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Davinson Sanchez

DubaiSpur said:
No doubt it will eventually happen. I would just prefer that it happened a bit later, is all.

Personally, I don't expect massive amounts of loyalty from *any* player - I generally expect about three first-team years for truly excellent players we buy from other clubs, four years for most players in general and five years from academy products.

And, equally important, I also expect us to give *any* player at least two years at the club - if we want them to show us loyalty, I'd like us to show them at least a bit as well. And if they're long-serving players, I'd like them to get a) a proper send-off, and b) a testimonial - that's all.

Other than that, though, I don't expect that much in terms of eternal loyalty, one way or another. It would be brilliant if players stayed longer, but I don't *expect* it. And I think those are reasonable standards to have for a club our size.

I'm only worried Davinson is so good that he won't even need to give us those three years - he left Ajax after a single season, and it is seriously possible that he does the same to us, if he keeps improving at this unbelievable rate.
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I understand where you are coming from as this guy is already immense and getting better with every game.

One thing we know is that having Poch around, there is this team spirit that makes it difficult for players to leave.

The situation has improved much if you look back in time , if it's any consolation we have never been better at retaining players than where we find ourselves today.

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metalgear said:
I understand where you are coming from as this guy is already immense and getting better with every game.

One thing we know is that having Poch around, there is this team spirit that makes it difficult for players to leave.

The situation has improved much if you look back in time , if it's any consolation we have never been better at retaining players than where we find ourselves today.

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Fair, and I don't disagree. But you know what worrying is like.
 
Probably Ajax were happy to cash in as well, in fact I imagine they are happier with the money than they are the player and would have let Sanchez know that during negotiations
 
billyiddo said:
Probably Ajax were happy to cash in as well, in fact I imagine they are happier with the money than they are the player and would have let Sanchez know that during negotiations
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If I recall correctly he was player of the year in his inaugural season. If so I would think that it would have made it harder for Ajax to sell him.


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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/24/davinson-sanchez-tottenham-hotspur-baresi

Rarely can a club have broken their transfer record with such little fanfare. When Davinson Sánchez arrived at Tottenham in August for a fee of up to £42m, most headlines simply noted that at last Spurs had bought someone, anyone, after a summer of inactivity. Three months later, however, and that fee now seems significant because it is starting to look like a bargain.

The 21-year-old Colombian centre‑half has taken to the upper echelons of club football with an ease as graceful as his running style. It was his Sánchez on Sánchez tackle that led to the free-kick that opened the scoring in last Saturday’s north London derby. But it was not a foul. Holding off the Chilean, Davinson reached his long leg around his opponent to scoop the ball away. He was Tottenham’s most composed defender on an unexpectedly torrid afternoon and carried that performance into midweek where he won his duel with Dortmund’s feted striker Pierre‑Emerick Aubameyang.

Sánchez combines imperious physicality with impeccable pace, but most striking is his composure. For someone so young, though the defender’s single previous season in European football was a marquee one at Ajax, he never seems ruffled. He is able to read a defensive situation effectively and choose the appropriate means to deal with it. His role model, one he acquired after involved YouTube study, is Franco Baresi. You can understand why.

Yes, he makes mistakes; Aubameyang ghosted behind him to turn Andriy Yarmolenko’s glorious backheel past Hugo Lloris for the opening goal on Tuesday. But he has not made many and his manager, Mauricio Pochettino, looked pleased at being finally able to wax lyrical about his acquisition.

“I am so happy with him,” Pochettino said before Saturday’s Premier League encounter with West Bromwich Albion. “He is doing well, very well. He’s only 21 years old but he is more mature than that. In only a few months, he’s showing he can do a fantastic job for us.

“You see against Dortmund how many times he was with Aubameyang one v one. Or look against Swansea against Tammy Abraham, or Real Madrid against Cristiano Ronaldo. How many central defenders can play one v one and escape? How many players can be tight and press and think ‘If you run, I run’ because they are so confident in their running? Not many centre-backs in the world can do this. But we expect more from him. He’s one of the best today, but there is massive potential for him to improve.”

For his manager those areas of potential include, well, everything. “Tactical, physical condition, technique, every single aspect because he’s still very young,” Pochettino said. “He arrived late in the transfer market and with no proper pre-season because he was playing in the qualification for the national team in Colombia. He had no time to work with us. We need one month and a half or two months’ pre-season with him and then I’m sure he’s going to show a different level.”

Sánchez’s career to this early point has been action-packed. He has made 16 appearances for Tottenham this season, and played 45 times for Ajax as they finished runners-up in the Dutch and Europa League. Before that, as a 19-year-old, he won the Copa Libertadores with his boyhood club Atlético Nacional of Medellin. That season he learned his trade as a defender having passed through the Nacional youth system in midfield.

