It's the Rooney experiment all over again.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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Is Sanchez a better option as Rashford’s back up and leave Rom as a right wing back up ?
No one will take him on with his wages, & can't see him moving to take a wage cut at an inferior team, why should he, also can't see why we'd just pay him off, or send him on a heavily subsidised loan.
We've made our bed so we need to make it work somehow, or just accept he's going to be a ridiculously expensive bit part player for a couple of seasons and right it off.
We've made our bed so we need to make it work somehow, or just accept he's going to be a ridiculously expensive bit part player for a couple of seasons and right it off.
When he was trying to 'run' to keep up with Rashford. Ok fair enough, Rashford is super fast. but seeing that defender sprint past him was just hilarious for the wrong reasons.
Has been wank in final third but overall game wasn't too bad.
Not a good performance. He has to be grabbing these opportunities whenever he gets the chance and though I don't think he was terrible I expect more than average. Rightly behind Martial in the pecking order at the moment.
Anyone else noticed he occupies the space Pogba wants to be in? Sanchez doesn't stays wide he cuts inside all the time exactly where Pogba want to be.
Once martial came on he actually stayed wide allowing Pogba to go forward and we started creating chances.
Once martial came on he actually stayed wide allowing Pogba to go forward and we started creating chances.
Our overall poor passing didn't help him in his come back. I thought he looked a bit unfit. He didn't have a good game.
Offer him to Spurs for Son.
He worked hard but not much came to him. He looked like a sad man missing his dogs when he got subbed for Martial.
If his teammates think he is a bit pompous and isn't having it, maybe he will be happy to move despite the wage. Tell you what, we might as well offer Juventus a straight swap in the summer and let Ronaldo come back for one last year to retire his shirt.
If his teammates think he is a bit pompous and isn't having it, maybe he will be happy to move despite the wage. Tell you what, we might as well offer Juventus a straight swap in the summer and let Ronaldo come back for one last year to retire his shirt.
The talk the lack of an understanding with the other players is far however the bigger problem (which is presumably an issue for others in picking him out too), is that every defender/fullback he comes up against seems to be completely his measure. I simply don't see him testing defenders. They've all pretty much got him on a leash and offering sod all threat.
Think we should try him out on the right (backup to Lingard). Our left is too important to have no threat from.
Think we should try him out on the right (backup to Lingard). Our left is too important to have no threat from.
Curse of the #7 shirt strikes again. Retire the shirt for god sakes.
Didn't Alexis play well on RW at both Barca and Arsenal? Why don't we just play him there as it's a position we have a gaping hole for on the team.
It has little to do with the number, we've just given it to the wrong players over and over again since Ronaldo left.
I think if played consistently he will pick up form. His movements get neglected at times.
Agreed and i think China is our best hope since they are the only ones willing to match his insane wages. I see a lot of people blame Woody for this transfer, but despite all his feck ups this is one we cant pin on him. When we bought him he was the best attacking player in the league and this place was buzzing over the news. No one knew he would turn to shit overnight.
Its about time we get someone who is actually worthy of wearing the #7 shirt
Just looked up his stats. Since he joined us last January he has scored four and assisted eight while his wages (according to Wikipedia) is 26 million £. Every goal/assist from him has cost us 2,1 million£
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From the outset I didn’t think Sanchez was a good move for us. At that time I thought a moody player in a troubled squad was not a good idea. My opinion has not changed very much - after two managers with very different outlooks.
Sanchez from the getgo has been very poor, there has been no period of consistent play anyone can point to. His performances have plateaued into a less than average consistency. His moments are fleeting in games and within ten minutes of being subbed, his replacements have had more impact than his hour on the pitch. Ole is obviously trying to break the plateau and raise his profile with game time, complements and encouragement but if this trend has not broken by the end of the season I think he should go.
Sanchez from the getgo has been very poor, there has been no period of consistent play anyone can point to. His performances have plateaued into a less than average consistency. His moments are fleeting in games and within ten minutes of being subbed, his replacements have had more impact than his hour on the pitch. Ole is obviously trying to break the plateau and raise his profile with game time, complements and encouragement but if this trend has not broken by the end of the season I think he should go.
He’s really not good playing out wide anymore. It looks like his pace has gone. He looks decent while through the middle but right now there’s no space in the team for him there.
I’d play him as a striker or No.10 or he stays on the bench.
I’d play him as a striker or No.10 or he stays on the bench.
I’m amazed actually that football people like Ole or Phelan can’t see Sanchez is not a winger anymore, play him up top in place of Lingard or simply don’t bother him.
He looks done sadly
He would probably look a bit better playing more central, but i would still prefer if we gave his minutes to one of the kids.
He would probably look a bit better playing more central, but i would still prefer if we gave his minutes to one of the kids.
His movements are not the problem. The issue is when he has the ball at his feet. He can't beat a man, can't cross, can't even pass the ball properly.
His legs look so heavy. Its like he finds it so hard to do the basics.
I think Fred would even look better in the postion Sanchez plays.
He wasn't the best attacking player in the league. He was having a down season for Arsenal when we bought him.
Haven't seen him getting a proper run under Ole yet, so I won't write him off until he gets a proper run in the first team.
I still believe he will turn it around.
He was decent yesterday when the whole team performance was lacking.
I still believe he will turn it around.
He was decent yesterday when the whole team performance was lacking.
