He's been planning his conversations with Zlatan while sitting alone in a corner at lunch.
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Probably because the club hope to have long term solutions in Martial, Rashford, Gomes and Chong.
Well Dailymail could reveal to its users now that Pogba got an earful from Jose (in private, when absolutely no one was there) for disrespectfully shaking hands with Jose in middle of his long deep talk after the Liverpool game.. All the smile and wink from Jose was fake and actually he wanted to punch Pogba in the face for disturbing his concentration
Listening to those who are complaining about Alexis Sanches just makes me shake my head in unbelief, why? because if they all took a good look around at the rest of the team there are few who are performing above 7/10 part from DDG consistently.
Alexis never stops trying to make things happen, lots of little sprints and looking for a way through, personally, I don't believe it is his fault, the whole system we play just doesn't suit two-thirds of the team's abilities, we are too slow and predictable, apart from Pogba and Alexis we don't have any players with flair and are game changers, yes Martial has potential and Rashford has speed off the mark but I'm afraid the system that JM plays is not going to improve us as a team and waste the talents of those players who need to play at a faster pace.
Alexis never stops trying to make things happen, lots of little sprints and looking for a way through, personally, I don't believe it is his fault, the whole system we play just doesn't suit two-thirds of the team's abilities, we are too slow and predictable, apart from Pogba and Alexis we don't have any players with flair and are game changers, yes Martial has potential and Rashford has speed off the mark but I'm afraid the system that JM plays is not going to improve us as a team and waste the talents of those players who need to play at a faster pace.
I have watched Alexis play a lot. Most of his goals come from goal mouth scramble or he dribbles his way through and score.
Most of his goals come inside the penalty box and not outside. (He needs to work on strengthening and score goals from outside because top players like Lampard, Scholes, even Hazard can score from outside the box). He also lacks strength in his passing.
One problem that Alexis faced is that the Old Trafford field is too big.
2. Manchester United, Old Trafford, 116 x 76 yards, 8816
7. Arsenal, Emirates Stadium, 114 x 74 yards, 8436
At Arsenal, some of his goals come from the far wing where he dribbles in and score. At man united, that will be harder considering the field is bigger.
Most of his goals come inside the penalty box and not outside. (He needs to work on strengthening and score goals from outside because top players like Lampard, Scholes, even Hazard can score from outside the box). He also lacks strength in his passing.
One problem that Alexis faced is that the Old Trafford field is too big.
2. Manchester United, Old Trafford, 116 x 76 yards, 8816
7. Arsenal, Emirates Stadium, 114 x 74 yards, 8436
At Arsenal, some of his goals come from the far wing where he dribbles in and score. At man united, that will be harder considering the field is bigger.
Alexis needs to simply relax.
He's whirring mess of energy at the moment.
He's whirring mess of energy at the moment.
Yep.
Today Jose found Pogba interrupting his interview, unprofessional, according to the press.
He seemed to love it when I, ya know, saw it with my own eyes.
Should we just play 5 a side then cos that's a smaller pitch as well?
What a load of tosh.
Alex Sanchez is an elite level forward, the size of the pitch has no bearing for me. I'll accept that maybe he is in transition due to moving clubs and adapting to jose's style. We haven't found the best use of him so far, that's extremely evident.
Whats worrying for me is how ordinary he has looked. He cant pass the ball, he cant retain possession when pressed and hasn't got into the box anywhere near as much as he should have.
Maybe he's coming to deep to try and influence things, trying to hard or maybe its just a concentration thing. Maybe Sanchez needs the freedom to roam, which Jose will never offer him due to his style.
For me, it was a poor signing. Sanchez has affected the form and game time for Rashford, Martial and Lingard (our in form player). Its just made our attack look worse so far.
He's a good player, he's 29 will decline as he heavily relies on work ethic and pace which he will naturally lose.
We look worse with him in the team than without, which is baffling
His acquisition was more like preventing others from getting without a real process thought on how the whole thing would work.
In a fully functionning team, it is easier to buy players for the sake of it but when the team is at an unknown stage of "re-build", it is impossible for the player to shine.
We should never have gotten him all things considered.
In a fully functionning team, it is easier to buy players for the sake of it but when the team is at an unknown stage of "re-build", it is impossible for the player to shine.
We should never have gotten him all things considered.
It’s a bit early to claim all of this. I’m sure we have a plan on how things will shape up alongside the players we are signing this summer.
