Alexis Sanchez

[Rammy Blue]

Probably bid that after a deal has been agreed with Roma and its all too late.

Lol mate, that's funny.

 

[Marvin]

EPL maybe, UCL, no chance. The likes of Real Madrid with Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema etc would still tear you a new one. All your new defenders are gonna take a while to bed in, it won't happen off the bat.

Arsenal might tremble in fear of Bayern, but we've done OK against them and Barcelona. Played Real Madrid 2 years ago and they weren't on a different planet.

keeper is a worry. They are good keepers, but it takes a while to settle in if you are an overseas keeper. Crosses are different, more physicality and defence have to totally trust the new keeper. last season bravo was trying to hard. Diving too early. Trying to anticipate the forward etc. Same could happen with Ederson.

Both City and Arsenal got plenty of quality in our playing squads. Lots of rivalry on here, but I am not writing off Arsenal, and I am sure Guardiola isn't either. There are 6 teams who can win the title next season. It's belief I think with Arsenal and desire. Leicester and Chelsea the last 2 champions would go week in week out home and away and just get that result. Quality is only 75% of it. It's that mentality that's missing, and yet the odd thing is you've got Alexis who embodies that.

 

[Dax777]

So you get fucked off at people criticising Sergio (which I haven't seen on here today) and then you criticise Sterling, who put in better performances last season than pretty much everyone bar Silva!

Strange fella isn't he? :)

 

[HellasLEAF]

Foden is a midfielder, Sanchez is a forward.

Sanchez is an attacking mid who can play in the #9 spot or out wide.

 

[geoff clipp]

EPL maybe, UCL, no chance. The likes of Real Madrid with Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema etc would still tear you a new one. All your new defenders are gonna take a while to bed in, it won't happen off the bat.

To be fair we played Real in the semis with all of those players two seasons ago and they didn't tear us a new one. We did however limp out meekly after a horribly turgid two legged affair.

 

[Jacob Smith]

Sanchez is an attacking mid who can play in the #9 spot or out wide.

Foden and Sanchez aren't the same type of player. Just because he's flavour of the week doesn't mean he can replace a potentially top signing

 

[City_J]

Sanchez is an attacking mid who can play in the #9 spot or out wide.

you must mean he is a winger that can play as attacking mid or #9?

 

[Robbiegunn]

Yes, apologies, 'tear you a new one' was an inflammatory phrase to use, but these overseas teams always have something extra that our prem teams just can't seem to live with. Hopefully that will change soon, because believe it or not, I would always support you over foreign teams. I'd love an English team to win the champs league just to piss UEFA off as I'm sure they have a vendetta against English teams. I think they're jealous at the TV money our clubs get.

Trouble with top Italian, German and Spanish teams is the league is so uncompetitive, that they can just farm players from throughout the league. Whereas all the best prem players are spread out over a lot of the clubs, in those countries, they're all in just one or two teams. It's an uneven playing field from the off.

 

[Shads]

Yes, apologies, 'tear you a new one' was an inflammatory phrase to use, but these overseas teams always have something extra that our prem teams just can't seem to live with. Hopefully that will change soon, because believe it or not, I would always support you over foreign teams. I'd love an English team to win the champs league just to piss UEFA off as I'm sure they have a vendetta against English teams. I think they're jealous at the TV money our clubs get.

Trouble with top Italian, German and Spanish teams is the league is so uncompetitive, that they can just farm players from throughout the league. Whereas all the best prem players are spread out over a lot of the clubs, in those countries, they're all in just one or two teams. It's an uneven playing field from the off.

I think a winter break and resting players against the fodder is part of their biggest advantage over English teams.

 

[HelloCity]

Sanchez is an attacking mid who can play in the #9 spot or out wide.

Lol

 

[Marvin]

Lol

you must mean he is a winger that can play as attacking mid or #9?

Not sure why you two reacted to that comment? I think that's exactly what Sanchez is. A player who started out as a wide-forward, and who is now a goal-scorer who can drop deep and dictate the game. I don't think he's as good out wide any more. Puts some great balls in and can dribble but lost a bit of pace. I watched him really struggle out wide at the Confederations Cup this Summer.

 

[Dobsy]

Not sure why you two reacted to that comment? I think that's exactly what Sanchez is. A player who started out as a wide-forward, and who is now a goal-scorer who can drop deep and dictate the game. I don't think he's as good out wide any more. Puts some great balls in and can dribble but lost a bit of pace. I watched him really struggle out wide at the Confederations Cup this Summer.

I agree with that as the arc of his career. I think he's now a better player than he ever was on the wing. The prospect of him and Aguero as a front two must be horrible for the rest of the league.

 

[Marvin]

I agree with that as the arc of his career. I think he's now a better player than he ever was on the wing. The prospect of him and Aguero as a front two must be horrible for the rest of the league.

