito

[@silvesta5027]

I, like another commenter I saw here would love to see a sensible transfers video on Schalke 04!

[@zhongzhenpronouncedassciss7060]

What is director of football in football manager games? An intern responsible for bringing you young brazilian coffee. OR An idiot signing stupid 300k/week contracts on second rate players.

[@sambridhathapa4313]

The names Woodward, Ed Woodward....

[@benflanagan8584]

@@sambridhathapa4313 he's a CEO not a sporting director

[@utkarshverma6481]

Please make a video on Bayern Munich as they are in a transition phase and are intelligent in the transfers too .

[@zagvot]

the reasercher of this channel is a genius...

[@badman5356]

And a big club like United still don't have one smh 😑

[@Milad_Morgan]

Coz they have woodward who takes care of the financial part very well and that is all those idiots care about.

[@joshoops]

Who's here after messi said he might be a sporting director in the future for Barcelona

[@viajandoando362]

Check best current football director in South America, former uruguayan national striker Enzo Francescolli, River Plate's sporting director. He is definitely a huge part beyond the club's manager Gallardo success on the biggest era in the club.

[@joaots2571]

Monchi and Rui Costa are great DOF to.

[@castroski7]

Reus was developed in Dortmund, he was sold young and then came back

[@voidvector6676]

Is that staff all teams want you to have in FM but you never actually use

[@devilgames2217]

I'm a United fan.... first the corners and now this. 👍😢

[@KingWeir]

I know its probably not as simple as this but surely when you hire a manager, you've been through the interview, he has an understanding of the current players and you then inform him of any potential transfer budgets he has to work with. So yes he might be thinking the entire is shite but if he accepts the job, then he will have to work with what he's got under the transfer budget he's got. So surely if the transfers going crazy thats on the board for allowing it. I mean, I know its not the same but any football manager game, you join a team, you look at the players you've got, decide on who are your best players, try and create a formation based around those players, and then use the transfer budget you've got, to plug any holes. And as the seasons progress, then continuing try and improve on the quality of your players, which i know this is the point where your saying current managers don't get that choice but again, the next manager would have to look at the team and access before accepting the job as well and so on. I suppose the only annoying part would be when a manager comes in and decides a fairly recent signing he doesn't consider one of his best players but he would still have to work within that transfer budget.

[@pfx2259]

Finally!

[@alexluciojr.9411]

This video was made for me 🤩

[@WaterCarrier07]

I spose for a lot of fans in their minds they think that football (as it did used to be) is like FIFA or FM where transfers and players are all because of the manager and what they want, when really the manager is becoming more and more a coach to players recruited by the director of football and scouts to best fit the team

[@DePeaceHunter]

it depends. In Liverpool both DoF and manager has a say on who's to buy. DoF gives recommendations, manager has the last say

[@sandynugroho8715]

My exact question everytime when I play FM

[@leedharan5668]

I was surprised when Michael Edwards didn't get a mention

[@ft171tube]

Using an illustration of commentator John Motson as the ‘manager’ 👀

[@AkbarNurPribadi]

And SAF did it by him self. David Gill only do and buy what SAF asked. Woodward on the other hand, buy star and overprice players basically for marketing stuff

[@nedlightowlers5168]

Tbf for the second half of Fergie's time at United he was effectively a DOF who gave team talks - the coaching and training, along with a lot of the tactics were ran by the assistant managers who he regularly rotated.

[@thomas_pihl]

Jacob Bruun Larsen was also bought (from Lyngby)

[@charyatayev3645]

Juve's Paratici and Marotta are excelent examples too...

[@idndyzgaming]

Aaaaaah the position I hate to recruit for in FM. It's a necessary evil though

[@vish3510]

Don't do it, just use yourself or use one just to get recomendations on players, youth or even staff (although staff is easy to search).

[@fooaloysius7179]

Please do a video about how Marcelo Bielsa has influenced the new Chelsea manager.

[@Zshaan6493]

We won't be where we are without Zorc. He is the key to success at BVB

[@BKWitDaHoodie]

Ed Woodward needs to watch this video about 20 times

[@virajsawant972]

Begiristain bought flops like Mendy Cancelo Nolito and others for high prices and players like Cancelo aren't even played that much. He and pep have an unlimited budget and can just sell players who don't fit in their system as opposed to Klopp and Michael Edwards who bring potential talents for cheap and coach into the players they are now. Anybody can do Begiristains job

[@HichTun94]

The video was great and clearify a lot of things, but i doesn't answer the question of the title unfotunately. Like what are the DOF tasks, responsibilties, power within the club. It just states the importance of a DOF.

[@Christopher_TG]

Basically they're the point man that actually runs the sporting section of the club. Instead of the chief executive of the club being involved in sporting decisions that they're likely unqualified for, or entrusting all that to a manager who is unlikely to stay at the club for long, a sporting director can act as that overseer and director of the sporting operations. They appoint the first team head coach and technical, academy director, scouting director, and most importantly is the principal figure in charge of player recruitment and contracts. Basically, managing a football club is nothing like what it is in FIFA's career mode. It's not a manager that's in charge of transfers, contracts, tactics, and development. Nowadays a manager's only job is just to coach the first team. The job of creating the club's sporting philosophy then putting together the coaches, scouts, and players to follow that philosophy is the job of the sporting director.

