And there it is in black and white. Agreed.
Is there any way back into our side for Alexis Sanchez?
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No thanks - Sanchez checks a number of boxes all of which are negative and non-assets to Manchester United. Sell him as soon as there is a whiff of interest. Unfortunately it seems other clubs quite rightly are not.
He and Gareth Bale might be nice people but they are living proof that obscene salaries for sports people who are not the best at their job kills drive. They are both too comfortable and have a track record of showing little passion for the clubs over-paying them. Let them retire asap and live on the proceeds of those foolish enough to give them away.
He and Gareth Bale might be nice people but they are living proof that obscene salaries for sports people who are not the best at their job kills drive. They are both too comfortable and have a track record of showing little passion for the clubs over-paying them. Let them retire asap and live on the proceeds of those foolish enough to give them away.
Nooo. Alexis if finished
Some needs to get a gif of the Vince Mcmahon theme music in this thread. No chance in hell
No chance. Sell him off, if there is someone mad enough to buy him. Maybe China.
His quickness being gone isn't the main issue with him, I mean it's to be expected with age and mileage. For me the concern is that he tries to play a brand of football his body cannot keep up with. He loses the ball for too often, tries ridiculously predictable lofted passes, he can't dribble nor intelligent shift the ball to protect it efficiently.
He has always relied on his quickness/agility to make it work. He has never been good at pressing as a unit, not been the best at decisionmaking, could argue that his overall understanding of football is not the best...
Given that his whole game was dependent on his quickness/mobility, it is the main issue. Regardless of how he adapted, if he were able to, he would still not be close to the player he was.
That's my point. That's the main issue with him, that over reliance on attributes that are meant to diminish over time. Giggs was a good example of how a player adapted his game once he realized his body changed and he couldn't do certain things with ease (Totti is another example). He's just too wasteful as a footballer, Mourinho did us dirty with him.
Left us a horrible situation with him.
I think Giggs was a lot better in terms of technique and passing ability. Sanchez seems totally done right now, even his "good" performances for Chile seem mediocre at best.
For me I’m not even sure his physical attributes are the issue... last season his decision making was awful, just couldn’t pull the trigger when he got in to a goal scoring chance, always passed where he could shoot, made the hard pass instead of the easy one and lost the ball, pressed when he should sit... feels like his head isn’t in it, or he’s seriously low on confidence because he doesn’t seem to play that way for Chile
Giggs was but it's just an example of a player changing his game with age. Sanchez tries to play the same way since he arrived in Europe. No real attempt at slight changes.
What could be changed though? I'm not even sure what Sanchez can excel at anymore, his touch and passing are erratic, he can't get past players, he is injury-prone and won't cope with a serious pressing system all season.
Don't see any salvation for his career at the top level, seems like he is a bit of a cnut to even realise this anyway.
At this level ? Nothing can change because it's too late but a player like him would greatly benefit IMHO, from touching and carrying the ball less with each possession, playing it first time more, if you know what I mean. In essence, dribble less because he cannot do it anymore and stop attempting these high risk passes because he's not good enough to pull them off.
he will get opportunities no problem.
with Lukaku set to leave we are short up top and we've probably 50 games plus next year
with Lukaku set to leave we are short up top and we've probably 50 games plus next year
We’re not short in the LW position though are we ? I can’t see him playing as a CF under solskjaer ? He’s getting rid of lukaku because he can’t keep up
With the pace of attack he wants so don’t see why Sanchez would be any different
it depends how Solskjaer sees Martial and even Rashford - Ole is pragmatic in his lineups so I can see plenty of approaches from game to game
our attacking 3 options assuming we play a 2 or 3 and with rotation especially in the EL Alexis will get chances
Sanchez is technically better than Lukaku is nippy enough. My issues with Sanchez is how often he gives away the ball - so wasteful
his injury record is abysmal also but he will get a chance or two and it's really up to him how he performs
youd love to see him leave put who would pick up that contract
He will get a few chances under Ole 100% because we don't have the funds to address our wings we needs midfielders and defenders. Also Ole has nothing to lose playing him and everything to gain. If he is crap Sanchez is past it if Ole can get him firing again then Ole is a magician. Potential rep to be gained here for Ole.
Of course their is, we are paying him so much money that he is unsellable and it is obviously caused raised expectations from players signing contracts with us, so it’s 100% in our best interests to have him playing not sitting on the bench.
But what we have to understand is the player we bought doesn’t exist any more, he has lost a few yards of pace, so he has to adapt his game and evolve like all players who rely on pace or mobility when they come up to around 30 they have to change.
Lots of players have done it very successfully, however Sanchez so far hasn’t shown any signs that he is capable of adapting but it may still happen.
What ever happens though it was still beyond stupid giving him this contract and I hope we learn from it and never give a player that kind of contract again when they are coming up to 30.
But what we have to understand is the player we bought doesn’t exist any more, he has lost a few yards of pace, so he has to adapt his game and evolve like all players who rely on pace or mobility when they come up to around 30 they have to change.
Lots of players have done it very successfully, however Sanchez so far hasn’t shown any signs that he is capable of adapting but it may still happen.
What ever happens though it was still beyond stupid giving him this contract and I hope we learn from it and never give a player that kind of contract again when they are coming up to 30.
He’s too easily forgotten about and I’m as guilty as anyone for forgetting about him but it’s madness to just write him off. Like it or not he’s here and if he’s here and costing us what he is then Ole has to really work on getting him fired up. It’s a criminal waste of a talent to just let him rot away until we finally sell him in the next window or two.
If he somehow was to find that form he had prior to joining us and we were to swap Dybala/Lukaku... a front four (4-2-3-1) with Martial-Dybala-Sanchez and Rash above would be quite awesome. But that would leave Pogba in a two man mid with McT/Matic. Never mind... just my Football Manager way of thinking 
I personally think he may surprise a few this season and actually contribute
If Alexis stays injury free, he certainly can be an asset. Even if he doesn’t start many games, it’s important to have solid options on the bench to be able to influence matches.
I can't see it. He's been an awful signing. He didn't do well under Mourinho and his sluggish style so he has no chance of fitting into Oles faster paced football.
Until he leaves or until we sign a permanent replacement, then there is every probability that he will be starting matches.
No way are we going to be paying him more than £1m a month to not even kick a ball.
No way are we going to be paying him more than £1m a month to not even kick a ball.
Ife he had any desire to turn it around he would'nt have headed to the Copa, got injured, and missed a pre-season he desperately needed. He's lower down the pecking order than Greenwood, Gomes and Chong now. I'd seriously consider not even registering the guy, to force him out to China. But alas, we are stuck with him.
We're stuck with him so probably. Nobody is even linked with him these days.