Quote from: PeterWithesShin on August 14, 2015, 12:20:00 AMSanchez has had some shockers for us, so bad that we'd have been better off with only 10 men and him off the ptich. I can't recall Westwood ever being that bad for us despite playing 3x as many games. He's been ineffective etc, but never a liability like Sanchez. But Westwood never tries to tackle anybody, because he he usually several yards away from them. The comparison is invidious.
Sanchez has had some shockers for us, so bad that we'd have been better off with only 10 men and him off the ptich. I can't recall Westwood ever being that bad for us despite playing 3x as many games. He's been ineffective etc, but never a liability like Sanchez.
Quote from: adrenachrome on August 14, 2015, 12:37:06 AMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on August 14, 2015, 12:20:00 AMSanchez has had some shockers for us, so bad that we'd have been better off with only 10 men and him off the ptich. I can't recall Westwood ever being that bad for us despite playing 3x as many games. He's been ineffective etc, but never a liability like Sanchez. But Westwood never tries to tackle anybody, because he he usually several yards away from them. The comparison is invidious.I'd hardly say Sanchez is the best "tackler" in the world
Quote from: adrenachrome on August 14, 2015, 12:37:06 AMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on August 14, 2015, 12:20:00 AMSanchez has had some shockers for us, so bad that we'd have been better off with only 10 men and him off the ptich. I can't recall Westwood ever being that bad for us despite playing 3x as many games. He's been ineffective etc, but never a liability like Sanchez. But Westwood never tries to tackle anybody, because he he usually several yards away from them. The comparison is invidious. Sanchez averages 1 more tackle per game than Westwood.
I still feel Westwood can improve, can't say the same about Sanchez (although I'd love him to prove me wrong).
Quote from: castlefields_villan on August 14, 2015, 01:08:30 AMI still feel Westwood can improve, can't say the same about Sanchez (although I'd love him to prove me wrong).I don't think Sanchez can improve technically, but he can get up to speed with the game here more and improve his performances.Watching him in the Copa America convinced me he's a player worth sticking with, don't mean to go on about it but he was colossal against Brazil and I've never thought that about Westwood.I like Sanchez and think he could offer something a bit different to the team in terms of a physical presence in the middle. That said I can see why people rate Westwood higher based on Villa performances, and I'm not sure that both of them will start for us too often.
Quote from: seanthevillan on August 14, 2015, 01:19:19 AMQuote from: castlefields_villan on August 14, 2015, 01:08:30 AMI still feel Westwood can improve, can't say the same about Sanchez (although I'd love him to prove me wrong).I don't think Sanchez can improve technically, but he can get up to speed with the game here more and improve his performances.Watching him in the Copa America convinced me he's a player worth sticking with, don't mean to go on about it but he was colossal against Brazil and I've never thought that about Westwood.I like Sanchez and think he could offer something a bit different to the team in terms of a physical presence in the middle. That said I can see why people rate Westwood higher based on Villa performances, and I'm not sure that both of them will start for us too often.I think that's the key point - with our style of play at the moment, it's hard to see how both would get a starting place assuming we're not struggling with injuries etc...
Quote from: castlefields_villan on August 14, 2015, 01:24:19 AMQuote from: seanthevillan on August 14, 2015, 01:19:19 AMQuote from: castlefields_villan on August 14, 2015, 01:08:30 AMI still feel Westwood can improve, can't say the same about Sanchez (although I'd love him to prove me wrong).I don't think Sanchez can improve technically, but he can get up to speed with the game here more and improve his performances.Watching him in the Copa America convinced me he's a player worth sticking with, don't mean to go on about it but he was colossal against Brazil and I've never thought that about Westwood.I like Sanchez and think he could offer something a bit different to the team in terms of a physical presence in the middle. That said I can see why people rate Westwood higher based on Villa performances, and I'm not sure that both of them will start for us too often.I think that's the key point - with our style of play at the moment, it's hard to see how both would get a starting place assuming we're not struggling with injuries etc...True. 4-2-3-1 does not seem the Timah way.
Who is the best "tackler" in the game, in your opinion? And do you think "tackling" is even necessary? And what would you consider is a "tackle"?