#sanllehi

[elmaestrostan]

It makes me sad knowing what this sweet bean went through towards the end at Arsenal, but… damn, I’m glad if it had to happen to lead to this.

He’s ours and he’s perfect 💜💙

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Upstairs at Aston Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training ground, overlooking the newly refurbished gymnasium, sits Unai Emery’s office.

His room is divided into three, with a door-sized hole between each. It is where Villa’s footballing decision-makers for the head coach, Monchi and Damian Vidagany, work.

“Obsessive” is a frequently used description from those who have worked with Emery. It is his overarching coaching trait and a blessing or a curse, depending on the club he works at.

It is four years to the day since Emery was sacked at Arsenal. It hurt him deeply given it was a decision he did not see coming. Such was his insular, all-consuming manner, he felt blindsided and unaware of the growing scepticism in his project. He believed there remained total belief in him having integrated young players, such as Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah into the first team, which, in his mind, displayed the early buds of a new, youthful Arsenal.

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Emery gave Saka his Arsenal debut (Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Since his sacking, however, the 52-year-old has spoken to close friends, accepting he was too focused on just the football aspect within a club where politics are rife and diplomacy is key.

Increasingly at Arsenal, he was regarded as too introspective and not tending to the broader picture. The difference at Villa is that they indulge his footballing obsessions, building a network of his own choosing around him, all of whom he trusts implicitly and, as explained by Vidagany, a close friend and the director of football, takes care of most off-the-field matters.

He shares a trusting relationship with owners Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris, demonstrated in their holding company, V Sports, announcing a partnership with Real Union earlier this week. In June, Emery and his brother, Igor, acquired a controlling stake in the Spanish club, for whom their father and grandfather both played and who now sit in the regional third tier.

Arsenal are a huge club interweaving several large departments. Politics is naturally at stake and, as his predecessor Arsene Wenger was deft in doing, needs an all-encompassing remit that involves managing areas outside of just football. Yet Emery is fanatic about improving his side from a tactical perspective. He pays little attention outside of his close circle and footballing bubble which, invariably, means the structure around him needs to be managed from elsewhere.

As he does at Villa working from 7am to 7pm, he would be at Arsenal’s London Colney training ground until late, brimming with ideas and designing training sessions that were often long. They could irk players, especially on the days before games when Emery was known to spend two to three hours on the grass, practising shape work.

The network Emery inherited at Arsenal was unstable and the boardroom in a state of flux. For a coach replacing a figurehead such as Wenger, whose fingerprints were all over the club, stability from above was paramount.

It was quickly found wanting. Then chief executive Ivan Gazidis immediately left for AC Milan, while recently appointed head of recruitment Sven Mislintat and head of football relations Raul Sanllehi did not last long. Other figures involved in the inner mechanisms, including head of scouting Francis Cagigao and contract broker Huss Fahmy, departed.

Emery wanted to be solely the head coach. This was his strength and why he held three Europa League winners medals — he would add another at his next job Villarreal — and seven trophies in two years at Paris Saint-Germain. Emery did not want to be directly involved in transfer negotiations, only interested in the outcome of deals, nor did he want governance over the day-to-day running of the club.

One of the first calls Emery made before joining Villa was to Vidagany, who initially came in as his personal assistant, so he could manage those aspects off the field. Augmented by the arrival of the president of football operations, Monchi, in the summer, he and Vidagany take care of transfer negotiations, act as sounding boards for players’ and agents’ queries and connect the different departments together. It is widely accepted Emery did not have those figures of personal connection at Arsenal, with Villa intending from the outset to build the club around him.

Vidagany, left, is a key figure in Emery’s staff at Villa (David Rogers/Getty Images)

Within an executive structure that was unsettled, the schism between Arsenal’s departments continued to grow.

“If Mikel (Arteta) had come in straight after Arsene and tried to apply these kinds of hard and fast rules, it would never have worked,” one source told The Athletic in April 2021.

Crucially, it meant the backing for Emery was never firm. The general sense of Emery was that he was so consumed by football that he occasionally failed to see the bigger picture or relate to others.

Even though he was not overly personable, he still retained a warmth. Almost everyone at Arsenal still speaks highly of Emery, even if his sacking hurt him. They are pleased to see his progress since his sacking in November 2019 and his remarkable first year at Villa.

