Arsenal’s Chief Scout - Steve Rowley Interview - Part 1 http://tinyurl.com/4o6p54 （youngguns） http://youngguns.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/wenger-friar-rowley.jpg （右一：Steve Rowley，右二：新任财务长Ken Friar，这张西装组的三人散步图以前 看过就非常喜欢） Arsenal’s diverse scouting network is one of the most well known in club football, with Arsene Wenger and his team frequently finding young unknown prospects and developing them into superstars. One of the most important members of this system is Chief scout Steve Rowley, who has the final say on potential signings, and creates reports and videos for the boss to study. Speaking with the clubs official magazine, Rowley speaks about all aspects of his work and why the network has become so successful. Steve Rowley球探长最近在官方杂志上接受专访谈到了枪手球探网络成功的细节，个人 觉得对想了解其中运作的话，是篇非常好的专访，在此就简要翻译如下。 You can read part one of this interesting interview below, with the second part coming tomorrow. He speaks about the unknown members of his team, as well as his day to day activities. He also talks about Cesc Fabregas and Carlos Vela, whilst touching on youth development and the importance of loaning. Q - Steve, tell us a bit about the scouting structure at Arsenal. Q.请为我们介绍枪手的球探结构吧！ A. First of all let me say it’s a real team effort at Arsenal. I have 12 scouts based in the UK, and aside from that we have a worldwide network. We have recently developed the Americas. We have our former left-back Danny Karbassiyoon in America, and he covers Mexico too.Then we have Sandro Orlandelli who looks after the scouting in Brazil, Argentina and the rest of South America, along with Pablo Budner and Everton Gushiken. Bobby Bennett does all of Scandanavia, where he has been doing a great job for seven years. We have Francis Cagigao who does Spain and Portugal while Gilles Grimandi does France and Switzerland. Jurgen Kost covers Germany, Czech Republic, places like that. Then we have Tony Banfield in Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. Finally we have Peter Clarke, another of our former players, who is based in Holland. A.首先我得说明在枪手这真的是团队合作，我有12个在UK的球探，除此之外我们在全球 有一个完整的球探网络，最近还发展了美洲分部。在美国以及墨西哥，我们有着前球 队左後卫Danny Karbassiyoon在那；Sandro Orlandelli偕同Pablo Budner、Everton Gushiken则负责巴西、阿根廷以及其他南美部分；Bobby Bennett则在斯堪地那维亚 半岛有了七年很好的成就；Francis Cagigao则负责西班牙、葡萄牙。 Gilles Grimandi则是西班牙与瑞士区球探；Jurgen Kost的责任划分则是德国、捷克 ；Tony Banfield则负责义大利、斯洛伐尼亚、和克罗埃西亚；我们还有Peter Clarke，也是我们的前球员，负责荷兰部分。 Q. And what’s the process for finding players? Do you tell them where to be or do they follow their own leads? Q.能简介一下寻找球员的流程吗？你都是指示他们目标在哪，或是由他们自行设定呢？ A. Well these scouts are all responsible for their own countries, they have built up a big network of contacts over the years. They have met players, coaches, other scouts, so they all get tip offs, they then go and watch, and then report to me via our database. If the report sounds interesting then I will tell them to watch a couple more times, then I will send another scout to look at the player, to get a fresh perspective. If they come back positive too, I will go. But there is no set number of times we watch a player. For Fabregas for example, you watch him once or twice and that’s enough. Other players though may play in a poor league, so you need to watch them more when they come up against a good team. So there is no set rule, basically I trust my scouts and if they say ‘Steve, stop messing about’ then I’m there. A.嗯，球探们都对他们自己的区域负责，他们经年累积了相当广的人脉，经由与球员、 教练，以及其他球探会面，他们得到很多消息，然後就会前往观看某些目标，并且透 过我们的资讯系统向我回报。如果他们的报告看来很有趣，我会要求他们再观察久一 点，然後我会加派一位球探加入观察，以求寻得另一个不带成见的新颖观点。而如果 这些加派的球探的回报也是正面的，我就会亲自前往观察。