Co0ter
Senior Member
Sanchez 30m and Fabregas 35m
Look where we are now, 2 Seasons later
40m for Neymar? No problem
But you don't need a magic ball to tell you where we will be in 2 Seasons
Sanchez had his own unique style at Udinese, it was fun to watch. However he was never a prolific goal-scorer, hell not even a semi-impressive one. He also played on a team that played easy on the eye counter-attacking football. He was a doomed buy from the beginning.
As far as Fabregas goes, I had a lot of hope for him. I thought he'd fit in like a glove and add some vertical attacking to our midfield. He actually did this and looked great when he first got here. Same for Ibra, he looked great at first too. I honestly think this is because they are new and they just do what they know....then we go ahead and use them in a way where they aren't nearly at their best. We play Cesc, who is slow as shit, as a false 9....he is not a false 9, and Tito must be smoking some great stuff to think otherwise. And look at Ibra, we took a beast of a player and made him stand immobile at the last defender- what a waste.
As for Neymar, he's an attacking minded player who WANTS to beat his man, he's like Tello and that is what we need. He is also a better finisher than Sanchez and Pedro, and he actually has a fantastic eye for a pass.....and can actually pass/cross. I'd bet on Neymar over what we got and I don't see who would be better, I'd only argue that our defense should come first. Let's not forget that 40mil for Neymar is more like 30mil, there is truth in the fact that the marketing involved will help a lot with his transfer fee.