The good thing about United making more of a competition is it will prevent any winner's over confidence.
If - and it is still an if - we win the title by clear water this season there can be a natural tendency to not have the same fight next time round on the back of your mind feeling it will be just as easy to retain. Though it never is.
So it helps to have a fight because that brings out the best in most players with a winning mentality. Everything falling into place with little challenge can inevitably bring a diminution of output as time goes by.
I'm saying I don't blame him, and that your suggestion that our wage should've been enough for him is irrelevant as it's a different world with the figures footballers work with.Not entirely with you on the spurs thing, you're saying he was right to go for the highest offer though?
He's going to be better paid than Messi. Something is wrong with that. Can't blame the player, though.I'm saying I don't blame him, and that your suggestion that our wage should've been enough for him is irrelevant as it's a different world with the figures footballers work with.
Time will tell whether he was right, this season the obvious choice in terms of success is to pick City - however what if United have a stormer next season, will people still be saying he made the wrong choice from a footballing perspective?
Not sure what your point is there to be honest, maybe you've misinterpreted what I've said. I'm not saying Sanchez is worth what United are paying him, my discussion with the guy I quoted was that I find it hard to blame Sanchez for picking United with what they've offered.He's going to be better paid than Messi. Something is wrong there.
I'm saying I don't blame him, and that your suggestion that our wage should've been enough for him is irrelevant as it's a different world with the figures footballers work with.
Time will tell whether he was right, this season the obvious choice in terms of success is to pick City - however what if United have a stormer next season, will people still be saying he made the wrong choice from a footballing perspective?
I guess my issue with this whole thing is that some blues are claiming this is some kind of victory for us, when it's simply not. In footballing terms this makes united stronger if it comes off, maybe in the future it impacts them, but then again as I have mentioned before on this thread transfers and wages should never be seen in isolation and whatever the final figure is you can bet anyone at a major club moving forward will be using it as the basis as their high end and while people have said in 2 or 3 years time when he is declining united will be fucked...........possibly but I will make this claim when his contract is over there will be a number of players in the league earning more than that chances are one of the clubs paying that will be City.And that's the point. Sanchez at £500.000.00 per week wages was worth it to ManUre, however no other club in world football seems to share that view.
That's where it is so much better to bring in the new players in the summer, rather than Jan though.
Sanchez freshens up.the rags now (in theory) but that excitement is over when next season starts.
For us, there will be a younger, exciting player coming in to give us a boost after the summer.
I guess my issue with this whole thing is that some blues are claiming this is some kind of victory for us, when it's simply not. In footballing terms this makes united stronger if it comes off, maybe in the future it impacts them, but then again as I have mentioned before on this thread transfers and wages should never be seen in isolation and whatever the final figure is you can bet anyone at a major club moving forward will be using it as the basis as their high end and while people have said in 2 or 3 years time when he is declining united will be fucked...........possibly but I will make this claim when his contract is over there will be a number of players in the league earning more than that chances are one of the clubs paying that will be City.
No, I completely take your point about the player. Why would he turn down £500k a week? But from a rag point of view, it's crazy. Even in this market, the guy isn't worth anywhere near that amount of money. And he's 30 years of age soon. It could all end badly.Not sure what your point is there to be honest, maybe you've misinterpreted what I've said. I'm not saying Sanchez is worth what United are paying him, my discussion with the guy I quoted was that I find it hard to blame Sanchez for picking United with what they've offered.
He's clearly noway near a Messi/Ronaldo/Neymar level player & 29 years old - yet has the chance to be one of the best paid players on the planet. This is his last big payday - his agent has done his job & got his man (and himself) a hell of a lot of money.