The underlying theme behind Emery’s second crack in England — from a figure of ridicule to being viewed as one of Europe’s elite coaches again — is learning the lessons from Arsenal. He knew a support network that worked in his best interests was essential in building Villa in his image.

Villa staff do not underestimate Vidagany’s importance. There is a feeling that, if Emery had Vidagany at Arsenal, Emery would still be the manager in north London. Similarly at Paris Saint-Germain, Vidagany might have helped manage internal politics and manage broader departments.

When Emery was appointed head coach in October 2022, Villa brought in six staff members to form his backroom team, all known to Emery or who previously worked with him. More Spanish-speaking figures have joined since. Previous sporting director Johan Lange moved away from the day-to-day running of the club to assist the owners in their multi-club model plans before leaving for Tottenham Hotspur, along with former head of recruitment Rob Mackenzie in October.

Both decided to pursue new endeavours after Villa’s existing model was altered to suit Emery. This included the hiring of Alfredo Benito — a former team-mate of Emery’s at Toledo — in a global technical role and another scout in Pablo Rodriguez, who was a former team-mate at Racing Ferrol. Vidagany’s official title changed from personal assistant to director of football in the summer.

Monchi, a close aide from their time at Sevilla, drives the recruitment process under Emery’s demands. Emery, Vidagany and Monchi have formed a “power triangle” in charge of the critical decisions.

Emery views Pep Guardiola’s structure at Manchester City as the most conducive to empowering managerial success. Those close to Emery believe he is on the same level as Guardiola when assessing the best coaches in the world and point out that City’s manager, similarly to Villa’s head coach, has good friends in the boardroom, such as managing director Ferran Soriano and director of football Txiki Begiristain.

“What we need to do here is to let Unai take the sporting decisions, let Monchi choose the players with Unai and all of us provide a strong structure — like a fortress — to give them time to develop the project,” Vidagany told The Athletic in October. “Because in the end, the difference between success and failure is time.”

Sources close to Villa’s players say Emery does not tend to have conversations with members of the team unless they are in matchday squads. Some who have spent prolonged periods out with injury, such as defender Kortney Hause, have only briefly spoken to Emery.

The Spaniard has, however, shown an adept balance in choosing times to learn about his players. During Villa’s pre-season tour of the U.S. this summer, Emery spoke at length with younger players, asking about their ambitions and backgrounds, right down to what their parents do.

Pre-season was exhausting. Lots of travel with lots of games afforded little opportunity for downtime and pushed players to physical exertion, far more than what is accustomed. Yet, among Villa’s players and staff, there is total buy-in, which was not always the case at Arsenal, where certain staples of his management — including lengthy video analysis sessions — were met with consternation.

“With (Steven) Gerrard, training was just training,” says a source close to a Villa player, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “But Emery is so detailed, as he was at Arsenal. He coached them and continues to coach them in every facet of football every single day.”

Emery is demanding of his players (James Gilbert/Getty Images for Premier League)

“The mentality, the desire to win — just everything about him has been absolutely brilliant,” said captain John McGinn following Villa’s 2-1 victory away to Tottenham Hotspur. “He is obsessed about winning today, absolutely obsessed. That mindset and mentality is put into our heads. When we go behind, before we would have crumbled, but today we had our chests out.”

Villa players see purpose in his lengthy video sessions because the benefits are tangible on a matchday. At Arsenal, though, a different view was shared. “When he was doing a tactical presentation, there was a lot of chat,” said one observer.

Emery is highly regarded and accomplished among coaching circles. One young manager at an upwardly mobile side in England’s higher leagues described Emery to The Athletic as “interesting and excellent” in his approach, expressing his joy at watching Villa from a tactical perspective.

“If anyone is trying to get hold of me and I’m not answering, I’m in the meeting room,” said McGinn. “He does a lot of hard work. He wants to win, he’s won throughout his career and there’s no reason why he can’t do that here. He’s drilling that into us. There are a lot of details, a lot of thinking and a lot of concentration required from us. He’s making people concentrate that I didn’t think were capable… I’m not naming any names.”

Emery’s reputation has recovered in England and, four years to the day since his departure from Arsenal, his stock has never been higher. A coach who learned the right lessons but refused to change his principles.

