https://www.football365.com/news/sanchez-farce-should-prompt-man-utd-inquests-not-lols
Didn’t realise just how many games he’d played. Knew it was a lot but definitely shows why he’s fallen off a form cliff.
Taken from the article...
His appearance statistics certainly support that. At 30, Sanchez has taken part in over 720 senior games. For the sake of context, when Wayne Rooney left Manchester United to join Everton – a moment which occurred long after his decline had begun and burn-out had been diagnosed – he had played in somewhere within the region of 680 games. Between 2014 and 2017, internationals included, Sanchez appeared 184 times for club and country.
His time at United was very poor with only a couple of good exceptions but hopefully he’ll be remembered in general as a superb player, at one time arguably the best player in the league.
Good article on Alexis Sanchez
posted on 28/8/19
He was arguably the best player in the league in 16/17, where he had 34 combined goals and assists. His decline was dramatic although kind of understandable when you see the amount of football he played, with hindsight anyway.
posted on 28/8/19
comment by CanULeiva 6 times baby 6 times (U18359)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 3 minutes ago
Never as good as hazard but definitely top 3 or 5 at one point. Cracking player. Also was at a poor team
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Not a bad assessment. Never close to being the best though unless you want to say best at giving the ball away
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Rubbish. There is an argument he was the best player in 16/17 season. If arsenal had won the league that season he would probably have got poty, but instead it went to Kante.
posted on 28/8/19
Didn’t realise just how many games he’d played. Knew it was a lot but definitely shows why he’s fallen off a form cliff.
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People have been saying on here for the last 18 months about the amount of games he's played, the lack of summer breaks, how he's been playing first team from 17 etc
You were busy trying to convince everyone he was improving at first... I get it was in hope he'd come good
He's bound to be remembered as a top player though, not for us obv, but for arsenal and Chile for sure
posted on 28/8/19
Fack off then you nonce
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Sums you up perfectly there. A nobody.
posted on 28/8/19
At 30, Sanchez has taken part in over 720 senior games. For the sake of context, when Wayne Rooney left Manchester United to join Everton – a moment which occurred long after his decline had begun and burn-out had been diagnosed – he had played in somewhere within the region of 680 games.
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That is pretty astonishing. I always heard how, and was dimly aware that, he’d played a lot of football, but I never realised it was quite like that. Rooney was basically ever-present for club and country and yet... it’s an amazing stat.
posted on 29/8/19
Good read that, thanks for sharing OP
posted on 29/8/19
comment by CanULeiva 6 times baby 6 times (U18359)
posted 11 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 3 minutes ago
Never as good as hazard but definitely top 3 or 5 at one point. Cracking player. Also was at a poor team
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Not a bad assessment. Never close to being the best though unless you want to say best at giving the ball away
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Tbf he gave away the ball a lot because he was the one doing everything for them at one point. Salah misses a fair few chances, as does sterling. Doesn't mean they are still not great.
Sanchez also won the ball back a lot to even lose it in the first place.
posted on 29/8/19
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posted on 29/8/19
Not disputing that, but it's always going to be higher risk in his game, could have kept it better though.
posted on 29/8/19
He was a very good player but he was never in the very top bracket of players to have played in the PL.