Alexis Sanchez

[manimanc]

Going to the wire with Sanchez. Roll on Thursday night.

 

[malg]

I had my breakfast and fed the birds first

Ok, I'll give you that. Fed the birds in our park myself also.

 

[Tueartsoverhead kick]

I had my breakfast and fed the birds first

Don't you mean you scrapped last nights take out on to the garden ;)

 

[domalino]

If he & JFE are so important, why is it happening now & still not happened & what is the backup plan for both ?

You actually think Sanchez is being done this late because Pep doesn't think it's a priority?

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Maybe Pep has Raheem down as our utility forward, and he will play up front in an emergency.

Sterling would need to improve massively with his composure ( imo ) to be considered as a striker option , but you may be right regarding Pep.

 

[Father Paul]

Going to the wire with Sanchez. Roll on Thursday night.

If we are serious about hiring another striker (not sure we are) we need to have a plan B. If the Gooners want to hold on to Sanchez so be it.
Lets get somebody else in, or just go with what we have. I would not make any promises to him about next year as things change quickly and he may well be surplus to requirement at that stage.

 

[BlueDejong]

Come on Txiki

 

[cibaman]

Ive been thinking that there is an international break is (and has always been the plan) to help both clubs and the player "manage" this move at arms length.....to avoid at least some of the backlash that will inevitably come from both the media and fans. With Sanchez now away (or at least on his way to Chile) the clubs can do all the contractual work, meetings for working out payment details/finalising the agreement without the the hassle from the media. They can all do this in secret as Sanchez cant be present (and hence cant be followed/hounded by the media and fans.....there will be a couple of weeks before he has to play again which means he makes his return from international duty, and hers straight up to manchester to start his new move.....

or maybe I'm just clutching at straws?

It wouldn't give arsenal time to replace him. And their fans will never accept that lacazette is the replacement because wenger has repeatedly told them that he isn't. And he couldn't get into the team yesterday.
Never say never but it would be a monumental pr disaster for arsenal to sell their best player immediately after yesterday's performance without replacing him.

 

[Plain Speaking]

Which makes it even more puzzling why he picked both Sanchez and the Ox for the game, the two players who're kicking up a stink and wanting out, why not play 4-4-2 with Lacazette and Wallcot replacing them?......you can see why the Gooners are fuming with Wenger, he's lost the plot.

Perhaps, even though they preferred to leave, he wanted to keep them. Maybe he felt he had to trial their effort and committment, to see if he could rely on their professionalism to fulfill contracts after the window closes?

He already knew players like Lacazette etc would be committed.
His test apparently failed, now perhaps he might reconsider?

 

[manimanc]

If we are serious about hiring another striker (not sure we are) we need to have a plan B. If the Gooners want to hold on to Sanchez so be it.
Lets get somebody else in, or just go with what we have. I would not make any promises to him about next year as things change quickly and he may well be surplus to requirement at that stage.

We only have two recognised strikers and if kun or gabby gets injured we're goosed. Letting nacho go can only mean we have or had a replacement lined up. Maybe he'll push raheem through the middle and a bit further up like the Bournemouth match or maybe we'll start with one up top but up to now we've gone two up top . Defo need a third striker in to ease the workload from the other two.