Carlos Sanchez

[Villa in Denmark]

And lik a moth to a flame...

Her hair isn't as good as his mind.

[seanthevillan]

Was lucky enough to watch the game, and all the way through Sanchez was just awesome. He has this great ability to get a foot in and disrupt play without giving away fouls. A few Colombian students said he is all over all the news back home as well.

Itīs hard to describe, especially to some of our fans who are unconvinced by him, just how dominant and influential he was in that match. Honestly itīs the stand out individual performance of the tournament so far, for me, he was everywhere and looked just as good on the ball as off it. Also didnīt resort to fouling or being overly physical at any stage, just tackled, positioned himself well, and used the ball well.

I agree with others that Sanchez has actually shown these attributes with us a few times - especially his knack of just nicking the ball or getting a foot in, but this game was something else. Even if he doesnt reach that level wth us week in week out, and he wonīt, he showed that defensively at least he has something which none of our midfielders have - I like Westwood but letīs be honest he will never dominate a match like that against a top level team.

Really pleased for Carlos, hope they go all the way.

Also had the added bonus of watching JPA do analysis of the game, only slightly ruined by the presence of Keys and Gray wanting to talk about Neymar the whole time.

[Mister E]

Did he play deeper - like an advanced CB?
My main concern last season was his propensity to concede fouls around our penalty area, often because he was coming back from a more advanced MF role.

[warleyboy]

I'm sure TS is, or has someone keeping on eye Sanchez in the tourney.
Maybe with this season under his belt he may become a regular if his fitness is maintained.

Good luck to him, let's hope we see the best of him in the coming season.

[Matt Collins]

What was the pace of the game? He was at his best around the turn of the Year when lambert had introduced his soporific patient style. I wonder if he's as suited to high intensity football?

Presumably he's gonna need a rest after this and the World Cup last summer now. So we might not see him at the start of the season?

But I'm perfectly prepared to believe that he can be next in line for the player that has been completely written off only to make a good contribution

[Salsa Party Animal]

International football play at slower pace and use less energy which means Carlos last longer. Tim Sherwood will improve the team and hopefully a system which require less energy and covering.

[Ron Manager]

Just watched the whole of the second half on You Tube. What an atmosphere!  High octane football from both sides including a quite incredible miss from Firmino which would have had Savo drooling! About 61mins in Carlos puts the frighteners on son of Neymar who bawled his head off

The commentator must have needed oxygen at the end,  he went at it full pelt for 90mins!

[seanthevillan]

The pace of the game was intense basically all the way through. Colombia didn't let Brazil settle and pressed them once they got to the halfway line, if not before. in the first half Colombia were at their best and it was Sanchez and the other DM who provided the platform for them. The tempo was relentless, honestly this wasn't a kickabout in the sun (it was pissing it down I think)i
He did play deep but advanced with the ball a couple of times and almost scored with a shot that took a nick off a defender and flashed wide.

I can only remember one time when Carlos got caught a little out of position - he didn't cover a runner who went beyond the full back in the 90th minute. And once Neymar nutmegged him in the first half. Apart from that it was the perfect peformance, he stopped Neymar playing between the lines completely and as a result pushed him wider or into a more orthodox striker's position.

And Ron's right, Firmino's miss (from a sloppy backpass by Zapata) was incredible, and the atmosphere was ace! Stay up and watch the Copa America if you can..

[SoccerHQ]

I just wonder if we play five at the back for some games next season whether he'd work as once of the three centre halfs? As he can read the  game reasonably well and got height.

[Salsa Party Animal]

who is Carlos's DM partner. Should we go for him to replace Westwood ?

[Ron Manager]

Edwin Armando Valencia Rodríguez. known as Edwin Valencia.  He is 6ft 1ins plays for Santos. Only problem is his age. 30yrs old

[Dante Lavelli]

What channel is it on?  It is getting very little coverage in the UK in my opinion.

[CT Villan]

Wow...MotM against Brazil and another excellent display today against a tricky Peruvian side. He also wasn't buggered after 60 minutes either 

Hope we see more of this Carlos next season.

[edgysatsuma89]

What channel is it on?  It is getting very little coverage in the UK in my opinion.

This country's crap when it comes to giving us options to watch football. It always feels like we're missing out and then when you can watch a match you get f**king fleeced to do so. Are there any highlights shows on over here?

[Toronto Villa]

It's on a channel called BeIn sports over here. Not sure if it is a North American thing or available in Europe. They have the full tournament. I recorded to Columbia game and looking forward to watching La Roca. Hopefully he returns rested and in shape because he can be a very important player for us next season.