Alexis Sanchez

[SWP's back]

And over the course of the season?

11 fewer. Effectively 3 months of extra midweek games. And that’s whilst going out of CL in round of 16.

 

[Phil1]

Could be Rodney Marsh all over again, shudders

You could be onto something. Surprised it’s not been mentioned tbh. :-)

 

[squirtyflower]

You could be onto something. Surprised it’s not been mentioned tbh. :-)

Some people are just a bit slow, I find as I get older I lose the pace I used to have

 

[Dribble]

Who knows, neither of us know 100% do we, the fact remains regardless of the reasons we are signing someone in their worst form for a few years. If he played like this last season would we be in for him? Not sure, you can be unhappy about what has happened but it shouldn't affect your performance. Look at Aguero for example.

Neither of us know, but I'm not in the business of presupposing either as many on this thread are. How many times have we seen players given time off because they've suffered a bereavement? By your metric that player should still be OK to perform because he's still physically fit.

How many times have Mancini and Guardiola mentioned how important mentality is in football? If a persons state of mind is not right, rarely will you see them perform to their best....... that is unless you can prove different?

Sanchez's mentality is probably not right because of the huge disappointment he suffered in the summer. Are you seriously trying to claim he has no right to allow this to effect him? Could you help feeling a surge of grief if you lost someone close (heavens forbid)? Just imagine if this did happen and those around you started accusing you of downing tools, losing you ability overnight, being a malingerer, or deliberately not trying, how would you feel?

Sanchez has enough deposited in the bank for me to be excused if he's not feeling his usual perky self. Perhaps he just needs a change of scenery eh?

 

[Dribble]

11 fewer. Effectively 3 months of extra midweek games. And that’s whilst going out of CL in round of 16.

Exactly! Thanks for helping him out, I await his response. :-)

And all of this with Dad's Army making up the majority of our defence!

 

[Dribble]

As for the fullbacks, I find it hard to believe Pep would have told them we could make do with the ones we had. It's more likely the board failed to deliver on that one surely?

I would say it was more like the board said to Pep: 'This is all you can have this season unfortunately. However, do the best you can with this lot and properly see how the land lies in the PL and what you need to correct it. THEN next summer Pep my boy, it's BONANZA time for you baby!' :-)

 

[Dribble]

So you’re planning to go out of the CL in the round of 16 again?

We’d also played 9 more games by January 1st.

So 11 in total. Or nearly three additional months of Saturday Wednesday Saturday.

So @Tom_mcfc there you have your answer. I suppose this had no bearing on needing transfers either, ESPECIALLY as we had Dad's Army populating our defence with the effervescent Toure ahead of them forming a protective barrier.

 

[Dribble]

Sanchez struggling because of failed Man City move, says former Arsenal defender


“This year is hard. It’s hard for him because he wants to move, Arsenal kept him so he has a lot of pressure in his head,” said Eboue.

“Sanchez is a great player. Arsenal have to keep him, Ozil and Sanchez. Anything can happen in football.”

http://sportslens.com/sanchez-strug...ity-move-says-former-arsenal-defender/220073/

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Laughable how some people think he's suddenly not very good. You'll chomping on humble pie if/when he signs

 

[Dax777]

We should probably sign another goalkeeper then, just in case Ederson gets injured. And another left back in case Delph gets injured. And another centre half in case Stones and Otamendi get injured. And definitely another DM in case Fernandinho gets injured.

You joke, but outside of Ederson, we should really sign the rest