Hopefully yeah but I don't trust this manager nor his staff to get the best out of Alexis. Hoping to be quoted for sure in the future and laughed at even
There's barely a difference.
Started following him on Instagram a week or two ago and I have to say he comes across a very strange individual.
The size of the pitch shouldn't make any difference, besides the away grounds can be larger or smaller, and not only that, what excuse do the rest of the team have for underperforming?
Think you've got the right data, but come to the wrong conclusion. Arsenal spend a lot of time in the opponents half, in and around their box. This gives him ample opportunities to use his dribbling to good effect. But on the negative side, having the entire team parked in the opponents box leaves us very vulnerable to counter attacks which is why you will never see Jose support such tactics.
Although it’s fair to say that now at the time he was that missing spark, that bit of magic that was going to link the midfield to attack and solve all our problems. He played like that against Yeovil and Huddersfield but then he quickly settled into our uninspiring, lethargic, rigid style and now sadly he’s just another problem.
And it will be more stories like that during looong international break. They have to earn their pay checks.
so true
he posts very strange videos on his story which include weird music and strange facial expressions. hopefully this weird confidence behind the screen will emulate onto the football pitchHe’s been here what 7 full weeks? And he affected Lingards form? Ffs come on.
Latest IG post is interesting.
That translates as him admitting to being “tired” and “emotionally and psychologically exhausted”.
You do wonder if enduring such a rotten season at Arsenal, followed by the transfer tug of war has left him a bit mentally broken. A wee break with the national team might be just what the doctor ordered.
That translates as him admitting to being “tired” and “emotionally and psychologically exhausted”.
You do wonder if enduring such a rotten season at Arsenal, followed by the transfer tug of war has left him a bit mentally broken. A wee break with the national team might be just what the doctor ordered.
Alexis isn't being played to his strengths right now. He's averaging far fewer chances per game compared to what he got at Arsenal, that isn't Arsenal's creative play, which has dried up, it's giving him greater licence to roam. You don't buy Alexis Sanchez to play him on either wing with instructions to play deep and defend tirelessly. You buy him and build a team around him to get the most of his talent. You make sure the ball is constantly delivered to him in the final third. When he goes on those dribbles you don't want him dribbling in his own half, you want him dribbling in and around the penalty area where if it comes off he'll get a shot off and if he gets fouled you get a penalty or free kick.
If I was United manager I would of played Alexis as a false 9, where he scored 30 and assisted 15 IIRC. I could be wrong but I think that's what Guardiola would of done with him. Because Alexis drops deep anyway it would allow Rashford or Martial to run in behind him from the wings.
All of the problems you're witnessing as fans are problems he's had throughout his Arsenal career. It's not a 1 off, that's the player you've bought. Yes he overdribbles and passes to the opposition too much, always has, statistically it's been a constant. He constantly runs to the ball, losing his position and being too deep. The thing is when he scores a goal out of nothing by beating 3 players and shooting from 30 yards or creates a magical assist it's all forgoten. He's not in form right now or getting enough service so nothing is really coming off for him.
He'll be better next season but he won't be a 30 goal where he was playing as a false 9 that the ball constantly went to.
This confirms to me that he's tasked to drop deeper and defend deeper than he was at Arsenal. The fact it looks like he has nearly twice as many passes in his own half with half the shots at goal compared to what he did at Arsenal shows he's been wasted in an overly defensive role right now.
If I was United manager I would of played Alexis as a false 9, where he scored 30 and assisted 15 IIRC. I could be wrong but I think that's what Guardiola would of done with him. Because Alexis drops deep anyway it would allow Rashford or Martial to run in behind him from the wings.
All of the problems you're witnessing as fans are problems he's had throughout his Arsenal career. It's not a 1 off, that's the player you've bought. Yes he overdribbles and passes to the opposition too much, always has, statistically it's been a constant. He constantly runs to the ball, losing his position and being too deep. The thing is when he scores a goal out of nothing by beating 3 players and shooting from 30 yards or creates a magical assist it's all forgoten. He's not in form right now or getting enough service so nothing is really coming off for him.
He'll be better next season but he won't be a 30 goal where he was playing as a false 9 that the ball constantly went to.
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...lexis-sanchez-struggling-at-manchester-united
Skysports is being impatience, like many. Just about 10 games with us so farnew player in a new team. Still, with his capability, should've do better.
