Alexis Sanchez

[nijinsky69]

Potentially a game changing signing for us. Undoubtedly a great player with a Tevez-esque will to win. I hope it happens.

 

[jonmcity]

Potentially a game changing signing for us. Undoubtedly a great player with a Tevez-esque will to win. I hope it happens.

Is he good at Golf?

 

[cibaman]

It matters not a jot if arsenal got a decent bid from a foreign team if Sanchez refuses to sign for them

Yes, when Wenger picked up the paintbrush and started heading for the corner he probably thought that if he, and the Arsenal board, held the line that Sanchez could only go abroad then Sanchez would eventually decide that going abroad would be better than staying.

 

[davymcfc]

I'd be willing to put money on this not happening this window

 

[Dobsy]

"only the strongest survive" - within the squad, you mean??

Not at all!
It's the opposite: we need them all to be competitive on the highest level in 4 competitions over a very long and tough season.

Having a squad of 21 very good players who don't want to be left out is not easy, right.
But rotation is key. That means we want to optimize players' resources through rotation. This will give City a competitive advantage.
The other one is the bench which has been recognized in the matchday thread.
Rotation isn't much fun for Pep if you have Nolito, Navas, Nacho, Clichy, Bony or Delph on the bench. That would neither be rotation nor a frightening bench.

And don't forget the different quality and setup of opponents. Everyone will have enough games.

I meant more towards the end of the season. The trouble with competition is that you have to have some losers. If Sane doesn't play in all the most important games for example, might he want to move on? And wouldn't he be justified? That's what I mean. I'm not making a negative judgement, I'm perfectly happy to see City have overwhelming strength all over the pitch.

There seems to be one crowd on BM of the opinion that "that's enough cake" and one crowd of "another slice please". Or in their own words "miserable bastards" vs "greedy bastards". I'm probably more of a greedy bastard but I definitely see where the miserable bastards are coming from.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

I meant more towards the end of the season. The trouble with competition is that you have to have some losers. If Sane doesn't play in all the most important games for example, might he want to move on? And wouldn't he be justified? That's what I mean. I'm not making a negative judgement, I'm perfectly happy to see City have overwhelming strength all over the pitch.

There seems to be one crowd on BM of the opinion that "that's enough cake" and one crowd of "another slice please". Or in their own words "miserable bastards" vs "greedy bastards". I'm probably more of a greedy bastard but I definitely see where the miserable bastards are coming from.

I'm in the camp that thinks, I'm not the one eating the cake. I don't care if Pep/City (our arbitrary cake eater) has two more slices or says no thanks I'm full and can't even have one more wafer thin mint.
As long as he maintains his optimum playing weight and performs to the highest standards, I won't question how he does it.

 

[blueparrot]

I meant more towards the end of the season. The trouble with competition is that you have to have some losers. If Sane doesn't play in all the most important games for example, might he want to move on? And wouldn't he be justified? That's what I mean. I'm not making a negative judgement, I'm perfectly happy to see City have overwhelming strength all over the pitch.

There seems to be one crowd on BM of the opinion that "that's enough cake" and one crowd of "another slice please". Or in their own words "miserable bastards" vs "greedy bastards". I'm probably more of a greedy bastard but I definitely see where the miserable bastards are coming from.

Think this season if Sane or Jesus was on the bench for a final, especially a c/l they would be ok at 21, Then in future seasons with Aguero possibly moving on when his contract finishes and if we get him Sanchez will be 30, that's when those players would be expecting to get ahead in the selections.

 

[The Doctor]

Who will blink first? Hopefully Kronke when he listens to Wenger's comments today!

 

[kaz7]

Another day gone and no nearer it seems,i keep expecting to hear he has put in a transfer request

 

[WallyA]

Another day gone and no nearer it seems,i keep expecting to hear he has put in a transfer request

I don't think he's that kind of person, think he'd rather ride it out than do something similar as Ousmane Dembele is doing to Dortmund.

Still not confident we need him, if we play with 3 forwards we can use Sane, Sterling, Jesus, Aguero, B Silva and Kevin with B Silva and Kevin as playmakers, I can easily see this 6 rotated in a 3-4-3, and the combination of 2 goalscorers and a playmaker is not foreign:

Real Madrid: Isco playmaker with Ronaldo and Benzema as goalscorers

Tottenham: Eriksen playmaker with Alli and Kane as goalscorers

Barcelona: Messi playmaker with Neymar (gone) and Suarez as goalscorers
**Messi is also a goalscorer because he is GOAT, but he created so much for Barcelona that it is criminal he only had like 10 assists last season, Neymar and co missed so many chances he made for them.


People underestimate how good a signing B Silva is, he can be a game changer, and if he develops his finishing (which is actually decent tbf) can become 90% the player that Messi is, which is massive.