HanoiVillan Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Agreed DDID. It was a true defensive midfield performance, sat back and intercepted as well as dispossessing their midfielders. Still baffled as to why he came off though, mind. I just don't think he was fully fit. He didn't have a pre-season remember. Hopefully we've got a fitness plan with him in mind because I'd like to see him starting, especially if we're going to be fielding two or more lightweight attacking midfielders. Maybe he'll come on as a sub tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Whilst cleary not a central defender I think Carlos deserves great credit tonight, looked calm and composed and his energy levels were fantastic. Well played fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 he was excellent, and showed up the other 3 defenders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 He's been good this season. Glad to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 he was excellent, and showed up the other 3 defenders I agree andy. Thought he was by far the best player in the back line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Immense. That is all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Tidied up well today and read some situations well but horribly exposed by his lack of height and lack of pace Please play a CB there v Blues in the next round Tim , thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 He embarrassed Baker. Good to know that he can slot in competently at CB if need be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanO Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 People seem to forget that before his Arsenal howler he had a string of 4 or 5 games where he was immense. So because posters don't mention that he had four good games every post they forget? I really rate Sanchez, even if he's having a bad game he never hides. A starter for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Been very good so far this season Think he will be very important this year, looks settled now after a Jekyl & Hyde type season last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Should be a regular starter for me and that includes playing the whole 90 minutes, he's too important to take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Was very good tonight. Difficult one for me if he should be a regular starter or not. I think we need Gana in there and to be fair Westwood has been very good so far. Ideally I'd like to see Grealish, Gil and Traore start in front of a midfield 2. So for me, games when we should be pressing to win he'd be on my bench and in when we're in a tough fixture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Play him centre back? I wasn't at the game last night but it sounds like he was very composed there. Maybe we just have to fit out best players (or get the worst ones off) on to the pitch to get the best out of this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khizzy Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Stronger physically than Westwood and is a proper DM, has a good range of passing and reads the game well - could be good to see him and Gana play together in some games where the other team poses a more physical threat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taktical Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I like this guy, so was happy to see him do well at CB. I can see the thinking behind trying this - he does well when asked to a simple job e.g. in the Copa America when he marked messi and neymar out of games. Last night he played his usual game, tackling, making interceptions and clearing headers. His job was to mark their centre forward and he did well. In the second half there were times he had to shift across to the right to nullify a threat when Hutton had gone AWOL up the pitch. I only saw one major mistake when one of his headers went backwards into the box into a dangerous area. Could he be a backup at CB in a worse case scenario? Yes Long term CB - no way. I don't think he would manage a more mobile forward line. He is good at heading, but I'm not sure how good he is at defending set pieces and overall his height is a limitation. Hopefully this was just an experiment and he can slot back into central midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Blair on AVTV said he thinks Sanchez's days at CM are numbered and he was glad to see him transition into a CB in the latter stages of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I've never seen him have an OK game. He's either really good or car crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakid007 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Would play him him DM with veretout & gana either side of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I like Carlos even more now as he seems a good character as not first time he has been asked to do a job at centre back when others would moan at being out of position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 26, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 26, 2015 He's not tall for a CB - but then neither was Carles Puyol, and he did alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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