Anyway, Defensively he's much better (but that's more to do with our more defensive tactics, credit to Sanchez too of course for performing).
---It's attacking where he's struggling, obvious really.
-----Scoring or even opportunity for open shooting, he's bad.
-------He could've more assist by now, but his team mates poor finishing hinders it.
----------Seems to play better with more natural attacking minded LB Shaw. Same case at Arsenal I bet.
This confirms to me that he's tasked to drop deeper and defend deeper than he was at Arsenal. The fact it looks like he has nearly twice as many passes in his own half with half the shots at goal compared to what he did at Arsenal shows he's been wasted in an overly defensive role right now.
This would explain a lot, to be honest. It's true he's had a bit of roller coaster season both on and off the field. I'm suspecting that it may need the summer away from it all for him to hopefully get his mojo back.
Chile not getting to the World Cup and him getting some of the blame might have been draining as well. Criticism can take a lot out of people especially if they thrive on praise and their confidence being high.
At least he can chill out in the summer, no world cup to play for and have a nice break and come back next year for our onslaught of the league and he will be hungry for that winners medal that's for sure.
He plays, Lingard doesn't. So yes, he has,.
Also, Martial now plays right instead of left so is less effective.
7 full weeks yes, its not a great deal of time. But its not working yet
Suspect he really wanted to play for City.
Based on what?
I assumed Sanchez was bought to play on the right, as I assumed there was no way Jose would be silly enough to ruin the good thing we had going on with Martial on the left, who looked like he was about to catch fire after that Burnley game.
I was really disappointed to see Martial instantly shunted out - if I knew Jose would stubbornly play Sanchez on the left, I would rather have not bought him and got Mahrez, a proper creative RW
I was really disappointed to see Martial instantly shunted out - if I knew Jose would stubbornly play Sanchez on the left, I would rather have not bought him and got Mahrez, a proper creative RW
He had 6 months left on his contract if City was his preferred destination then he could have joined for free in the summer.
These quotes help us between now and the end of the season tbh, if he's openly telling the world he's in not fit state to play we can use him sparingly between now and May and revert back to side that were doing well before his arrival
Don't forget He was traded with Mkhitaryan, a player who I think won't make us any better than Sanchez does at the moment.
Don't think that was the case, didn't have a preference it was just going to be who pays the most.
Yep, awful planning by Jose. It seems like whenever Martial starts getting some consistency and form he drops him or moves him around, it's so frustrating.
Suspect thats our main issue since SAF left! Players not caring much for joining us then not living up to days gone by in a United shirt.....It's the other side of when I heard "not in the CL but still attracting top players..." are we....or are we attracting the wrong personalities.......how many of them have hit the heights we expected in the last 5 seasons....
Yeah I think a lot of players these days are fairly similar and do make there moves based upon money. Don't think its a case of Sanchez not caring just more he's not suited to your style of play and was brought in so that City couldn't have him. He seems to have messed up the balance quite a bit and hasn't gelled at all.
I think buying players to suit a system is the key part of building a successful side and a lot of the time the reason why players don't do as well as expected.
Love people writing off a proven talent when he's been at the club 2 months.
Not many signings in Jan hit the ground running. Get a grip you bunch of weirdos.
Not many signings in Jan hit the ground running. Get a grip you bunch of weirdos.
Why don't we just play him behind the striker? He's a good work rate to cover ground in that area. Couldn't be worse than Lingard or Mata in an attacking sense.
The league was basically over when we got Sanchez, and our chances in the CL were close to zero.
I think giving Sanchez 6 months to settle himself was actually a good decision, especially considering that most of the squad will be at the world cup, so if we got Sanchez in the summer he would have virtually no playing time with his teammates. He would basically be by himself while everyone else is at the world cup.
I think giving Sanchez 6 months to settle himself was actually a good decision, especially considering that most of the squad will be at the world cup, so if we got Sanchez in the summer he would have virtually no playing time with his teammates. He would basically be by himself while everyone else is at the world cup.
Wouldn't be out of the question.
He's been working his arse off in games but little comes right (passes, dribbles etc). Being mentally fried might just explain it (at least in the short-term).
I think he's a class act of a player. Always wanted him. Would never refuse him either. It's going to take some time to figure it out. Players like Sanchez if they don't settle and hit the ground running look like an odd buy. He has many of the traits we lack as a team. We just need him to find a place and kick on in the team...more likely next season it seems....
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