JFurlong2000 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) The story of how a novice Colombian coach turned Mallorca into La Liga contenders. Inspired by both Girona's surpirse 2023/24 La Liga campaign under Míchel and Henrik Rydström's 'Relationism' tactic at Malmo will come a story of how a former Colombian defender turned RCD Mallorca into a contending team in Spanish football. This story will be focused on growing the club's reputation, both domestically and into European competition. We will be aiming to signing young players for the first team and improving the youth recruitment and academy so that the club produces it's own stars in the future. We will also need to improve the club's financial position, and thus will prove challenging initially. Starting with a balance of just €7.5m in the accounts, emphasis on a data analytical approach to recruitment, desiring unappreciated and/or undervalued talents, will be favoured. I will evaluate both first team and any other young prospects at the club in a forthcoming post, but what is noticable upon first glance is we have some great young talent in the first team already, most notably Spaniards Javi Llabrés, Manu Morlanes, Pablo Maffeo and Portuguese Samú. It seems we have a highly determined and professional squad to begin with, possessing great fitness, stamina, work rate and bravery across each departments. This will hopefully prove to be a great starting point in fitting into a philosophy I hope to introduce to our playing style; hardworking, short passing, one-touch pass attractive attacking football, pressing vigorously to win back possession if lost. An overhaul of the already short backroom teams is planned to take place. Whilst covering contract terminations and compensations to clubs on any headhunted staff may eat into an already modest bank balance, it is imperative to bring in the right team to begin with and hopefully establish a strong backing in each department. More to follow with the chosen manager to take RCD Mallorca forward in the 2023/24 season... Edited April 3 by JFurlong2000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Payaso Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Always have a soft spot for Spanish football careers. Will be following this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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