Not sure. Sane and Jesus have to play. Can't play every game I know. Mbappe is the ideal buy. Sanchez is not in my eyes, because I think his best seasons are behind him.

 

[bluealf]

I agree with that as the arc of his career. I think he's now a better player than he ever was on the wing. The prospect of him and Aguero as a front two must be horrible for the rest of the league.

I thought a front two of Aguero and Jesus was already terrifying teams tbh

 

[almir]

I thought a front two of Aguero and Jesus was already terrifying teams tbh

Tbh, if people are saying Mbappe could be a flop and he doesn't have enough time behind himself to be guaranteed success, it's pretty much same with Jesus. He is in no way guaranteed success yet. Though much cheaper risk than Mbappe.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Tbh, if people are saying Mbappe could be a flop and he doesn't have enough time behind himself to be guaranteed success, it's pretty much same with Jesus. He is in no way guaranteed success yet. Though much cheaper risk than Mbappe.

So your point?

 

[almir]

So your point?

My point is that he is still not the one that is terrifying opposition. Aguero is, Sanchez is, he is not. He is still potential and has lot to prove to back that potential and earn the fear factor.

 

[bluealf]

Tbh, if people are saying Mbappe could be a flop and he doesn't have enough time behind himself to be guaranteed success, it's pretty much same with Jesus. He is in no way guaranteed success yet. Though much cheaper risk than Mbappe.

I was replying to a guy who was saying Sanchez and Aguero would be terrifying the prem, nothing to do with Mbappe.

edit oh I see what you are trying to imply, well unsure about Mbappe but you need to check our GJ's international goal record, I believe that kind of hints at a high level of ability for one so young and his 10 games for us have been filled with much promise and not to say a small amount of goals also.

I couldn't give two hoots and when I say hoots I really mean fucks if we sign Sanchez or Mbappe, for me 60-80m for Sanchez is ridiculous when he is out of contract in the next year and 120-150m for Mbappe who only scored 16 from 40 in an easier league than the prem last season, it is way to much money and risk, let him go to Real.

 

[SilverFox2]

I was replying to a guy who was saying Sanchez and Aguero would be terrifying the prem, nothing to do with Mbappe.

edit oh I see what you are trying to imply, well unsure about Mbappe but you need to check our GJ's international goal record, I believe that kind of hints at a high level of ability for one so young and his 10 games for us have been filled with much promise and not to say a small amount of goals also.

I couldn't give two hoots and when I say hoots I really mean fucks if we sign Sanchez or Mbappe, for me 60-80m for Sanchez is ridiculous when he is out of contract in the next year and 120-150m for Mbappe who only scored 16 from 40 in an easier league than the prem last season, it is way to much money and risk, let him go to Real.

I agree but our problem now is the same logic applies to our 2 signings from Monaco.

 

[almir]

I was replying to a guy who was saying Sanchez and Aguero would be terrifying the prem, nothing to do with Mbappe.

edit oh I see what you are trying to imply, well unsure about Mbappe but you need to check our GJ's international goal record, I believe that kind of hints at a high level of ability for one so young and his 10 games for us have been filled with much promise and not to say a small amount of goals also.

I couldn't give two hoots and when I say hoots I really mean fucks if we sign Sanchez or Mbappe, for me 60-80m for Sanchez is ridiculous when he is out of contract in the next year and 120-150m for Mbappe who only scored 16 from 40 in an easier league than the prem last season, it is way to much money and risk, let him go to Real.

If we can get him we will, we want him and we don't care it's only 16 goals in 40 games of easy league. Easy league is bit of cliche though as no longer than next summer we'll probably have three most expensive players in history coming through that easy league. And all young as dawn. He is risk of course, specially at that price. And to be honest, I don't have idea how good he is, I definitely wasn't sitting in front of my TV watching all Monaco games last year. But people at different clubs much better with their football than me think he is ultra potential, so he is probably good.

Same with Sanchez, if we can get him, we will. And will pay nicely. And as with any other transfer it will be the risk though based on his career lesser than Mbappe.

But I'm not sure Aguero and Jesus is good enough yet. As good as Aguero is, he is imo past his best and as many goals he scores he is missing enough chances and fails to assist so many times to not be irreplaceable. And honestly, despite me having almost blind belief in Pep's judgment, there is no much more proof in Jesus being future consistent superstar than Mbappe. There's not much that separate them so far, I doubt more than 20% of people here ever saw him play before he signed for us and he played very few games here for aso he is still kind of question mark as Mbappe, though much, much cheaper.

All in all, if we are taking terrifying line and who is the least risk it's Aguero and Sanchez. If we're looking bit in the future, than surely not. We have to plan the life without Aguero, sooner or later. Maybe not this year if we don't add both of MBappe and Sanchez but next year surely. And that will always mean taking some risk and spending nice amount of money.