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[Albion] Can we talk about Sanchez ?







Screaming J

He'll put a spell on you
Jul 13, 2004
2,402
Exiled from the South Country
Unlucky with the pens, good saves, pretty solid, no flapping.. If I'm being picky, didn't always make the right pass when playing out. One near end of first half nearly cost us dearly.
 






DJ NOBO

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Jul 18, 2004
6,814
Wiltshire
1. Great positioning and saves, kept us in it.
2. Distribution miles behind Steele’s.
3. Can’t save a pen. Kelleher, reportedly leaving Liverpool, is a penalties master …. Wembley a year ago.
You reckon Kelleher was saving any of those pens ?
 




Sarisbury Seagull

Solly March Fan Club
NSC Patron
Nov 22, 2007
14,998
Sarisbury Green, Southampton
1. Great positioning and saves, kept us in it.
2. Distribution miles behind Steele’s.
3. Can’t save a pen. Kelleher, reportedly leaving Liverpool, is a penalties master …. Wembley a year ago.
Agree. Great attitude and excellent keeping, the save from Rashford’s deflected effort was fantastic, but De Zerbi is right, his distribution just isn’t as good as Steele’s.

Personally I’m bringing Steele back in when fit.
 




Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
69,237
Withdean area
Agree. Great attitude and excellent keeping, the save from Rashford’s deflected effort was fantastic, but De Zerbi is right, his distribution just isn’t as good as Steele’s.

Personally I’m bringing Steele back in when fit.
He is injured?

His passing at any range is exemplary.
 






Zeus

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Jan 10, 2022
623
Sanchez must be officially the worst penalty keeper in English football? He must have faced what 20+ by now and has saved zero. As soon as it went to pens I knew we were toast with him between the sticks.’
 


Sarisbury Seagull

Solly March Fan Club
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Nov 22, 2007
14,998
Sarisbury Green, Southampton
Sanchez must be officially the worst penalty keeper in English football? He must have faced what 20+ by now and has saved zero. As soon as it went to pens I knew we were toast with him between the sticks.’
I think De Gea is worse. Can’t remember the stat exactly but he has a pretty awful record. He didn’t get near any of ours either today. Spanish thing?!
 




Jeremiah

John 14 : 6
Mar 15, 2020
2,507
Hove
Sanchez must be officially the worst penalty keeper in English football? He must have faced what 20+ by now and has saved zero. As soon as it went to pens I knew we were toast with him between the sticks.’
RDZ missed a trick today. Sanchez was great in the game but should have been subbed off in the last few minutes of extra time for Steele. Steele is a proven penalty saver while Big Bob ...well. It would have been a brave move and taken "Big Balls" but we might have won if it had been done.
 


Springal

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Feb 12, 2005
24,779
GOSBTS
I thought he had a good game, but agreed the kicking was terrible. Not done himself many favours still. Got a hand to a penalty so a bit unlucky but thought we were keeping sub back for Steele …
 


macbeth

Dismembered
Jan 3, 2018
4,171
six feet beneath the moon
made some excellent saves, the one from rashford in particular. but in his distribution, we also saw exactly why he was dropped for steele
 




GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
49,170
Gloucester
RDZ missed a trick today. Sanchez was great in the game but should have been subbed off in the last few minutes of extra time for Steele. Steele is a proven penalty saver while Big Bob ...well. It would have been a brave move and taken "Big Balls" but we might have won if it had been done.
That thought occurred to me too, at the time on the match day thread.
 


West Upper Seagull

Well-known member
Oct 31, 2003
1,547
Woodingdean
Personal opinion - Jason Steele is the better keeper by a long way. Never feel comfortable with Sanchez in goal. Never felt Sanchez was going to be our hero in the penalty shoot out
 




tronnogull

Well-known member
May 17, 2010
602
Sanchez must be officially the worst penalty keeper in English football? He must have faced what 20+ by now and has saved zero. As soon as it went to pens I knew we were toast with him between the sticks.’
He saved one against ward prowse but wp scored on the follow up.
 




sussex_guy2k2

Well-known member
Jun 6, 2014
4,078
If Steele had played, then that game never would have gone to penalties. Not a hope he’s saving Rashford’s deflected shot. No chance.
Totally agree with this. Sanchez was fine with the ball yesterday and couldn’t do anything about the pens. I’m not sure any keeper could have. But he kept us in it with saves and claims that I’ve no faith Steele would’ve got close to.

They’re different keepers ultimately, with different strengths. If RDZ wants Steele, then fine. But for me, I’d have Sanchez every day of every week. He’s a much more rounded keeper, with the major weakness being the odd error, but given his age and position, it’s no surprise the odd one is made - heck, all the keepers at the biggest clubs make them.
 




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