da marjack bet： Lots of West Ham fans have been giving their verdict on the loss at Arsenal, and they are pleasantly surprised by the performance of Carlos Sanchez.
da supremo： West Ham were extremely busy in the transfer market this summer, and fans were extremely excited about signings like Felipe Anderson and Andriy Yarmolenko.
One player that that split opinion amongst fans though was Sanchez, who joined on deadline day on a two-year deal.
On one hand, the Hammers were in desperate need of a proper defensive midfielder, but fans were underwhelmed by the signing of a player who was relatively poor during his stint with Aston Villa.
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The tough tackling 32 year-old proved his worth at the Emirates though, making three tackles, the joint-most of anyone on the pitch. He isn’t glamorous, but he’s exactly the type of player the Hammers have been missing.
He was also surprisingly good on the ball, completing 87 per cent of his passes according to stats from Whoscored.com. He was even given the captian’s armband after Marko Arnautovic came off.
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Pellegrini’s side have got an absolutely brutal fixture run to open the season, but Sanchez’s performance is definitely reason for optimism.
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