[@bellingdog]

This is the problem with Everton, we have an awesome DoF, but need our Youth Programme to mimic our 1st Team set up. Even though our youth set up is winning comps, it is far more important for them to become 1st team players or players that can play in a decent league.

[@Christopher_TG]

This also goes for reserve teams. Atlanta United fans, many of whom are relatively new to football, sometimes worry about how the club's reserve team, Atlanta United 2, are not performing all that well in the USL Championship, America's second division. I keep telling people that the job of the reserve team, like any development team including the academy, is not to win at its level but to prepare players for the next level. The reserve team's competitive ability at its level is completely irrelevant.

[@thelondoner3628]

We need a Lampard at Chelsea tactical preview fellas

[@pablochiesa1420]

I think it should be pointed out that football's resistance to the role is much more present in England (or GB in general) than other countries. In Italy almost all third divisions team have a Sporting/Football Director, the ones of the biggest club are all very well known figures. The same could be said for Germany and Spain. I think English Football has long been very conservative and until recently, tactically and sportingly obsolete (opposite to its forevision commercially). I wonder if this has to do with English long history and profound culture of sport as an amateurism thing, just see how late rugby professionalised. Could be interesting subject for a video.

[@Mcfc19392]

On 10 march today we got a director of football finally but im not exited ed is still gonna rule Edit:we still not gonna sign sancho or haaland

[@diptarun]

Somebody show this to Ed Woodward!!

[@ruzainirashid4044]

Please send this video to Ed Woodward. On behalf of all Man Utd fans.

[@_.13_]

As the sports teams in the West call it... GM general manager

[@thelifeofzoe9201]

We need a the netherlands vs VS video please

[@semperfiArs]

Please make a video on Sanllehi

[@ryuk3950]

Ed Woodward should watch this.

[@nerdimmunity6690]

I hope Ed Woodward sees this

[@plipogamez3173]

You do not need academic qualifications to be a good Sporting Director/of Football. The qualities are - someone who has a sensible and long term, ambitious vision for the club, a cool head, someone who realises the players are the stars of the club, a diplomat, a person who is able to recognise the qualities and weaknesses of himself, and the people he works with, a person who is willing to build on the strengths and identity of the club, someone who is willing to support the coaching staff and studiously advise the executives, etc. EDIT: Changed the word direct, to Director/of Football.

[@NickBradford-ck7ry]

I haven't watched the video yet but based on the name is Tifo part of the Manchester United board?

[@alwaysincentivestrumpethic6689]

Ed Woodward are you watching ??

[@bpf10]

The difference in success between Man Utd and City is so obvious but I always knew it wasn't solely down to Guardiola, they have been splashing money since 2008 but its only after 2012 they started becoming successful, and i worry that Utd will never reach that level again unless they get themselves a DoF

[@stevendouglas3860]

What is the Qualification to be a D.F . apart from looking at stats , analysing. ..again & again

[@bjnt92281]

So a Sporting Director is basically what we called in American sports leagues a General Manager?

[@JohnDoe-uu9gh]

Kind of, but not entirely. The GM is more like the 'executive' he talked about at the start, since it's a bit more volatile and subject to change. I think the 'Director of Football Operations' that some teams have is closer. My Bills had one in Russ Brandon awhile back. Some teams even have a 'Director of Football,' like the Patriots.

[@Christopher_TG]

Yep. And as he said, it's a position that football clubs in Europe have been relatively reluctant to adapt, preferring the traditional executive-manager dynamic of an executive that handles the finances, manager handles the players relationship. But with how complex the modern game has become and with how transient the position of head coach has become, it's no longer sustainable to not have a Sporting Director, Technical Director, etc. MLS understands this. At my club, Atlanta United, our managers, first Tata Martino then Frank de Boer, have relatively little role in the recruitment of players. Instead, that responsibility is chiefly with our club's Technical Director, Carlos Bocanegra, as well as the President, Darren Eales.

[@eduardoolifant6292]

How was Daniel Levy not mentioned once?? Unless I’m mistaken and he’s not a DOF

[@jamesnobbs6043]

Look no further than Stuart Webber at Norwich. They will be the surprise package in the prem this year.

[@euanstirling3508]

is there a difference between DOFs ans sporting directors

[@devilgames2217]

That Dortmund guy.... if only we had an 8th of that at United.

[@Sammmzc]

Stuart Webber ❤️

[@365reece]

As a Man Utd fan I feel attacked by this video

[@robertdavies4318]

Think Michael Edwards at Liverpool deserved a shout.

[@carlbyronrodgers]

Evolution of club management.

[@shadrecknkoyajr5170]

United should have appointed a Sporting Director before the current transfer window