Carlos Sanchez

[rob_bridge]

I'm a fan.

BVO NRC

[Phil from the upper holte]

If we've learnt anything, we'll be offering him a new contract at the end of the season. Or we could just let him walk away on a free like we normally do.

You mean like we've done to nobody we wanted to keep since Thomas Hitzlsperger??

Think he means Delph & Vlaar

[dave.woodhall]

If we've learnt anything, we'll be offering him a new contract at the end of the season. Or we could just let him walk away on a free like we normally do.

You mean like we've done to nobody we wanted to keep since Thomas Hitzlsperger??

Think he means Delph & Vlaar

When did they leave?

[silhillvilla]

The Rico analogy is a good one. Great player great captain. If Sanchez can learn the lingo I nail him on as future El capitano.
As for Rico, that bloke won a lot of medals. Legend.

I had a chat with Kevin Richardson when he had been subbed (or maybe he was waiting to go on) in a low key pre season friendly at Witney Town in 1991. He said he was glad to be home because he didn't like the beer in Spain. Fast forward four years and I was working in Tenerife. He was watching the Grand National with the rest of the Coventry squad in my local (I think they had been knocked out of the FA cup and took advantage of the chance of a weeks break). I had a chat with him and he moaned about the beer. I can honestly say I am ITK on this one. Rico isn't a fan of Spanish lager.

I don't like San miguel either.
Alhambra is nice especially the especial brew. Cruz campo is ok, as is estrella.

[Phil from the upper holte]

If we've learnt anything, we'll be offering him a new contract at the end of the season. Or we could just let him walk away on a free like we normally do.

You mean like we've done to nobody we wanted to keep since Thomas Hitzlsperger??

Think he means Delph & Vlaar

When did they leave?

They will when their contract expires

[dave.woodhall]

If we've learnt anything, we'll be offering him a new contract at the end of the season. Or we could just let him walk away on a free like we normally do.

You mean like we've done to nobody we wanted to keep since Thomas Hitzlsperger??

Think he means Delph & Vlaar

When did they leave?

They will when their contract expires

And even if they do, how does that, right now, count as "normally"?

[olaftab]

So has Sanchez been linked with anyone? I think a few more displays like Sunday and Press will have him on his way to a so called "top" club!

[supertom]

So has Sanchez been linked with anyone? I think a few more displays like Sunday and Press will have him on his way to a so called "top" club!

I think we're so under the radar that it'll take another 18 months of these displays before anyone notices to be honest. It's a little different for a striker say, like Benteke who scored 19 goals, most of which were in half a season in his first year. That's impossible to overlook. For Sanchez he'll (hopefully) stay under the radar.

No one seemed interested in Delph until he'd got his first cap, and no one paid any notice of Ron until his World Cup exploits. I could be wrong but I think this summer will be too early to see poachers outside our fence eyeing up Carlos.

[Percy McCarthy]

Very good player. Him and Delph are easily strong/good enough to play in a two behind three forward-thinking  types and Benteke. We'd have quite a good side then.

[Clark W Griswold]

I quite like San Miguel actually.

[pauliewalnuts]

If we've learnt anything, we'll be offering him a new contract at the end of the season. Or we could just let him walk away on a free like we normally do.

You mean like we've done to nobody we wanted to keep since Thomas Hitzlsperger??

Surely, though, it isn't just about players we do and don't want to keep - even for the ones we think we might want to move on at some point, we shouldn't let contracts run down as often as we do.

We hardly ever sell players we don't want any more, they just see out their contracts and leave for free.

[supertom]

Oh dear, Lambert described Sanchez's display against Sunderland as "World class." I remember when O Neill did the same of Ash Young (after THAT Everton game?) he seemed to gradually regress for us after that.
Hopefully the same doesn't happen here. But Carlos looks a sensible lad.

In other Sanchez matters, I really hope he's allowed to rest in the Blackpool game. He's been excellent so lets not wear him out. Likewise I would be resting Benteke. Bring the big man off the bench if needs be.

[Clampy]

Oh dear, Lambert described Sanchez's display against Sunderland as "World class." I remember when O Neill did the same of Ash Young (after THAT Everton game?) he seemed to gradually regress for us after that.
Hopefully the same doesn't happen here. But Carlos looks a sensible lad.

In other Sanchez matters, I really hope he's allowed to rest in the Blackpool game. He's been excellent so lets not wear him out. Likewise I would be resting Benteke. Bring the big man off the bench if needs be.

That's makes sense but then Lambert would get accused of not taking the Cup seriously.

[supertom]

Oh dear, Lambert described Sanchez's display against Sunderland as "World class." I remember when O Neill did the same of Ash Young (after THAT Everton game?) he seemed to gradually regress for us after that.
Hopefully the same doesn't happen here. But Carlos looks a sensible lad.

In other Sanchez matters, I really hope he's allowed to rest in the Blackpool game. He's been excellent so lets not wear him out. Likewise I would be resting Benteke. Bring the big man off the bench if needs be.

That's makes sense but then Lambert would get accused of not taking the Cup seriously.

I shouldn't probably think it, because I'm sure Lambert's made this very mistake many times, but Blackpool are just horrendous. I think you could chuck them in League 2 right now and they'd struggle.
I'm just concerned of burnout when it comes to League matches. I'd keep a strong bench for Blackpool, just in case we balls it up (we couldn't AGAIN could we?).
If Lambert was sensible he could rotate 2-3 players for todays game, then rest another 2-3 in the cup game bring the lads he rested today back in...but of course this is Lambert.

[saunders_heroes]

Benteke has had enough rest over the last 12 months with injury and suspension. What he needs more than anything is games to recapture the form of a couple of years ago.
He has to play against Blackpool. It's the FA Cup for crying out loud.