Alexis Sanchez

[Marvin]

I watched most of the Gunners v Rags match yesterday mainly to see Sanchez and was unimpressed to say the least .... he got nowhere against the rag kid making his debut.

Mind you - I sympathise for anyone having to play alongside Ozil


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Hmm. That's rags propaganda. Sanchez was the best player on the pitch by some distance orchestrating Arsenal'ss best moves. However he is not 24, he's 28 and his physicality is such a huge part of his game. He used to be seriously quick and relied a lot on his pace. He doesn't seem as quick as he was when he was at Udinese and then Barcelona. Now he is more of an all-round player with a lot of quality and vision. He is a top player - one of the best in the Premiership, and will be for 1-2 more seasons, but as a wide forward we have Sane, Sterling and Roberts. I would persist with these players. I feel that Sanchez would be a very short term buy like RVP was for Utd and his game is now dipping whereas we have players in that position who are going to get better.

 

[Gabriel]

If Sanchez were to join us, I really don't see him playing as a winger; we already have players blessed with greater pace who can stay out wide and damage teams. Instead, I see him playing more inside and interchanging with Silva and de Bruyne, either of whose absence in recent seasons has been keenly felt. It was notable that MOTD highlighted how many times he completely opened up United with his passing yesterday, and all those moments came when he was playing inside and not in a kid's pocket.

For what it's worth, he did an interview with Arsenal television last week in which he stated his disappointment with the season and his burning desire to win leagues regularly and especially the Champions League. I'd like to see him join us, but I suspect he may be heading to Bayern Munich.

 

[Goater=Legend]

I watched most of the Gunners v Rags match yesterday mainly to see Sanchez and was unimpressed to say the least .... he got nowhere against the rag kid making his debut.

Mind you - I sympathise for anyone having to play alongside Ozil


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Looked like he had a free role as he was popping up everywhere.

Pep loves his wingers to stay wide though.

 

[HelloCity]

If Sanchez were to join us, I really don't see him playing as a winger; we already have players blessed with greater pace who can stay out wide and damage teams. Instead, I see him playing more inside and interchanging with Silva and de Bruyne, either of whose absence in recent seasons has been keenly felt. It was notable that MOTD highlighted how many times he completely opened up United with his passing yesterday, and all those moments came when he was playing inside and not in a kid's pocket.

For what it's worth, he did an interview with Arsenal television last week in which he stated his disappointment with the season and his burning desire to win leagues regularly and especially the Champions League. I'd like to see him join us, but I suspect he may be heading to Bayern Munich.

Neymar and Messi don't play as 'wingers', but their starting position may lean towards that side of the pitch.

Do you consider Ronaldo to be a winger? Benzema is the one who starts in the middle for Real Madrid.

If we signed Sanchez he'd play a similar role. Pep wants a front 3 where they're all getting 20+ goals a season and can play anywhere across the front.

 

[domalino]

Neymar and Messi don't play as 'wingers', but their starting position may lean towards that side of the pitch.

Do you consider Ronaldo to be a winger? Benzema is the one who starts in the middle for Real Madrid.

If we signed Sanchez he'd play a similar role. Pep wants a front 3 where they're all getting 20+ goals a season and can play anywhere across the front.

I think Sanchez would simply have to play across the front 3 by virtue of the fact he demands to play 90% of games, and we can't just let him tie down a single position or Jesus/Sané/Sterling would get pissed very quickly and start making noises about wanting out.

 

[HelloCity]

I think Sanchez would simply have to play across the front 3 by virtue of the fact he demands to play 90% of games, and we can't just let him tie down a single position or Jesus/Sané/Sterling would get pissed very quickly and start making noises about wanting out.

Best seasons we've had were with Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko and Balotelli or Aguero, Dzeko, Negredo and Jovetic.

One of the reasons we've slacked off is because we don't have that depth anymore in terms of regular goal scoring.

Aguero, Sanchez, Jesus, Sane and Sterling going for 3 positions is fine by me, especially with 2 games a week.

Gives you two great options on the bench and allows you to rotate without a huge drop off in quality.

For what it's worth, Sanchez is currently a better footballer than all of them.

 

[2001bluesky]

We need a More goals. I think reason we are fourth isn't because of our weak defense but because lack of depth in attack and goals. Sanchez offers that, though he is 28 He still has 2-3 season in him and by the time he is done, we will have Sane, Sterling entering their prime, with Roberts, Unal and Brahim super ready.

 

[Tevez City]

His performance against United yesterday was the worse I have seen from him this season.

 

[I'm no cynic but...]

We need a More goals. I think reason we are fourth isn't because of our weak defense but because lack of depth in attack and goals. Sanchez offers that, though he is 28 He still has 2-3 season in him and by the time he is done, we will have Sane, Sterling entering their prime, with Roberts, Unal and Brahim super ready.

We have missed many a scoring opportunity throughout this season but this is not the reason for us missing out. As it stands right now, we have 70 goals to our name which is only two fewer than top scorers Chelsea. Our defence on the other hand is conceding over a goal a game, something that title challengers just don't do. That's why we have missed out and it is at the back, starting with a new keeper that has to be our priority this summer.

 

[The Doctor]

Except that it was Fuchs.

OK .........apologies I obviously can't tell my Huth's from my Fuchs........so Fuchs was a prize prat!