Carlos Sanchez

[Villa in Denmark]

He was doing the work of two yesterday, just like he did for chunks of last season  when he was banjaxed by 65-70 minutes.

From the bits I've seen his stamina hadn't looked like so much of a problem when he's had Gueye playing alongside him to share the load.  Don't know if that's a false perception based on mainly only catching snippets of games so far?

[onje_villa]

Certainly not his fault yesterday, we don't have anyone else like him, he and Gana could be crucial for us this season. For me, they both start every game.

[KRS]

I'm confident that Sanchez and Gueye will form a formidable centre midfield partnership. He should have enough stamina if he's the player sitting deep, but if he tires then TS shouldn't hesitate to sub with either Westwood or Veretout. May be he's better off as the deep sitting player in a midfield trio but that would naturally limit our attacking options.

[Matt Collins]

He was still going strong in the Sunderland game. He was excellent that day.

[Ron Manager]

Carlos,Idrissa and Veretout. Now that is a midfield of note.

[Dave]

Carlos,Idrissa and Veretout. Now that is a midfield of note.

I would certainly hope that the above is our long-term plan. Obviously it needs Veretout to show more/get the chance to show more than he has yet. But it certainly has the potential to be very solid.

[Dante Lavelli]

Carlos,Idrissa and Veretout. Now that is a midfield of note.

That's my thinking too.  With a two in midfield we get over-run at some point.  With Vertout (as I understand it) he can play both as a Ten and also drop deeper, so we'd have more flexibility and fundamentally a stronger foundation to build from.  Versus both Palace and Leicester we were blown out of the water in less than quarter of the game.

[KRS]

Regressed into last seasons form, still not match fit, can't play with the players around him or just not good enough for the Premier League?

I can't decide what it is and still hope he can form some kind of partnership with Gueye. I'm still not sure if Veretout is up to the speed of the PL yet, but either he or Westwood needs to up their game.

[Diablo]

Fantastic interview with Carlos on AVTV for anyone who can access it. He comes across really well. Highly recommend it. I didn't know he could speak French as well as Spanish and his English is coming on great too. I have always thought given time to settle we've got a really good player there. I think he's gonna be crucial if we're gonna manage to dig ourselves out of this hole.

[eamonn]

What did he say? Seems like a lovely lad altogether.

[Diablo]

What did he say? Seems like a lovely lad altogether.

Yeah he seems really nice and remarkably grounded. Said that it was an easy decision to sign for us when we came in for him as everyone in Columbia knows of Aston Villa (in no small part due to Juan Pablo). Said it was about all about the team and executing the game plan that has been worked on all week and not about the individual. Seems really happy to be working with the new manager and loves the strength of the Premier league as highlighted with the Man City result. Talked about how happy he was when he scored to make it 2-2 against Man City but then was really upset when we didn't get any points from that match. Has just had his 2nd child. Talked about the importance of beating Watford. Usual stuff I suppose just his honesty and enthusiasm jumped out - which was really refreshing.

[Dave]

Fantastic interview with Carlos on AVTV for anyone who can access it. He comes across really well. Highly recommend it. I didn't know he could speak French as well as Spanish and his English is coming on great too.

He's spent the majority of his playing career playing for Valenciennes in France.

[PaulWinch again]

It's really important he gets fit and stays fit, because we don't really have any bite in the midfield without him.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

It's really important he gets fit and stays fit, because we don't really have any bite in the midfield without him.

It's just as important those around him share the burden. Carlos is so important to our midfield but he can't do it all by himself. Hopefully we'll see the return of the Sanchez, Gana and Vertout midfield on Saturday. It's the strongest combination we've seen all season.

[nigel]

He was doing the work of two yesterday, just like he did for chunks of last season  when he was banjaxed by 65-70 minutes.

From the bits I've seen his stamina hadn't looked like so much of a problem when he's had Gueye playing alongside him to share the load.  Don't know if that's a false perception based on mainly only catching snippets of games so far?

What a great word.
Is it Danish for F*cked?