Birdy
Senior Member
1) Yes, we are run by socios.
Just as RM is. I don't remember uncle Flo asking them if they want X or Y thing, but rather moving on and imposing what he wants on them.
And does it work in the end? Well, hell yes if the club succeeds, it works, and no one complains about it!
Pragmatically speaking then (and not ethically), it CAN be done tomorrow..
2) How is our ideology Galactico and not RMs?
They were prizing away big starts since Di Stefano and Puskas, from what I know
Let alone the modern era, where RM is 100% Galactico ideology, with Perez re-defining it to the extreme
On the contrary, since Cryuf became Barca manager at least, Barca was not about mega-superstar-marque signing but rather the Guardiolas popping up from our youth ranks.
That doesn't mean that we were not making signing in GENERAL> But rather, that the central thrust of our philosophy was not about luring superstars
3) Pep MADE Messi the star of the team, he didn't BUY Messi as a marque0mega signing. HUGE DIFFERENCE between the two.
And when he made MEssi star of the team, this NEVER EVER happened at the expense of the team, like it does when you prioritize the Galactico, rather than the team
Ibra was the biggest transfer mistake Pep ever made, we can forgive him one.
Cesc and Alexis were bought as simple cogs in the wheel, far from any insinuation that they will be 'Galacticos'.
In general, you don't seem to have the 'Galactico' concept correct in your mind.
See below
4) You get it completely wrong here!
Some facts:
-> Costing money DOES NOT equal marquee signing/Galactico. The criteria are much more strict on what constitutes Galactico
-> Making carefully calculated expenditure on signings that are ALWAYS what a team needs and lacks (like VVD, Allison, Salah) has nothing to do with a Galactico policy
-> No, you are terribly underestimating Klopp here if you think that only due to the signings Liverpool created this team.
Remember Coutinho under Klopp and under Barca coaches? Yeah, that's the difference between a WC player and a meh player
-> No, Liverpool is a success story, you would be blind not to admit so.
From 4th-7th places with questionable football To EPL-CL contenders every season with scintillating football. ABYSMALL DIFFERENCE
And the only reason they don't have more (at least) EPLs the last 4 years is because of another generational coach and team PEp's City
This is the high returns model, not some outdated Galactico shit that Laporta craves, and if he wants to bring permanent and lasting success to the club, he should sit down and STUDY how Liverpool did it.
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