Alex Sandro (30 Viewers)
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since evra left, he covered 99% of the left back duties at juventus. a crippled asamoah, a crippled spinazzola and a crippled mds made sure he never gets a rest. also, a crippled sports director made sure that pellegrini was loaned out for this season, and sandro was left alone completely. it's only natural that it was his weakest season, still, he's the least of our problems.
that said, if we could replace him with gosens and bring pellegrini back, i wouldn't be opposed to selling sandro. but he's been a good soldier throughout the years.
that said, if we could replace him with gosens and bring pellegrini back, i wouldn't be opposed to selling sandro. but he's been a good soldier throughout the years.
marcelo being an alien doesn't make sandro look worse. also, real usually had a longer season than juventus, with all the club world cup, long cl campaigns, etc. iirc ronaldo used to play even more than marcelo, but he can't be used as a benchmark for all players.
this season the only rest sandro had was because of injuries. he even played through injury, just look at him vs milan, that panic sub was way too early for his condition. he's playing non-stop, no two ways about it.
this season the only rest sandro had was because of injuries. he even played through injury, just look at him vs milan, that panic sub was way too early for his condition. he's playing non-stop, no two ways about it.
Least of our problems right now, and yes he’s been overused, and not just this season.
Also, just as an reminder for his ‘inability to cross’ and the ‘disaster’ of a season some claim he has had based on the last few games, may i remember you that 2 of our TOP 5 goals this season have been scored from his long-passes/crosses? CR7 high-jump header vs Sampdoria and Dybala’s exquisite volley both came from Alex Sandro’s assists so i really don’t get this notion of him being incapable to cross, he might not be the best at it but definitely isn’t as bad as some make it seem like.
Overall he’s had a solid but rather inconsistent season, however that’s pretty much on the same note as the rest of the team.
Also, just as an reminder for his ‘inability to cross’ and the ‘disaster’ of a season some claim he has had based on the last few games, may i remember you that 2 of our TOP 5 goals this season have been scored from his long-passes/crosses? CR7 high-jump header vs Sampdoria and Dybala’s exquisite volley both came from Alex Sandro’s assists so i really don’t get this notion of him being incapable to cross, he might not be the best at it but definitely isn’t as bad as some make it seem like.
Overall he’s had a solid but rather inconsistent season, however that’s pretty much on the same note as the rest of the team.
I think the issue with his crossing is threefold;
- Ronaldo plays from that side, so he cannot commit himself forward as much as he did with Mandzukic
- We lack a quality midfielder such as Pogba to hold and distribute the ball quickly from that LCM area into LW space, although Rabiot has improved that recently
- He doesn't have very good acceleration to create a yard to cross the ball, and this has been highlighted even more so with his tiredness
Often when he gets the ball it's in a static position with a right back and supporting defender ready to block, so he looks for the ball back inside. Some left backs in this area will still attempt a cross from this position, thinking that the worst case scenario will be a corner, but he plays a lot more measured than that, especially since Ronaldo arrived. Sarri is not a coach that wants the ball just being fired into the box, a cross has to have purpose.
- Ronaldo plays from that side, so he cannot commit himself forward as much as he did with Mandzukic
- We lack a quality midfielder such as Pogba to hold and distribute the ball quickly from that LCM area into LW space, although Rabiot has improved that recently
- He doesn't have very good acceleration to create a yard to cross the ball, and this has been highlighted even more so with his tiredness
Often when he gets the ball it's in a static position with a right back and supporting defender ready to block, so he looks for the ball back inside. Some left backs in this area will still attempt a cross from this position, thinking that the worst case scenario will be a corner, but he plays a lot more measured than that, especially since Ronaldo arrived. Sarri is not a coach that wants the ball just being fired into the box, a cross has to have purpose.
What is wrong with this fellow? He's always been a bit unproductive offensively but now he's awful in defense as well. Their goal and a few other chances came from his side leaving the wide man take all the time he needed to find a cross or even juggle the ball. It's not like he was way up the field either.
Not trying to justify his shit performances as of late, but it's funny how other players get a pass for being "gassed" or "tired" but this guy gets criticized constantly while he is one of the players that clearly needs a rest. Having said that, it's been going downhill since a couple of years now but we clearly don't have the budget to fill the holes we have in the squad and get a new LB (couldn't even think of who would be available?) But as said above, next year should be his last if he continues like this.
Know this guy has great talent but I ask again, has Alex ever made even a simple 5 yard pass with his right foot? He does know other teams scout you and just maybe a pass or two from the right might make the opponents not believe, I mean know 110% of the time it's coming from the left. I mean there's those spilt second times where maybe a right footed pass gets to an open man faster.
Alex didn't need all these minutes tonight!
Alex didn't need all these minutes tonight!