Johan Lange - Technical Director

[Bullet]

My post got deleted and I thought it was worth re-stating Gabbanini's answer to this very point.


“As a chief scout, I can achieve the best level in the world, but I probably wasn’t the top sporting director for Tottenham. So when you want to be sporting director like I do, maybe you need to take another path, start with another club and maybe, one day I can come back (to a club like Tottenham) as sporting director,” he says. “The club needed someone like me at that moment (when Paratici left), but I don’t think that the club need someone like me now.”

I really liked this interview as it gave real insight into thinking and roles and shows a level of self-awareness on his behalf.

Correct, and Alasdair Gold called it thus a month or two ago

 

[metalgear]

Training Ground Guru | Johan Lange: Why alignment is a key word at Tottenham

TOTTENHAM Technical Director Johan Lange says he and manager Ange Postecoglou are “aligned” to a club game model and methodology that will survive even if they leave.

trainingground.guru

TOTTENHAM Technical Director Johan Lange says he and manager Ange Postecoglou are “aligned” to a club game model and methodology that will survive even if they leave.

Lange - recruitment, analytics and talent identification across senior and Academy teams.

Leth - Head of Football Insights and Strategy and he works heavily with data, with part of the role being to quantify the club’s game model

Mackenzie - manages a team of scouts and look for players with the profiles to fit the game model.

Looks like a an ideal set up to me. Arnesen seems so long ago now. I'm actually curious to know why Villa let Lange go and if they think they have a better set up now.

The article goes on to say that Levy and Munn are involved in football matters though it wasn't elaborated om

 

[Gutter Boy]

I'm actually curious to know why Villa let Lange go and if they think they have a better set up now.

They brought in Monchi, who is an old school wheeler dealer/networks guy, above him. I guess clubs often pivot between the data vs the connections approach.

If he works well with Paratici, we could now be getting the best of both.

 

[Grays_1890]

They brought in Monchi, who is an old school wheeler dealer/networks guy, above him. I guess clubs often pivot between the data vs the connections approach.

If he works well with Paratici, we could now be getting the best of both.

Yeh clubs seem to tear up their methods and start again weirdly, also depends if there have been changes elsewhere and people seemingly bringing in "their guy". From what we have seen so far, our structure looks one for the ages....so far so good. As you say, best of both worlds if Fab is bringing nuggets to the table

 

[markysimmo]

#thfc are focusing on signing young talent in Sweden after signing Lucas Bergvall. The club are now showing a strong interest in Hammarby IF winger Viktor Đukanović. Spurs have received very good reports on the 20 year-old and technical director Johan Lange has a long-standing interest in him. [Fotboll Direkt]

 

[Gutter Boy]

#thfc are focusing on signing young talent in Sweden after signing Lucas Bergvall. The club are now showing a strong interest in Hammarby IF winger Viktor Đukanović. Spurs have received very good reports on the 20 year-old and technical director Johan Lange has a long-standing interest in him. [Fotboll Direkt]

Looks like a left sided Kulu, powerful and skillful, but lack of pace means he'll always cut inside