[naijamixedng]

BREAKING NEWS!! Arsenal Sack Head Of Football Raul Sanllehi

[miamiartscene]

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[ftndaily]

#transfernews #TheAthletic:- #Arsenal are in advanced talks over the signing of #ParisSaintGermain left-back #LayvinKurzawa. The head of football #RaulSanllehi is leading the negotiations, with key discussions understood to be taking place today. The 27-year-old would be available on a free transfer when his contract expires this summer but Arsenal intend to sign him immediately and there is some hope that they could. 🌐 Follow @ftndaily for the latest transfer news 🔄📰 #ftn #transfermarket #transferwindow #transfertalk #transfers #footballtransfer #footballtransfers #soccertransfers #footballnews #soccernews #afc #psg #kurzawa #sanllehi https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Yup8QAN_4/?igshid=9fimiiicgls5

[boxofficeevents]

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[pakcricwiz]

Raul Sanllehi, Arsenal head of football, leaves club in structural shakeup

MD Vinai Venkatesham assumes board-level responsibilities

Mikel Arteta and Edu given control of footballing matters

Raul Sanllehi, the club’s head of football, has left Arsenal, with the managing director, Vinai Venkatesham, assuming responsibility for the director-level football work.

Sanllehi joined Arsenal from Barcelona in 2017 but the Gunners are understood to have wanted to streamline their off-field structure. The technical director, Edu, and Mikel Arteta, the manager, will now head up the footballing and recruitment direction at the club.

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[seatsbythepit]

Raul has been at Barcelona for the past 14 years. He will join us in February to lead future player negotiations and work alongside manager Arsène Wenger, chief executive Ivan Gazidis and contract negotiator Huss Fahmy.

He will also represent and support the club with international and domestic governing bodies.

[boulevard-literario]

Libro: Sangre transparente Autor: Mia Sanllehy

[sourav2612-blog]

Unai Emery was finally shown the door by the Arsenal hierarchy and you can’t help but see the relief in the eyes of the fans. It took a painful 18 months but it seems like Frankfurt was the last straw.

[grupoinventia]

Compartimos el resultado de la reforma integral que en Grupo Inventia hemos finalizado en la Plaça Sanllehy de Barcelona.

[ts911pro]

แทงบอลออนไลน์ : อาร์เซนอลมิได้ชำระเงินให้ Nicolas Pepe มากจนเกินความจำเป็นประธาน Lille Gerard Lopez กล่าว

