1. Robert Sanchez

[chelsea_4_eva 1,167]

FRAUD

[Johnnyeye 7,457]

This is on the board, no club with any kind of aspirations can have a GK like Sanchez in goal and expect to get results. This is absolutely baffling

[xPetrCechx 13,565]

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[Vesper 29,188]

[Vytis33 1,174]

 

[Nero 1,849]

De Zebri benched this guy. This was the biggest ref flag transfer of all time 

[Vesper 29,188]

9 minutes ago, Nero said:

De Zebri benched this guy. This was the biggest ref flag transfer of all time 

not just benched him, demoted him to 3rd string

Maresca is destroying his reputation defending this clown

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38 minutes ago, Vesper said:

not just benched him, demoted him to 3rd string

Maresca is destroying his reputation defending this clown

Quite on the contrary; that's how they build their reputation in the game. Players will know that however poorly they may be playing, the manager will always have their backs.
The fact that he's protecting Sanchez so much only means, to me, that *Sanchez requires that much protecting*.
Managers criticize their star players, their best players, or at least mention it's a bad spell or whatnot. That never happens with the actual poor players.

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22 minutes ago, robsblubot said:

Quite on the contrary; that's how they build their reputation in the game. Players will know that however poorly they may be playing, the manager will always have their backs.
The fact that he's protecting Sanchez so much only means, to me, that *Sanchez requires that much protecting*.
Managers criticize their star players, their best players, or at least mention it's a bad spell or whatnot. That never happens with the actual poor players.

Funny thing is, thats what a number of the Brighton fans said as soon as we signed him.  They all said this guy needs reassurance from the manager and can't deal with criticism in his game. 

Imagine Brighton's delight when they realised we actually paid them 25 million to take a bang average 3rd choice keeper from them. 

Sanchez and a natural goalscorer are the 2 reasons why we're going to be finishing 6th or lower this season.   

People on this forum laughed when I said City/Newcastle would catch up to us as apparently they have injuries and out of form players....the biggest red flag for Maresca was the loss to Ipswich, that was one of the most pathetic displays I've seen this season.   

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3 hours ago, Johnnyeye said:

This is on the board, no club with any kind of aspirations can have a GK like Sanchez in goal and expect to get results. This is absolutely baffling

it is somewhat on the board. but also on maresca picking him. both over jørgensen, but also over petrovich or literally any other of the million keepers.

[Vesper 29,188]

1 hour ago, robsblubot said:

Quite on the contrary; that's how they build their reputation in the game. Players will know that however poorly they may be playing, the manager will always have their backs.
The fact that he's protecting Sanchez so much only means, to me, that *Sanchez requires that much protecting*.
Managers criticize their star players, their best players, or at least mention it's a bad spell or whatnot. That never happens with the actual poor players.

Maresca's reputation is becoming that of a gaslighter.

I do not give a toss about Sanchez and his fucking feelings

He can fuck off to Turkey or some other shit league

Edited 22 hours ago by Vesper

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1 hour ago, Vesper said:

Maresca's reputation is becoming that of a gaslighter.

I do not give a toss about Sanchez and his fucking feelings

He can fuck off to Turkey or some other shit league

Hehe same, but I was referring to what managers do. I remember Klopp on Karius back then when he single-handedly lost a CL… he prob wanted to kill him but was very careful when speaking to the press.

players are club assets — exposing the shortcoming of players only make it more difficult to move them.

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1 hour ago, robsblubot said:

players are club assets — exposing the shortcoming of players only make it more difficult to move them.

But playing him on a regular basis is also "exposing his shortcoming".....and it's reaching a point where we won't be able to move him on. 

Similar to Sterling, not a single club actually wanted him. 

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4 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

But playing him on a regular basis is also "exposing his shortcoming".....and it's reaching a point where we won't be able to move him on. 

Similar to Sterling, not a single club actually wanted him. 

Tbh, I don't think we'll have to worry about him moving on.

He can stay on as a deputy keeper., playing the odd game here and there against rubbish opposition.

The problem is that he is starting every game, and is getting exposed.

 

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3 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

Tbh, I don't think we'll have to worry about him moving on.

He can stay on as a deputy keeper., playing the odd game here and there against rubbish opposition.

The problem is that he is starting every game, and is getting exposed.

 

Its funny that we've been trying to move Kepa on for the past few windows....and yet he's probably the best GK we have "on the books" (Penders looks to be a talent for the future). 

At least with Kepa, he's showing that he can be a useful option for other clubs.   With Sanchez, he is showing exactly why Brighton were so keen to see the back of him.  

 

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57 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

But playing him on a regular basis is also "exposing his shortcoming".....and it's reaching a point where we won't be able to move him on. 

Similar to Sterling, not a single club actually wanted him. 

True. Yeah I wrote as a general rule. Managers cannot bash players however poorly they play… it’s really not their place. The players, as assets, belong to the club, not the manager.

unless it’s a behavior issue. Managers tend to have more leverage there and the backing of the squad against a problem player. Managers cannot lose the locker room—that’s all they got.

agreed with the remarks above: Sanchez can become our 2nd or 3rd keeper no prob as long as he does not play.

[Fulham Broadway 16,965]

Petrovich or even Bettinelli are better options. Kepa is as unreliable as Sanchez

[Reddish-Blue 2,387]

1 hour ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Petrovich or even Bettinelli are better options. Kepa is as unreliable as Sanchez

Yea, Bettinelli, the guy who hasn't played for any club since 2021.