Alexis Sanchez

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Sterling, Sane and Jesus will all have a dip in form at some point this season, also Aguero is prone to tweaking a hamstring and so we really could do with Sanchez to give us options, we are only 25% of the way through the season.
 
If Sanchez does come here in January, I think he will be used in rotation with King David. I don't believe at this point in his career, Sanchez will be used predominantly as a winger. Imo I think Pep will use him more as a creative AM, with the ability to run through a packed defence and score, a bit more direct than king David.
 
The Fat el Hombre said:
To play as well has he has, to get to his level and play with the intensity he does you have to be giving absolutely everything and be right on the cusp of boiling over. I think most/all players can only give that for so long and be let down by the cowards around them before theyve had enough. We've seen it with De bruyne lately - little signs of almost boiling over, but that's just cos hes playing at his absolute maximum, competing with everything he's got. I reckon if you put Kev or anyone similar in a situation to what Sanchez has had you'd see the attitude dip and/or the form drop. It's very different to the attitude shown by the likes of Ozil and Nasri for example - poncey little wimps with no bottle who should be avoided.

On top of that he's got the promised land - Pep and our team playing the way we are, waiting right here for him with open arms. Hurry up Alexis lad, if you need a lift up gimme a shout
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Spot on, my thoughts exactly.
 
9 games in dec,31st and then the 2nd jan,we will have injuries we will have knacked players a lot of whom are very young and several used to a winter break,if you don't think we should add a world class player in jan then you have lost your mind mate
 
Silva_Spell said:
He can play in the CL

Players may have played in qualifying for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League, but only one of them can have played in the UEFA Europa League group stage. Players cannot represent two clubs in the UEFA Champions League from the group stage onwards.
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Had no clue about this. Very interesting! I'm still not convinced we make the move until the summer but this certainly improves the chances.
 
Dribble said:
Are you solely judging Sanchez on 6 weeks of football & no pre-season?
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Yes, and that for Chile. In the Premier League 2017/18 it's now 1 goal in 8 games, and 2 assists. If this continues into January, you might change your mind, and vice versa.
karen7 said:
9 games in dec,31st and then the 2nd jan,we will have injuries we will have knacked players a lot of whom are very young and several used to a winter break,if you don't think we should add a world class player in jan then you have lost your mind mate
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Even if he's playing as he is at present? We have 5 forwards that's enough. Buying a 6th forward when we can't even give the 5th enough game time to get him up to speed does not make sense for me.
 
uwe rosler 28 said:
Summer transfer for me unless we pick up an injury in forward position before Feb
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Why when if things go as they should, we'll have 5 of the best forwards in the country plus Foden and Diaz on the verge of joining them. We should be able to cherry pick the best young forwards in the game if we feel we need a player in that position. A Sanchez-like player like when he was at Udinese. Another Jesus or Sane. Those are the types of players we should be after. Sanchez is backward looking.
 
I hope we get him in January. Decent player.
 
Marvin said:
Yes, and that for Chile. In the Premier League 2017/18 it's now 1 goal in 8 games, and 2 assists. If this continues into January, you might change your mind, and vice versa.

Even if he's playing as he is at present? We have 5 forwards that's enough. Buying a 6th forward when we can't even give the 5th enough game time to get him up to speed does not make sense for me.
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It's been mentioned several times that we'll know the difference that Sanchez will make if & when injuries, suspension or fatigue strikes. Take Otamendi being suspended, why do we suddenly look bare at centre back when by your metric, we have 2 additional CB's who can't get a game?

Are you also saying that EVERYTHING Sanchez has done in his career up until September 2017 should count for nothing?

Are you also suggesting the fact that Sanchez has made it perfectly clear he doesn't want to be at Arsenal, has no bearing on his performances since September 2017?
 
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Wonder how we'd fit Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Sane, and now Sanchez in 3 positions. But it's a nice problem to have. Lovely to get him just to piss off Wenger too.
 
jay laruja said:
Wonder how we'd fit Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Sane, and now Sanchez in 3 positions. But it's a nice problem to have. Lovely to get him just to piss off Wenger too.
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Plenty of games for everyone come the new year.
Much rather have that problem then our best players getting burnt out towards the end of the season by over playing them like some of our rivals are doing.
 
Plus, a WC at the end of the season.

Players are desperate to play in that but if they’re fatigued going in then more risk of injuries and not being fresh for the start of next season.

I have no idea where to fit him in with the amount of players we have but can see the value assuming we won’t pay a high fee in Jan.
 
karen7 said:
9 games in dec,31st and then the 2nd jan,we will have injuries we will have knacked players a lot of whom are very young and several used to a winter break,if you don't think we should add a world class player in jan then you have lost your mind mate
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I wish we could have him in December :)
 
Sanchez has no WC to look forward to. He would go all out to help us win the PL and CL and help stop any of the other forwards becoming complacent.
 
I hope we buy him as soon as the window opens but when he starts a game can be a lot later. No need to rush him in if no one is injured or out of form. Let him relax and settle in naturally. It's not always that a team can afford to be calm so I'd say we should take adavantage of it.

Maybe he'd enjoy the drop in pressure of easing his way in? Or maybe he thrives on it and I should shit the fook up.
 
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