พบราร์ดโลเปซประธานของลีลล์บอกกับสกายสปอร์ตนิวส์ว่าเขาไม่คิดว่าการย้ายไปอาร์เซนอล 72 ล้านปอนด์ของนิโคลัสเปกระเป๋าจะเป็นการต่อว่าที่ราอูลซานเลฮีหัวหน้าทีมบอลออกมาจากชมรม Sanllehi เริ่มเดินทางในตอนสุดสัปดาห์ภายหลังจากสองปีครึ่งที่เอมิเรตส์สเตเดียมและก็ถูกแทนที่โดยสมัยก่อนกรรมการผู้จัดการ Vinai Venkatesham โดยมี Edu ผู้อำนวยการข้างวิธีแล้วก็หัวหน้าผู้ฝึกสอน Mikel Arteta กำลังมุ่งหน้าเพื่อเข้าสู่แนวทางการเล่นบอลแล้วก็การรับสมัคร ท่ามกลางการยกเครื่องการปฏิบัติงานเลือกสรรอย่างสม่ำเสมออาร์เซนอลได้ไม่ยอมรับรายงานที่มีการเปิดตัวการสอบปากคำด้านในว่าเพราะอะไรสมาคมทางภาคเหนือของลอนดอนก็เลยใช้จ่ายเงินเยอะๆสำหรับเพื่อการปีก Pepe จากลีลล์ในฤดูร้อนปีที่ผ่านมา เมื่อถูกถามคำถามว่าเขารู้สึกว่าการย้ายกลุ่มของ Pepe มีความเกี่ยวข้องกับการออกจากสมาพันธ์ของ Sanllehi ไหม Lopez บอกกับ Sky Sports News ว่า: "ฉันรู้สึกว่ามันถูกทำขึ้นมา "ฉันทราบว่าเขามีความเกี่ยวข้องที่ดียอดกับสมาพันธ์รวมทั้งพวกเขาก็ยังคงอยู่ในข้อจำกัดที่สุดยอด “ มีเรื่องมีราวราวที่น่าดึงดูดอยู่ตลอดอาร์เซนอลกำลังผ่านการปรับปรุงแก้ไขโครงสร้างซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดของสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นไปบนเป็นผู้ที่เยี่ยมเป็นชมรมที่สุดยอดรวมทั้งเท่าที่ผมมองเห็นพวกเขาอีกทั้ง อาร์เซนอลและ Sanllehi ยกย่องซึ่งกันและกันเป็นอย่างมาก "พวกเขามีผู้เล่น เปเป้ ที่ผู้คนลืมอายุของเขาและก็เรื่องจริงที่ว่าเขาใช้เวลาหนึ่งฤดูสำหรับการคลิกด้านในระบบของพวกเราแล้วต่อจากนั้นก็แปลงเป็นผู้เล่นที่พวกเราทุกคนรู้จัก “ เขามีตอนช่วงหลังของฤดูที่ดีที่อาร์เซนอลและก็เขาเป็นเลิศในผู้เล่นที่หาได้ยากซึ่งสามารถทำให้บางอย่างเกิดขึ้นได้จากไม่มีอะไรเลย "ยิ่งเขาสุขใจที่สมาพันธ์มากแค่ไหนเขาก็จะมีผลให้สิ่งต่างๆเกิดมากขึ้นแค่นั้นด้วยเหตุดังกล่าวผมก็เลยรู้สึกว่าสิ่งที่ดีเยี่ยมที่สุดยังมาไม่ถึง" ในเวลานี้ลีลล์เซ็นสัญญากับโจนาธานเดวิดซึ่งยิงไป 18 ประตูในเที่ยวบินชั้นแนวหน้าของเบลเยียมเมื่อปีที่ผ่านมารวมทั้งได้รับความพึงพอใจจากอาร์เซนอลแล้วก็แมนเชสเตอร์ยูไนเต็ดด้วยเงิน 27 ล้านปอนด์จากเกนต์ การย้ายคราวนี้บางทีอาจเป็นการเลิกการตามหาอัลเฟรโดโมเรโลสแผงหน้าเรนเจอร์สโดยที่ชมรมได้สนใจกับกลุ่มชาติโคลอมเบียภายหลังจากตกลงข้อแม้ส่วนตัวกับเขาสำหรับในการย้ายไปลีกเอิงเมื่อเดือนที่ผ่านมา เมื่อไปด้านหน้าโจนาธานเดวิดที่ในเวลานี้ร่วมลีลล์จากเกงค์มีความหมายว่าการตามหาอัลเฟรโดโมเรโลสของสมาพันธ์สิ้นสุดลงแล้วไหม? โลเปเตกีชี้แจงว่า: "พวกเราทราบว่าพวกเรามีผู้เล่นแนวรุกหลายชิ้นพวกเราจะได้ผู้เล่นเพิ่มเติมอีกระหว่างนี้ไปจนกระทั่งจบฤดูย้ายกลุ่มหรือเปล่าผมไม่เคยรู้ว่าพวกเราจะทำเป็นไหม “ แต่ว่าในขั้นตอนนี้พวกเรามานะที่จะมองว่าจะรวมทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างเข้าด้วยกันได้ยังไงฉันรู้ดีว่าพวกเรามีระบบระเบียบที่ถูกใจที่พวกเราถูกใจเล่นรวมทั้งด้านในนั้นก็มีการสนทนากันจำนวนมาก "พวกเรามิได้รีบเร่งที่จะทำ���างสิ่งบางอย่างอีกต่อไปพวกเราซื้อเป้าหมายหลักของพวกเราแล้วรวมทั้งในตอนนี้พวกเราจำต้องมองว่าจะสร้างเช่นไรกับผู้เล่นแนวรุกที่พวกเรามี" คุณเอาชนะการแข่งขันชิงชัยที่ดุเดือดเลือดพล่านเพื่อเซ็นสัญญากับโจนาธานเดวิดเพราะอะไรเขาถึงเลือกลีลล์เหนือกลุ่มอื่นๆในยุโรป? "คนจำนวนไม่น้อยใช้ทางลัดและก็บอกว่า 'คุณทราบว่าคุณไปลีลเพราะว่าคุณจะไปไหนสักที่ในวันหลัง' "พวกเรามีความรู้และมีความเข้าใจรอบด้านผู้เล่นอย่างโจนาธานรวมทั้งผู้อื่นที่อยู่ด้านหน้าเขาเมื่อมาที่ LOSC พวกเขาทราบว่ามีสมาพันธ์ที่ใหญ่มากยิ่งกว่า LOSC "แม้กระนั้นพวกเราตั้งเป้าหมายที่จะเป็น 'ช่วงเวลาดีๆที่สุด' ภายหลังจากบาเยิร์นมิวนิครวมทั้งบาร์เซโลน่าแล้วก็กลุ่มพวกนี้ทั้งผองและก็พวกเราสามารถทำสิ่งนี้ได้ในอีกสามถึงสี่ปีด้านหน้า "ใช่พวกเราบางทีก็อาจจะเป็นเข้าสู่ แม้กระนั้นยังรวมถึงความรู้ความเข้าใจล้นหลามบอลยุโรปและก็บอลที่น่าตื่นตาตื่นใจ "ฉันรู้ดีว่ามีการเสนอราคาที่สูงกว่าของพวกเรามากมายเขาเป็นคนรวดเร็วทันใจแล้วก็ตายต่อหน้าต่อตาจุดหมายและก็เขาการันตีที่จะมาหาพวกเราซึ่งเป็นสิ่งที่ดีเลิศ"

