Carlos Sanchez

[Drummond]

My new favourite player. Lovely floated pass.

[Toronto Villa]

La Roca. He'll be good once he gets used to the PL

[Monty]

I don't think it's a coincidence that we got some control on the match when he came on. His positioning is very good and his passing is accurate and unfussy. A proper deep midfielder.

[eamonn]

Pity about the booking after getting pwnd by Sissoko, mind.

[Gregorys Boy]

Good that he got a bit of time today.  I think it might take him a few matches to adjust to the pace of the league and get back to match fitness following the world cup, but hope to see him as a regular fixture soon.

[supertom]

Once he settles, if he can allow Delph to get a bit further forward and Westwood then only has to worry about passing the ball, then our midfield might start gelling a bit better and hopefully creating more. I also think Rico would be better playing wide and further forward.

[nigel]

Once he settles, if he can allow Delph to get a bit further forward and Westwood then only has to worry about passing the ball, then our midfield might start gelling a bit better and hopefully creating more. I also think Rico would be better playing wide and further forward.

Apparently that's what he does.
He's quite happy to stay deep and do his DM job.
Might take a couple of games to acclimatise, but when he does I think we could have unearthed a gem

[LeeB]

I don't think it's a coincidence that we got some control on the match when he came on. His positioning is very good and his passing is accurate and unfussy. A proper deep midfielder.

I loved that all reports have had him as limited passer, and with his first touch he caresses a perfect 30 pass in behind the opposition.

I think their definition of a limited passer may be some way off ours as it stands.

[Toronto Villa]

for all of the knocks against Lambert, and there are many that are fully justifiable, when he has spent a bit of money he's done so well in the market. When you consider Benteke, Kozak, Vlaar, Okore, and Sanchez cost between them around just over 20m; around what we got for Downing it's really excellent business.

[bob]

Whilst they have shown positive signs, we haven't seen enough of three of those to say whether or not they have been excellent business.

[Toronto Villa]

Whilst they have shown positive signs, we haven't seen enough of three of those to say whether or not they have been excellent business.

Sanchez was very good at the WC and was highly regarded at his former club. Vlaar was outstanding at the WC and I believe if he didn't have Baker and also the likes of Luna/Bennett/Lowton etc etc we'd have seen him play even better for us. Benteke is well Benteke. Kozak had an excellent games to goal ratio prior to being injured. Okore has a lot of promise and we've seen glimpses so yes, we still need to see it for a length of time. My point being given what is being paid for players with next to no experience or any kind of body of work, I stand by what I said.

[bob]

Vlaar and Benteke obviously not in the three we haven't seen enough of.

Kozak, Okore and Sanchez have made 19 appearances between them. We just don't know if they are excellent business yet.

[thick_mike]

Vlaar and Benteke obviously not in the three we haven't seen enough of.

Kozak, Okore and Sanchez have made 19 appearances between them. We just don't know if they are excellent business yet.

Would never have guessed it was so many. Does that include friendlies?

[bob]

League and cup.

[thick_mike]

Wow, I guess Kozak accounts for the vast majority. Funny, I can't remember him making that many appearances, although he did cover for Benteke while he was out didn't he?