当然，看一个球员你永远 不知道应该看几次，像是法布雷加斯，看过他一次两次，你就知道已经足够。有些球 员可能在一个较差级数赛事中踢球，所以你需要对他们碰到强队时多观察。在我们这 行，永远没有既定成规，基本上我相信我旗下的探子，如果他们对我说「Steve，别 在那里龟毛了」，也许我就直接过去了。 After i’ve watched the player I will compile a dossier for the manager, and also a video which contains the player’s good and bad points. The manager is so, so good at assessing a player that he can say straight away whether he likes what he sees or not. Then he will get onto his own contacts around the world to find out more about the player’s background, so it’s not just down to playing ability. When he’s made the decision, we move quickly to seal the deal. 当我观察完一名球员，我会整理好一份资料，包括展现这名球员优缺点的录影带给温 格。教头拥有判读一名球员的绝佳能力，看完这些资料，他能马上说出他对於一名球 员喜欢与否。然後他就会启动自己的人脉，去了解这名球员的背景，所以我们签一名 球员不只是看他的个人能力而已。最後要是教头决定了，我们就负责很快把交易搞定 。 Q. Arsene Wenger has a reputation of signing lesser known names, so do you tell your scouts to focus more on those type of players? Q.温格擅长挖掘一些较不知名的好球员，你是否告诉你的球探多寻找这种类型的球员？ A. Well we know about the bigger names too of course, we knew about Messi when we knew about Cesc obviously because they were in the same team, but we couldn’t do anything about it because he is Argentine. Generally though, yes the prices are more competitive when they are relatively unknown. I think the gaffer likes the fact that they are not going to cost millions and millions, but I also think that what’s important to him is that it gives him more scope to develop the player through his own coaching methods. At the same time if we bring a 16-year-old in through our scouts, I fully expect him to be able to train with the first team and not look out of place. They have to be of a very, very high standard. A.当然我们也对很多名气大的家伙很了解，我们也知道梅西，当我们已经知道法布的时 候，因为他们就在同一队里。但是我们对梅西不会想动什麽脑筋，毕竟是他拿的是阿 根廷护照。一般来讲，在这些球员比较不知名的时候，价格上总是比较具有竞争性（ 应该就是比较便宜吧！）。我想教头喜欢一件事，就是这些球员不会去花他好几百万 好几千万的钞票，而且对他来讲也很重要的是，这给了他更多以自己的执教方式去培 养球员的空间。在此同时，我也希望我所签下的16岁小子能够跟一队一起训练，并不 会签进来就像荒废在那，当然他们必须要具有非常高的水准。 Q. What was it that made Cesc Fabregas stand out for example, when you first saw him play? Q.举例而言，当你第一次看法布的时候，他有什麽特别的地方吗？ A. It’s a combination of things. The boss loves intelligent players, physically they also have to be of a certain level. Midfielders have to have great stamina and with Cesc, even at 15, you could see he would run all day. He had the basic requirements, added to great intelligence and great technique, just as every player we bring in has. We also look for that winning attitude. People like Cesc, Denilson - all of them in fact - they have the right mentality. There are also players we scout who are undoubtedly very talented, but you know that for whatever reason, they will not be a success in England. Can they adapt to this league? It’s a big question. A.这结合了很多原因。教头喜欢聪明的球员，此外，也希望他们在肢体达到某个程度。 中场球员需要有充沛的体能，而法布在15岁的时候，你就可以发现他这小子可以整天 跑个不停。他达到所有基本的要求，而且看起来非常聪明，技巧非常的好，就像我们 带回来的其他优秀球员一样。我们也观察球员求胜的态度，像是法布、德尼尔森，这 些球员都拥有很好的心理素质。有很多球员无疑的都非常具有天分，但是因为心理因 素，你知道无论如何这些遗珠之憾不能在英格兰生存。 Q. Did you have scouts at the Africa Cup of Nations looking at systems and players? Q.你们是否在非洲国家杯的时候观察他们的球员跟组织？ A. We had scouts there, but only looking at players, not systems and so on. Africa is an interesting market, and the boss has very good contacts in Senegal and Ivory Coast, so he helps a lot on that side. He’s usually already heard of the player when I tell him I have just had a recommendation. A.我们有派球探去那，但只有观察球员，没有针对组织。非洲是一个很有趣的市场，而 教头在赛内加尔跟象牙海岸都具有很好的人脉，所以他对於我们在那里的球探工作帮 助很大。很多时候我向他推荐一个不错的非洲球员的时候，他早就已经听说了。 Part two of the interview to come tomorrow, with thanks to Gooner-Chris for typing this interview up. （待续） Article By - J.Sanderson --

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