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Sanchez's return | is not happening - he signs for Inter
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Are people actually being serious in suggesting we keep Sanchez ? Do people not remember when he played for us ? He’s generally considered the worst transfer in Premier League history or at least the biggest flop and Ole kind of made it clear he doesn’t want him around.
We’re heading in the right direction with our forward line last night having an average age of 21 (whilst also pursuing Sancho who is also around that age) and who are all creating great partnerships yet people want to take us back to those dark times ? Literally my mind is blown.
We’re heading in the right direction with our forward line last night having an average age of 21 (whilst also pursuing Sancho who is also around that age) and who are all creating great partnerships yet people want to take us back to those dark times ? Literally my mind is blown.
I’d happily get rid of him for free if it meant getting his astronomical wages off the books.
I mean it tells us everything we need to know about the quality of Serie A. Where players like Young, Sanchez, Moses, and Smalling can go and instantly look like really quality players. I’m not saying it’s a shite league, but there is undoubtedly a significant quality gap with the EPL. Not least in the physical demands. These case studies would indicate that it would be the perfect destination for someone like Lingard, who could enjoy a return to form in a lesser environment. Here’s hoping Inter continue their charitable works with United’s cast offs.What is this magical place where Sanchez looks world-class, Young consistently delivers end result from a wingback position and even Lukaku's touch looks on point
Anyway, it's nice to see Sanchez playing well, it helps us regardless of whenever it helps us sell him or that he gets back in a good form. Ideally he can still be a very good squad option, although it depends on how well-liked (or, rather, disliked) he is in United's dressing room.
Credit to Conte. He’s seen the quality gap, and exploited unwanted premier league players who could be got a good price and make an impact in Serie A. Eriksen, who is a player I’ve always admired and who 12 months ago I thought would be the perfect midfield foil to Pogba, has looked like a world beater of late. And prior to that he looked shot for Spurs. For quite some time. It’s really the perfect career path for ageing stars.... EPL or La Liga —-> Serie A ——> MLS. I suspect that is exactly what Ronaldo will do. He can comfortably play in MLS and score 40-50 goals in his late 30s to early 40s.
Back to the topic at hand. Sanchez has no future at United. We have to take the financial hit and get him off the books at the first opportunity. Just move on. I wish him all the best for the future. Italy is the perfect place for him with his loss of pace. Anyone looking at these performances and thinking he can replicate it for United next season, needs to give themselves a reality check. Just put it in the context of a level of competition where 35 year old Ashley Young is excelling. He just isn’t up to premier league standards at this point. We’d be better off giving his minutes to Chong, who I don’t even particularly rate.
Sanchez, Lingard, Rojo, Smalling, Jones and Pereira are the names (in that order) that should be the priority of our remaining clear out. Mata should stay for one more year because he is a positive influence on the young players, and is a reasonable squad option for lesser games where experience can help. That’ll free up the wage bill to add Sancho, a rotational striker, a young rotational no.10 (Grealish), and a CB (Konate or Upemecano.
I don’t think we need a DM this summer. Matic has been superb the second half of this season, and brings balance to the team. And I think having Fred and McTominay as options is plenty good enough. Longer term, I think the natural successor is Garner. I think he’s going to turn out to have as much of an impact as Greenwood. Big words, I know, but I am enormously impressed with him.
A club of our size and ambition, should have two quality players for every position. Our midfield looks completely different with two hard working playmakers in front of a DM. It corrects the issue we have with unlocking defences of deep sitting teams. The midfield 6 for next season should be: Matic, McTominay, Fred, Pogba, Fernandes, Grealish. Perfect balance of talents. With Garner the 7th looking to get a lot of minutes in the cups, with an eye on taking over from Matic the following season.
For forwards it should be Rashford, Martial, Greenwood, James, Sancho, +1 like M.Dembele. With Mata being the 7th wild card, experienced option.
For defence: Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Williams, Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof, Tuanzebe, Upemecano. With Bailly being the additional wild card option.
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A goal or assist every 63 minutes in Serie A.
Serie A is comfortably the 4th league nowadays. Even Juventus would seriously struggle to justify a spot in Europe's top ten teams. I'm not surprised players can perform far better there than they can in the Premier League or Spain. The entire bottom half of the league is Norwich and Bournemouth quality.
Hopefully Woody doesnt demand £20 mill or something stupid. I would let him go on a free and think Im saving £20 million in wages if I was him
Sanchez might decide he's happy to sit his mega bucks contract out...
I agree. Unless he really wants to play football, I can see that happening, or he gets loaned out again and we foot 75% of his salary
Seems he's performing well in his loan spell.
That's more like it. Improving back his reputation.
That's more like it. Improving back his reputation.
When he comes on as a sub, he looks one of the better players on the pitch. Yesterday he was the best player on the pitch. He looks more settled at Inter.
He will never wear United colours again in his life.
Solskjaer wants to move on. Sanchez wants to move on. It’s a dead fish.
Solskjaer wants to move on. Sanchez wants to move on. It’s a dead fish.
Funnily enough, James has been easily better than Sanchez. Has produced more than him already.
The whole situation is an easy decision to make. If we can be rid of him then we should. He is too injury prone, and on too much wages to take a chance on him.
