Alexis Sanchez

[Chi-town blues]

Has anyone ever seen Neville and Domalino in the same room?

We don't want to know what they do in private life ;)

 

[Marvin]

We finished 5th last season , we don't have much to lose by taking a few risks.
If we sell Sanchez we won't get CL, that's accepting defeat.

I think it will be a big mistake to keep a player whose heart is no longer in the club. I remember watching a similar scenario unfold with John Stones at Everton. Chelsea came in for him one Summer. Bids came in one after another. Everton turned them all down, and he eventually submitted a transfer request, which Everton turned down and next season his game went to pieces and so did Everton with Martinez losing his job. I am sure there are many others.

 

[yeah whatever !!]

We finished 5th last season , we don't have much to lose by taking a few risks.
If we sell Sanchez we won't get CL, that's accepting defeat.

Cant you rig the table ?? you lot are good at that.. Lol

 

[dario2739]

We finished 5th last season , we don't have much to lose by taking a few risks.
If we sell Sanchez we won't get CL, that's accepting defeat.

I will say, in all confidence, that this coming season you won't finish top 4 with or without Sanchez.

 

[dario2739]

Players seem to leave this as a last resort. This transfer request maybe media speculation, but by the end of this week we'll probably know whether the transfer is on or not.

Start of the window we had 3 scenarios:-

1. He extends his Arsenal contract
2. Summer Transfer
3. Lets his Arsenal deal wind down and moves on a free

We're now down to options 2 and 3. 3 is the worst scenario for Arsenal because it will be a focus for unrest all season. How is Sanchez going to demand more from players around him if he's leaving? It will change the dynamic of the dressing room. It will just be a slow drip of bad rumours throughout the season, culminating in news of which club he's joining. Something to avoid at all costs.

Apparently option 3 is a good thing for Arsenal!?!

 

[AwayDay]

I will say, in all confidence, that this coming season you won't finish top 4 with or without Sanchez.

We got a far better chance with him than without him.
An unhappy Sanchez is still better than no Sanchez.

 

[JPAMCR]

We finished 5th last season , we don't have much to lose by taking a few risks.
If we sell Sanchez we won't get CL, that's accepting defeat.

Don't think it's necessarily the case that you won't get CL without Sanchez. Tottenham haven't strengthened and struggled (ok, were shit) at Wembley last season. Liverpool barely made 4th without playing in Europe at all last season, with no cup games after January. Last time they played in the CL they ended up finishing 6th. Rags will be a bit better but they were so bad last year that I don't think they''re a shoe in for the top 4.

 

[AwayDay]

I think it will be a big mistake to keep a player whose heart is no longer in the club. I remember watching a similar scenario unfold with John Stones at Everton. Chelsea came in for him one Summer. Bids came in one after another. Everton turned them all down, and he eventually submitted a transfer request, which Everton turned down and next season his game went to pieces and so did Everton with Martinez losing his job. I am sure there are many others.

At no stage was John Stone on the level of Sanchez. He was a young kid who you might expect to go pieces if unhappy.
Sanchez is totally different, I don't think he was happy last season, still won us the cup.

 

[Marvin]

We got a far better chance with him than without him.
An unhappy Sanchez is still better than no Sanchez.

You might be underestimating the impact on morale. Premiership games can be wars. You need a united dressing room. If the dressing room knows a player is on his way, and especially if that player is as influential as Sanchez I think the message it sends is terrible. Technically you might think better to have him than not, but I don't think it's as simple as that.

 

[AwayDay]

Cant you rig the table ?? you lot are good at that.. Lol

If this catches on we ll clear up.
Might be another Wenger revolutionary idea.
Trophies for the losers, winners get nothing. It's got legs this one.