Arsenal fans WRONG to boo Alexis Sanchez… it’s the club’s hierarchy that are the real problem
Chilean greeted with both cheers and jeers when he came on as a second-half substitute against Bournemouth on Saturday
ARSENAL fans were in the wrong to boo Alexis Sanchez - a player who has done nothing but good things for the club.
The Chilean was greeted with a mix of cheers and jeers when he came on as a second-half substitute against Bournemouth at the weekend.
Arsenal won the game 3-0, but much of the talk leading up to the game surrounded Sanchez's failed transfer to Manchester City.
After the club's stance of not selling the player all summer, the Gunners hierarchy performed a remarkable, and to be honest, quite embarrassing U-turn on the Chilean.
In the end, the transfer wasn't finalised with Arsenal unable to get a deal for Thomas Lemar completed - leaving the powers that be red-faced.
However, despite coming close to leaving, and clearly being open to a move, no anger should be directed towards Sanchez himself.
A player who has done more to help the team challenge since his arrival than any other deserves the backing of supporters.
And if questions need to be asked, they should be directed towards the of hierarchy club.
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Why does he wants to leave in the first place? and then why, when the plan was apparently to keep him, at all costs, did we entertain City's interests?
If Arsenal were truly ambitious, their activity in the transfer window would've been more decisive and they wouldn't have ended up turning a £30million profit.
Equally, more would be coming out of a squad which is clearly performing below the sum of its parts.
And if that was the case, maybe Sanchez, who kept his counsel throughout the summer, not publicly pushing for a move, wouldn't have been open to leaving in the first place.
Despite all of this, and the frustration that comes with, the window is now shut, Sanchez remains a Gunner and the supporters need to rally behind the club.
Ultimately, the majority of us are aware change is likely to be needed in management (and beyond) in order to really challenge again for the top prizes again.
But all we can do is get behind the team during the 90 minutes, and enjoy what we go to the football for in the first place...
Seeing Arsenal play well and hopefully win.
Up next it's FC Koln in the Europa League, with fan-favourite Jack Wilshere in line for his first appearance in over a year.