Wait he tried to deck Greenwood? Was this ever reported?
https://www.sportbible.com/football...training-ground-clash-with-greenwood-20190813
After that Sanchez was sent to train by himself and was loaned pretty soon after.
I think it was but nothing was made of it and Sanchez left.
If that is the case, I do not want Alexis anywhere near this team.
After watching the Inter game I think Sanchez looked good but I also think that Ashley Young could play til he is 40 as a LB and look good in Serie A on the evidence of this game.
Definitely agree on Garner. I think in the long-term it will be a midfield of him and Mejbri in the double pivot.
Alexis Sanchez with a beautiful cross to the far post and the unmarked Young meets it with a venomous volley. One nil.
Should pinch myself. What a game by Sanchez - two assist, brilliant pass to Moses for the penalty, scored the penalty
and had a hand in the build up of one or two more goals. Man of the match.
Now give us the bag of crisps and he can go wherever he wants for free.
Should pinch myself. What a game by Sanchez - two assist, brilliant pass to Moses for the penalty, scored the penalty
and had a hand in the build up of one or two more goals. Man of the match.
Now give us the bag of crisps and he can go wherever he wants for free.
What does it tell you about the state of Serie A - when you are mentioning Young, Sanchez and Victor Moses in one post about playing well!
What we've always known. That the pace of game in Italy is a a bit slower and thus players with good skills but declining acceleration and agility can still perform pretty well there when given more space and time on the ball.
Hopefully Sanchez continues this form til the end of the season and Inter decide they want him permanently, he’s only cost us wages (although huge ones) so Woodward should just let him go on a free if Inter want him and then we’re saving about £16-£17 million a year in wages for a player who has zero future for us.
No, no he can't, he was absolutely dreadful whilst playing for us and our biggest flop as a transfer ever.
He'd also be a huge hindrance whilst at the club when it comes to contract negotiations with our player who do perform to the level we expect.
Its best if we part ways with him, if we can.
Yup. Inter's tactic and tempo tempo suits him way more than ours, plus many Arsenal fans acknowledged his last season in London was bit mild ind the end and player was acting different in the dressing room.
England somewhat looked a finished chapter a long time ago according to some.
I agree the league itself is poor but Juventus not top 10 in Europe? Have you actually watched football before?
A player getting mad after a tackle. That's no big deal. There are always arguments and bust-ups in training at football clubs. You can't escape it in such a competitive environment with so many people. You've heard former United pros talk about it when asked, I've heard the same thing myself from multiple players from semi-pro football to the top.
It could have something to do with Sanchez leaving but what I'm saying is that it's such a frequent thing to happen that there's no reason to link the two.
Really am having a tough time trying to come up with any positives if Sanchez actually came back. Being aloof with a questionable attitude on a huge salary whose best days are long past seems like a recipe for disaster to introduce back to the side.
When we bought him he had been playing as a striker for some time only to shoehorn him in as a winger; he was doomed from the start. His body then betrayed him.
I keep forgetting we didn’t actually pay a fee so just ridding his wages from the squad is a win - hopefully Inter will consider him on a free.
I keep forgetting we didn’t actually pay a fee so just ridding his wages from the squad is a win - hopefully Inter will consider him on a free.
Greenwood was 17 at the time. You think Sanchez might be a bit more professional and take it on the chin so to speak.
Anyway they obviously didn't feel like he reacted correctly as that was the end of Sanchez after this incident. He was sent on loan not long after.
If Inter are willing to pay his wages, let him stay on loan there for next season. Sanchez's biggest problem is staying fit, he's still a good player.
his two years prior to going to Italy show he’s not a good player.
hopefully we can get rid of him permanently
Yeah. I don't think it is that big a shout really, both looking at their results as well as their underlying performances. They are fairly low scoring for a supposed elite side in a softish league. Atalanta have scored 23 more goals and don't have Ronaldo. They are in a genuine title scrap with Lazio, who'd you struggle to argue are a top 20 European side. Looking at them in Europe, their record in the coefficient period reads L16, F, QF, QF, behind in the L16. Pretty meh. Expected goals shows them as good, not great, fairly solid defensively, but lacking an elite attack.
They are in the 8th-12th range. City, Liverpool, Bayern, Barca, Madrid and PSG are demonstrably better. I'd argue United have for months now looked closer to those clubs, than the following pack of Leipzig, Dortmund, Atletico, Chelsea, in which I would also suggest Juventus belong.
If a European Super League season started tomorrow, where do you think Juventus would finish? They wouldn't be competing for the title that is for sure.
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Dear God please take it and run Ed before they change their minds...
If we get rid of Sánchez and qualify for CL there surely is a lot of space and finances to make some signings. Really hope Inter buy him.
If we get 20m for him, as well as taking him off our books, that would be the best piece of business we'd do all summer. That would be a phenomenal robbery.
Who pays the 20m? Us or them?
He's performing well in Italy, so them.
Please be true 
They can’t match his terms at United. Just click bait.
I'm not buying it. He was looking poor for the vast majority of his time there, up until this last game. One good game against relegation strugglers won't convince Inter to part with money for a player on those wages, who likely does not want to take a pay cut.
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