@Damien , Alexis stats in full profile shows only 1 goal. Also assists should be 5 think. Maybe his stats vs Swansea aren't added?
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Finally we have someone in attack who can be sexy with the ball.
For 10m a week, it doesn't come cheap; but you get what you pay for.
For 10m a week, it doesn't come cheap; but you get what you pay for.
My point is that in previous games when he has played on the left, I have not liked how he has played and perhaps it was less pertinent yesterday but the 2nd half changes made a big difference. 2nd half against City, he was much better and allowed to make more of an impact popping up right, left and centrally. I could be wrong about his starting position as I was swept up with the game rather than really focusing on the shape of the team but there was much more fluidity about our attacking play 2nd half. 2 of our goals were brilliant flowing goals, just shows what we can do when we actually attack and free up Pogba to do what he does best.
Brilliant second half from him, but I can't think that he feels dejected at United. Didn't notice him celebrate yesterday at all. The first goal Pogba scored that largely came about due to a bit of brilliant play from himself and he just stood there when the ball hit the net. Was weird.
I maybe wrong but I have only seen him celebrate 1 other goal not scored by him (carried the kid). This may just be that he expects more from himself and the team. He was frantically gesturing to Smalling after the 3rd goal though.
Wouldn't even give this a thought - just watch his celebration for his goal against Swansea. That meant a lot to him.
Must have had the wrong boots on in the first half, he couldn't stand up or do anything with the ball.
2nd half he was fantastic though, looked to be the real Sanchez we've all expected.
I think playing him upfront with Lukaku is exactly what we need to do.
2nd half we seemed to play a 4-4-2 diamond and it just looked so, so much better.
2nd half he was fantastic though, looked to be the real Sanchez we've all expected.
I think playing him upfront with Lukaku is exactly what we need to do.
2nd half we seemed to play a 4-4-2 diamond and it just looked so, so much better.
As good of a player as he can be, I can’t think of many players in the league more suspectible to dispossessions and turnovers. Di Maria levels of wildness.
Someone posted a stat somewhere comparing this stat the some of the best attackers in the league and they're all very similar. It's probably in this thread somewhere.
Most misused stat. They include failed set pieces also in that stat. He is very direct and always looks to create so obvious he gives away possession. Nothing like Di Maria who wasn't even arsed.
Don'r worry dude. I remember the tweet you posted.
Yeah just saw that. Thanks man.
Amazing player 
Well... KDB and Eriksen have played 2684 and 2686 PL minutes respectively. Alexis has played 1508. The margin isn't that fine for a player who has played over 1000 less minutes.
A very good player, but Alexis loses the ball a large amount of times. There's no myth there.
Not sure where you got those numbers from. Sanchez has played 2194 minutes according to the BBC.
Sanchez played around 2100 mins. 1508 mins for Arsenal and 688 for ManUtd.
Ah, apologies! WhoScored split his numbers for Arsenal and United into two separate tables.
Stats certainly prove it a lot closer in such a case - maybe it is a myth that needs to die hard!
Alexis can have matches where a lot of things he tries doesn't come off but that's mostly because he's trying to create and they tend to be in the final third so there's no real danger of losing it there. Plus, I'm sure there was a stat going around at one point this season saying Messi and Neymar lose the ball as much as anyone else in Europe.
Starting to get back towards what we knew we were getting.
First goal was just about to get the ball asap and put it on the centre.
I know, but every player in view had a reaction bar him.
Says a lot about his mentality. He knows that it wasn't good enough, he wanted to win the game no matter what.
He's got the character that Mourinho wants in the side.
Martial is every bit as naturally talented as Sanchez. But Sanchez' fighting spirit is what dragged us back into the game yesterday.
Without Alexis, we'd have lost with whimper.
Martial is every bit as naturally talented as Sanchez. But Sanchez' fighting spirit is what dragged us back into the game yesterday.
Without Alexis, we'd have lost with whimper.
If only we'd had a settled Sanchez with us all season.
Can't wait to see what he produces next season after he's fully settled in, has a restful summer with Chile not making the WC and gets to spend pre-season with us.
Can't wait to see what he produces next season after he's fully settled in, has a restful summer with Chile not making the WC and gets to spend pre-season with us.
Yeah I found this quite strange. Also one of the few players involved who hasn’t put anything on social media.
Hopefully it’s nothing.
Great second half from him. Finally great to see him and Pogba linking up. The potential for the link up play between the duo is mouth watering. Really happy with his second half performance. Even things don't go his way, he just simply never gives up. Love that level of attitude.
Conspiracy theories already after he just joined, got to love the caf.
That would be his first normal pre-season after 4 or 5 years. A lot of time competing with Chilean National Team.
Don't think so. He was very happy celebrating his goal against Swansea last week. He just wants to win and isn't satisfied if he isn't winning which is a very good mentality to have. Don't you remember him throwing his gloves in anger at the 3-3 Bournemouth-Arsenal game last season? The Arsenal players were celebrating the draw and he went straight down the tunnel. He is a very fiercely driven individual and only wants to win. That's all there is to it.
His turn on Otamendi to create the space to play the ball into Herrera for the first goal was special. I can't remember the last attacker we've had who'd be capable of making such a sharp turn after sucking in the defender.
Been called a workaholic. Not unusual for workaholics to be moody.There's a picture of him telling the team to focus after the third goal. Think he's a very intense character and I feel we need those in our team.
No point in celebrating a goal while we're still losing. Even Pogba didn't celebrate much.
Great second half from him, he never seems happy/content and even though we won he was the first walking down the tunnel and on the tunnel cam footage he didn't exactly look pleased, I thought everyone should have been over and celebrating with our fans after that comeback. He obviously has extremely high standards set for himself and I think there is going to be a lot more to come!
Oh man...if it weren’t for City’s incredible run I’d be sucked in thinking about what ifs, especially that December run of ours.
Can’t wait for next season with this guy at his best.
He has the grit we need in our squad for sure.
It must also be a bit awkward coming from a rival mid season as opposed to going thru pre season with a bit less pressure and more time to get familiar with the team.
At least he'll be all set for next season. Good for him to spend this time adjusting to the team.
1 goal is missing from his stats profile.
So do I. He's going to very important to us next season
He leaked some parts of the new home kit by mistake in his instagram videos today, confirming the black home shorts.
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