Morgan Sanson - On Loan at Nice

[Drummond]

I've realised, albeit a bit late that the reason Sanson hasn't played much for us is that he is a tidy all-round player, good technical skills etc but that he isn't really a game changer, there's no stand-out feature of his game.

Over the last two years you could make the same argument for Luiz and McGinn though. It's a strange one all round, but good luck to him in any case.

Perhaps but certainly to a lesser degree. McGinn has topped the defensive stats in the league, ever mind our squad. Luiz is slightly different, but there's been enough seen in his passing or dead ball ability to show he's got something.

[eamonn]

Emery on Sanson before the Southampton game:

"(Morgan) Sanson as well is in the possibility to leave, but Sanson for me is a very good player," Emery said in his pre-Southampton press conference. "He understands very good how we want to play and he has the skill to do it.

"But he has to play in a team to be consistent, trying to play more and here it’s difficult to give him it - he is as well finding something to leave."

[Risso]

I've realised, albeit a bit late that the reason Sanson hasn't played much for us is that he is a tidy all-round player, good technical skills etc but that he isn't really a game changer, there's no stand-out feature of his game.

Over the last two years you could make the same argument for Luiz and McGinn though. It's a strange one all round, but good luck to him in any case.

Perhaps but certainly to a lesser degree. McGinn has topped the defensive stats in the league, ever mind our squad. Luiz is slightly different, but there's been enough seen in his passing or dead ball ability to show he's got something.

But it's impossible to say or not what effect Sanson may have had, as he's never had the chance at a consistent run in the team. He looked the best player on the pitch in the league cup against Chelsea, then got injured, and subsequently mostly had a few 20 minute cameos as sub. Not a biggy, just a vague sense of wondering what might have been.

[Drummond]

I've realised, albeit a bit late that the reason Sanson hasn't played much for us is that he is a tidy all-round player, good technical skills etc but that he isn't really a game changer, there's no stand-out feature of his game.

Over the last two years you could make the same argument for Luiz and McGinn though. It's a strange one all round, but good luck to him in any case.

Perhaps but certainly to a lesser degree. McGinn has topped the defensive stats in the league, ever mind our squad. Luiz is slightly different, but there's been enough seen in his passing or dead ball ability to show he's got something.

But it's impossible to say or not what effect Sanson may have had, as he's never had the chance at a consistent run in the team. He looked the best player on the pitch in the league cup against Chelsea, then got injured, and subsequently mostly had a few 20 minute cameos as sub. Not a biggy, just a vague sense of wondering what might have been.

I agree, he looked more technical and better on the ball than our other midfielders at times, jack of all trades though I suspect. And no manager seemed to like him enough.

[Matt C]

Wonder how different it might have been for him if not for that injury early on; he seemed to be swimming against the tide ever since. On the brief evidence we’ve seen looked like a tidy player without being really suited to the PL.

[ozzjim]

With no buy option and Emery clearly rating him, I do wonder if he may be given another shot after playing week in week out for a few months.

[eamonn]

I think his profile is a little too similar to the players with whom he's in contention for a spot (Luiz, Ramsey, McGinn) - Kamara is the only top-class midfielder off the ball we have. Nakamba being a poor man's version.

Sanson, like the three mentioned above in brackets, is a mix of everything but when you add Buendia and Coutinho into the mix, his skill-set is probably not specialist enough. It's a shame cos if they were all being judged afresh and starting from scratch I think he'd be giving Dugee, JJ and Meatball a run for their money.
The spells out injured and successive managers prefering to go with players who have more PL experience has done for him in the end.

[algy]

With no buy option and Emery clearly rating him, I do wonder if he may be given another shot after playing week in week out for a few months.

I was wondering that - is it just a case of getting Sanson games over the next 6 months and seeing where he is after that?  He's barely played over the past couple of seasons.

[tomd2103]

Given that we are supposedly in for Guendouzi, then I'm surprised Sanson hasn't been mentioned as part of a potential deal.  Unless he upset a few people at Marseille by leaving.

[Legion]

Out on loan to RC Strasbourg.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Good luck Morgan! Pity it never quite worked out for you at VP.

[Legion]

We're going to have no subs left at this rate.

[pauliewalnuts]

We're going to have no subs left at this rate.

Was going to say the same thing

Unless we get a few in, this is all very risky. Look at the state of the bench in the last match, for example.

[Brazilian Villain]

Best of luck to him, let's hope he regains his mojo.

[Hookeysmith]

Surely we are to bring a couple in ?