20 Dec 2017 11:17:51
Question for you all. If Ozil and Sanchez are truely available in January should we go for them. Which one fits our needs more and what would it take to get them.
20 Dec 2017 13:07:26
Good question brad. I think it depends how we intend to set up. I think on paper you would have to say Sanchez is the player we should go for and he is the sort of player we are lacking. If we are looking to play 3 in midfield it would be logical to go for Sanchez to play on the left or right. My personal preference is Ozil who I think is a beautiful player to watch when he is on top of his game. I think we will get him as Sanchez wants city and in quite happy about that because sanchez’s Attitude stinks by the look of it.
20 Dec 2017 13:55:16
Good question brad and the answer is we need both. Both of them will improve our team beyond recognition. Matic pogba and ozil will be a very good midfield. Ozil is very good at passing and ball retention. Sanchez will add a much needed width and the X factor that our team is desperately lacking.
20 Dec 2017 15:34:55
My preference would be Ozil which I expect will go against what most people would want. I think Ozil gets bad press, he covers much more ground than many give him credit for. He does what very few people in our team do at the moment and that is always make himself an option, he doesn’t hide, he makes himself available for a simple pass at all times. Too many times our attacks break down because there is no easy pass on, so we either lose the ball trying something risky or we turn back and pass the ball backwards. Ozil through clever movement makes himself available and he keeps the attack moving at pace.
I really like Sanchez as a player, he works hard and has great talent. However, he has a bad attitude, he is petulant when he doesn’t get things his own way and he laughs when his team concedes. We don’t need a player like that, their bad attitude spreads through the club and affects the young players. I know some will defend him and say that I might be misunderstanding his reactions, and that is true I might be. But the very fact they could be misconstrued means others inside and outside the club can and probably will see them that way. We have two very talented you forwards in Rashford and Martial, we don’t need a big time charlie getting in their way and suffocating, we need someone who can help them progress and help bring the best out of them. I can see Sanchez berating them for not passing him the ball when they try something themselves. They need encouraging not beating down. Look at Iwobi at Arsenal, full of tricks and confidence when he started out, yet every time he tried something that didn’t work out Sanchez would have a go at him, slowly the lad has gone back into his shell and he doesn’t look half as good as he did last season.
{Ed004's Note - I would opt for Ozil over Sanchez as well and for the exact same reasons}
20 Dec 2017 16:34:46
Ozil. I wanted Ozil before he went to Madrid and when he left Madrid. I think he'd fit into the team well. We do need someone in the right who has pace and can cross. But I think Ozil on a free or a reduced fee is too good a deal.