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Arsenal personnel who had recent close contact with Mikel will now self-isolate in line with Government health guidelines. We expect this to be a significant number of people from Colney, including the full first-team squad and coaching staff, as well as a smaller number of people from our Hale End Academy which we have also temporarily closed as a precaution. We expect those who did not have close contact with Mikel to return to work in the coming days. In the meantime our Colney and Hale End training centres will undergo a deep clean and our other club sites are operating as normal. Managing director Vinai Venkatesham said: “The health of our people and the wider public is our priority and that is where our focus is. Our thoughts are with Mikel who is disappointed but in good spirits. We are in active dialogue with all the relevant people to manage this situation appropriately, and we look forward to getting back to training and playing as soon as medical advice allows.” Head of football Raul Sanllehi added: “Mikel and the full first-team squad, players and staff, will be fully supported, and we look forward to getting back to training and playing as soon as medical advice allows. Obviously Mikel’s full recovery is the priority now for us all.”

We will work with Public Health England on the next steps in regard to our facilities and staff, and with the Premier League, Football Association and relevant clubs around our forthcoming matches in the Premier League and Emirates FA Cup.  

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The Arsenal Revolution Will Not Be Televised...

The Arsenal Revolution Will Not Be Televised…

The overhaul of Arsenal behind the scenes was far more than replacing Arsene Wenger at the helm.

Our French manager had been at the tiller of our vessel for 23 years. In that time, a person gets plenty of opportunity to build their ideal environment. It was clear that Arsenal needed a fresh impetus, a new direction though. We were slowly drifting off course and an intervention was required.

It…

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Arsenal head of football, Sanllehi, leaves club

Arsenal head of football, Sanllehi, leaves club

Arsenal’s head of football, Raul Sanllehi, is leaving the club with Managing Director, Vinai Venkatesham, set to take over, the Premier League side announced on Saturday.

Sanllehi, who was formerly Barcelona’s Director of Football, was initially appointed the club’s head of football relations before taking on the role of head of football in 2018, following a restructuring.

“We have no doubt that…

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Merih Demiral to Arsenal: '£34m transfer', Man United interest and what Raul Sanllehi has said

Merih Demiral to Arsenal: ‘£34m transfer’, Man United interest and what Raul Sanllehi has said

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Arsenal were extremely busy during the 2019 summer transfer window.

The club smashed their transfer record with the £72m signing of Nicolas Pepe from Lille and he was one of six fresh faces at the Emirates Stadium ahead of the brand new season.

Two of the six were central defenders, while Kieran Tierney’s deadline day arrival meant half of Unai Emery’s signings were in view of making the…

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Raul Sanllehi joins Arsenal from Barcelona as new head of football relations

by Gordon Brunt 13h ago Action Images via Reuters/Tony O’Brien Arsenal confirmed the appointment of Raul Sanllehi as the team’s new head of football relations after the former director of football at Barcelona resigned from his role Monday night. Sanllehi, who spent 14 years with Barcelona, will join the Premier League side in February and will be in charge of “future player negotiations” while…