Alexis Sanchez (official).

[Kano]

Same here. I didn't think he'd have the positional discipline to excel but he's really transformed us.

It's that movement and not always being in the middle that as we have all seen now allows others around him to play into. That said, if Theo hadn't of woken up this summer as he admitted, then it's likely he wouldn't be profiting off that space as he has been. So that's been a lucky coincidence. We've always benefited from Iwobi playing to such a consistent level so far at his age every week. Alexis is also showing more craft with the assists he's offering and Ozil quite often the furthest forward filling up the space where Sanchez was. More goals from Ox and some from Xhaka, are spreading them around nicely, something we've missed for quite a while. If we can get Ramsey to fit into a system and scoring again, then it's happy days. That space in middle that Sanchez allows could be a good thing for Rambo too, as long as he and Ozil don't get in each other's way. To have a truly big season lasting near the of the table obviously we need our main two firing but Ox, Theo and Iwobi have to be able to keep this up too.

[selassie]

It's that movement and not always being in the middle that as we have all seen now allows others around him to play into. That said, if Theo hadn't of woken up this summer as he admitted, then it's likely he wouldn't be profiting off that space as he has been. So that's been a lucky coincidence. We've always benefited from Iwobi playing to such a consistent level so far at his age every week. Alexis is also showing more craft with the assists he's offering and Ozil quite often the furthest forward filling up the space where Sanchez was. More goals from Ox and some from Xhaka, are spreading them around nicely, something we've missed for quite a while. If we can get Ramsey to fit into a system and scoring again, then it's happy days. That space in middle that Sanchez allows could be a good thing for Rambo too, as long as he and Ozil don't get in each other's way. To have a truly big season lasting near the of the table obviously we need our main two firing but Ox, Theo and Iwobi have to be able to keep this up too.

Yeah I agree with this. I'm still sitting on the fence with our chances as we've kind of been here before but...we do have very good depth this season in all areas of the squad. Moreover I am getting a vibe that the players want to put "right" what went "wrong" last season so things are looking good.

Obviously we have a relatively healthy squad at the moment and that will need to remain as is if we want to truly challenge for trophies this season.

[Power n Glory]

It's that movement and not always being in the middle that as we have all seen now allows others around him to play into. That said, if Theo hadn't of woken up this summer as he admitted, then it's likely he wouldn't be profiting off that space as he has been. So that's been a lucky coincidence. We've always benefited from Iwobi playing to such a consistent level so far at his age every week. Alexis is also showing more craft with the assists he's offering and Ozil quite often the furthest forward filling up the space where Sanchez was. More goals from Ox and some from Xhaka, are spreading them around nicely, something we've missed for quite a while. If we can get Ramsey to fit into a system and scoring again, then it's happy days. That space in middle that Sanchez allows could be a good thing for Rambo too, as long as he and Ozil don't get in each other's way. To have a truly big season lasting near the of the table obviously we need our main two firing but Ox, Theo and Iwobi have to be able to keep this up too.

With Sanchez creating so much space for others and getting assists as well as goals, I'm tempted to see how Ramsey would play with him making runs beyond Alexis and Ozil taking on Iwobi's role wide left. The change up top changes my whole outlook on how certain players can be played.

[Master Splinter]

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Give Alexis 250 K a week! Give Atom and Humber 100 K a week each as well!!!

[Marc Overmars]

Please sign.

[selassie]

Please sign.

That's how I am feeling too!

[Niall_Quinn]

The legacy media is saying we have offered Alexis £180K per week and he's said no. 180K a week, what a ludicrous amount of money for kicking a ball. It's actually quite disgusting and offensive. It's also a low-ball offer by the increasingly unjustifiable PL standards. So I hope the story isn't true and I hope we're planning an even more offensive and disgusting offer to put him in line with other "big" names who frankly aren't half as good as him. But if it is true then he's gone in the summer.

Familiarity is the only thing that stops me being repelled by football. Like politics or economics, if you'd never been exposed to football and were witnessing it for the first time you'd be horrified.