Alexis Sanchez

[The Observer]

I guess I take Alexis with his loose touch over whatever Pedro is doing on the pitch at this point.

 

[barca1899]

Young Asexis

 

[Cule4life]

Young Asexis

This proves you are born with the sex. You can't acquire it

 

[CatalinR10]

This proves you are born with the sex. You can't acquire it

Everybody's born with the sex , male or female.

 

[flamenco]

 

[Stric]

Young Asexis

I still can't figure out why people think he's good looking...

 

[CatalinR10]

I still can't figure out why people think he's good looking...

It takes 2-3 people to say someone is goodlooking and then everyone believes it.



Still , that is an old pic. Now he looks better.

 

[Jaguar]

Was hoping to see something a little more intricate than that.

 

[Galning]

I still can't figure out why people think he's good looking...

Not saying that I find him attractive but... if we would judge everybody on pictures from their teenage years we're in for a treat.

 

[Stric]

Not saying that I find him attractive but... if we would judge everybody on pictures from their teenage years we're in for a treat.

I know I know, it's just that the pic in question kind of highlighted everything that I find unappealing in his appearance even in his current form.

 

[Samuel Eto'o]

I can agree with some of the things you say here, except for what is related to Alexis. Barca's midfield is creative, but it's creativeness is starting to become limited when facing tough, defensive teams. Xavi cannot take the ball and dribble one, two opponents to open up the play. Neither Iniesta, nor Cesc Fabregas. Neither of these 3 are dribblers. They are flare players that can do wonders with the ball, that's true, but they seldom engage in 1 vs 1's duels. They don't have strenght and insane speed.

Alexis, Neymar and Messi, those three can dribble. All three have explosion, fast legs and can destabilize pretty much every defence. They can bring what the sistem is failing do deliver from time to time, which is creativity, unpredictability, penetrating force. Now, what we need is players who can take on and beat their man on a constant basis. And out of the four players we have, Pedro is the one who lacks penetrating power the most. Scoring goals in easy matches is OK, but it's not what makes a season great. Winning those tough matches counts the most, and someone who can dribble in the difficult areas of the pitch is essential for the team.

The new and improved Alexis is a player who can trigger a run and can easily take out 2-3 opponents, creating superiority not by passing, but by dribbling in full speed mode. Messi, Neymar and Alexis are the kind of players who can decide games on their own, no wonder all three are pillars for their national teams.

I agree with your insights

 

[CatalinR10]

Had a great game imo.

 

[ZenI]

Had a great game imo.

Ehhh, he had a couple of decent moves in the first half - but wasn't really dangerous and went missing with the rest of the team in the second half

 

[te amo barca]

He was good today

 

[abual3bed1]

He was good in the first half, not in the second where he didn't get enough balls.