Somehow, he just doesnt fit in. He was not as poor as others say yesterday, but on the ball, he's always out of sync with the rest it seems
It pains me to say it but Alexis looks like a player that should go to MLS and spend a few seasons there before the retirement.
I've lost all hope that he can be a successful United player.
The only think that could maybe work for him is to play him in Lingard's position as a false nine/CF behind Tony and Rashford. There just isn't any flow to United's game when he plays on the left wing.
I've lost all hope that he can be a successful United player.
The only think that could maybe work for him is to play him in Lingard's position as a false nine/CF behind Tony and Rashford. There just isn't any flow to United's game when he plays on the left wing.
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We really need to offload him. He doesn't fit in with the current team. Martial, Rashford and even Lingard are all ahead of him. The problem as already mentioned is who'll come in for him with those wages? Maybe China can help us out?
This. I've been wanting to see us try this for a while now. Rom has been shite through the middle but looks decent when he's coming from the right. He's got pace, likes to run at people and he has a decent cross in him while Sanchez doesn't have the pace to be a winger anymore.
People being incredibly harsh on him as usual. Rashford(apart from the goal) and Lingard had extremely poor performances. I can count the number of times they just didn't pass the ball to Sanchez. The one time Rashford tried to, it was underhit.
It was a difficult game and it's not his fault yesterday he couldn't work in a disjointed attacking performance.
It was a difficult game and it's not his fault yesterday he couldn't work in a disjointed attacking performance.
I can see he's really trying. He doesn't hide away from the ball and instead wants it all the time. Jesse i noticed for some reason seems to always ignore him and would rather pass it sideways or backwards to someone else. Luke Shaw seems to be the only player who passes to him but that's because he plays on the same left side with Alexis. Pogba also tries to look for him if possible, i think he knows himself Alexis has the quality to produce a moment of magic. Others not passing him the ball is quite strange. I just hope it's all a coincidence and not detrimental to team play
He's out of sync off the ball as well to me. Always seems to take up space where someone else was looking to move into. He might sync up with more match practice but we are not good enough to afford time for a player to find his feet so slowly atm.
I know we like to criticise and single out our attackers. But, in terms of our attacking play, we still have no plan. There's no fluency and coherency in our play. What was the plan yesterday? We had 55% of the ball against a team who don't like possession so that we could stop them from countering, however, we neither countered much ourselves and when we had the ball, we were just as useless. Obviously, we don't have a functional right side so that doesn't help. We need more urgency in our play and that's when, I reckon, we'll see more from our forwards.
I think he's been given enough time and it hasn't worked out. When you sign a 29 year old player who has played in the same league and at the highest level you expect him to hit the ground running. Only thing he can do is adapt to his lack of pace. If the board can find a way to ship him out for a little bit of money, they should do so. Maybe him being back up for Rashford could be good but I think Rom is preferred there by Ole.
This feels like the Rooney discussion all over again.
“We just need to play him in x,y,z position”
“There’s still a quality player in there, he just needs games to show it”
After having gone through this with our all time top scorer, you would think our fanbase would recognize when a player is done, and not cling to some hope that he just needs [insert thing here] to become the player he was.
“We just need to play him in x,y,z position”
“There’s still a quality player in there, he just needs games to show it”
After having gone through this with our all time top scorer, you would think our fanbase would recognize when a player is done, and not cling to some hope that he just needs [insert thing here] to become the player he was.
Rubbish again, over a year now of these kind of performances. He also wasn’t playing well for Arsenal in his last season there so it’s a long time since he was actually any good now.
Not sure how much longer can keep persisting with him until just have to accept he has been a terrible signing and move on.
Not sure how much longer can keep persisting with him until just have to accept he has been a terrible signing and move on.
His decline started when he was at Arsenal, people blamed it on "out of form". He was physically not as good during his last 6 months at the club, and this is more likely due to physical decline than being "out of form". His turning/agiliy/accleration is not what it was, and it is highly unlikely he will be able to "train" this back up. Panic transfer by Woodward/Mourinho. Release to China for free if we are able.
It's a confidence thing. Can only improve if he has a consistent run in the team, and players don't ignore him and his runs. There is little chemistry up front right now.
He wasn't even a winger at arsenal expected to take on and beat 2 men with pace and skill, wenger used him further forward in a 343 with him used on as a striker who lurked around the box. He is not good at providing width. I have seen luke shaw play inside of him while he has to provide width and overlap and Sanchez is wide left, and when he made good runs, Rashford or lingers never look to feed him.
He needs to improve surely.. But getting in and out of the team doesn't help, injuries has played a part as well.
I noticed it too that lingard would not pass it to him
He is still a quality player. He needs to play for a couple of more games to get into the groove.
He is still a quality player. He needs to play for a couple of more games to get into the groove.
Sanchez doesn't look fit or sharp at all. He looks leggy and his body language is not the best. I want him to flourish but there is little or no improvement since JM days.
In pre season he looked sharp until he got injured but i just cannot see him staying at the club unless he brightens up
In pre season he looked sharp until he got injured but i just cannot see him staying at the club unless he brightens up
I think he's done. Will only continue the downhill trend.
I think we just need to play him in the hope that he stays fit enough to pass a medical for someone in China! I'd even pay part of his wages to get rid of him. This is like the decline of Rooney all over again. We need to cut our losses, even let him go on minimal fee if that's what it takes to get those wages off our books.
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