Asked why Sánchez has adjusted to the rigours of the Premier and Champions League so quickly, Pochettino said: “Because he’s so clever, very humble and he’s very open to learn.

“He’s a player that when you tell him something his reaction is to be open and be critical with himself. That is a massive skill for a player, when he’s so open to improve”.

If Sánchez continues the progress he has made in each year of his career so far, Pochettino is confident his name will feature in many more headlines yet. “He has the opportunity to be one of the best centre-halves in the world.”
 
DubaiSpur said:
No doubt it will eventually happen. I would just prefer that it happened a bit later, is all.

Personally, I don't expect massive amounts of loyalty from *any* player - I generally expect about three first-team years for truly excellent players we buy from other clubs, four years for most players in general and five years from academy products.

And, equally important, I also expect us to give *any* player at least two years at the club - if we want them to show us loyalty, I'd like us to show them at least a bit as well. And if they're long-serving players, I'd like them to get a) a proper send-off, and b) a testimonial - that's all.

Other than that, though, I don't expect that much in terms of eternal loyalty, one way or another. It would be brilliant if players stayed longer, but I don't *expect* it. And I think those are reasonable standards to have for a club our size.

I'm only worried Davinson is so good that he won't even need to give us those three years - he left Ajax after a single season, and it is seriously possible that he does the same to us, if he keeps improving at this unbelievable rate.
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Ajax is traditionally a selling team, so not surprising he left after a year, especially since we also made him their record transfer. It was probably more Ajax's decision than Sanchez', so I wouldn't go by that to extrapolate how long he will stay with us. But you are right that, if we don't win trophies (that matter) and he continues improving, will likely have to sell him two years before his contract ends.
 
I was massively disappointed by yesterday's result, so I haven't been on here since. I expected this thread to have ballooned with comments about Rondon bullying Sanchez twice. Once for the goal, and once later on. I know Rondon is an absolute beast, but after all the praise above, it was disappointing to see Rondon just push him out of the way and sidefoot it into the corner. Sadface. He certainly is a good prospect at just 21, but perhaps not Ledley-levels just yet, eh?
 
Obviously not Ledley levels just yet, but he's showing so much promise. You can't expect a 21 year old guy new to the country and new to the league to just play a flawless campaign. I'd argue he's not really at fault for the goal yesterday. Dele blew it in midfield, Sanchez had to chase Rondon down, and he does disturb him enough for Rondon to only get a super weak effort at goal in, I'm not sure what Lloris is really doing, but the goal is a bit of a fluke, lucky to hit target the way it did, and why doesn't Lloris react? Sure, Sanchez clearly wasn't strong enough to barge Rondon off the ball, but you can't just smash into an attacker in the box either.

Looking at the replay again now (I haven't watched it since the match), it looks like Rondon is actively using his arm to push Sanchez away, which gives him an advantage in the situation. Would probably be harsh to give us a freekick in that situation, but he does enough to get Sanchez out of balance.
 
Bullet said:
I was massively disappointed by yesterday's result, so I haven't been on here since. I expected this thread to have ballooned with comments about Rondon bullying Sanchez twice. Once for the goal, and once later on. I know Rondon is an absolute beast, but after all the praise above, it was disappointing to see Rondon just push him out of the way and sidefoot it into the corner. Sadface. He certainly is a good prospect at just 21, but perhaps not Ledley-levels just yet, eh?
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Judging from his own reactions Sanchez wasn't happy about that himself. I think he was surprised that Rondon's beastliness was more beastier than his own beastliness.
 
Bullet said:
I was massively disappointed by yesterday's result, so I haven't been on here since. I expected this thread to have ballooned with comments about Rondon bullying Sanchez twice. Once for the goal, and once later on. I know Rondon is an absolute beast, but after all the praise above, it was disappointing to see Rondon just push him out of the way and sidefoot it into the corner. Sadface. He certainly is a good prospect at just 21, but perhaps not Ledley-levels just yet, eh?
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I didn't go yesterday as I decided looking after my daughter was going to be a much more enjoyable experience given the opposition. Saw the highlights and well, I just think Sanchez kind of didn't realise just how close to goal he was and therefore didn't challenge quite as hard and got caught off balance by Rondon. That besides, I definitely think Lloris was at fault for the goal. He was virtually touching the near post and left so much room in the far corner, I have no idea why he was positioning himself like that and it certainly didn't give himself the best chance of saving the Rondon effort.
 
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