OPINION
West Ham midfielder Carlos Sanchez must make quick work of his critics and swiftly justified his reported pay packet now that he is officially a Hammers player.
The signing of the 32-year-old defensive midfielder has already been criticised by fans and some critics despite him only officially joining the club on Thursday (yesterday), as confirmed by the Hammers’ website.
Several Hammers supporters panned the idea of their club signing him on Twitter after club insider ExWHUemployee stated that a deal was close to be done for his services on Tuesday.
At this point both Perez and Carlos Sanchez are expected to join the club before the window closes and that would conclude our transfers in. Bernard looks to be moving elsewhere now though ⚒
— ExWHUEmployee (@ExWHUEmployee) August 7, 2018
Then even more fans of Manuel Pellegrini’s side opted to slam Sanchez’ recruitment after the club confirmed that they had signed him on transfer deadline day.
Also if that wasn’t bad enough South American football expert Tim Vickery, who works for BBC Brasil, also stated via his Twitter account ahead of Sanchez’s signing that perhaps he was past his peak.
Carlos Sanchez might be just past his peak, and offers little on the ball. But as a defensive midfielder, West Ham have signed a specialist man marker
— Tim Vickery (@Tim_Vickery) August 9, 2018
While the expert may have positively claimed Sanchez is a specialist man marker, suggesting that he’s beyond his sell by date as well as claiming he offers little on the ball hardly was Vickery giving his seal of approval to the deal.
Sanchez must quickly prove that he is capable of being the quality holding midfielder that the Hammers have lacked in recent seasons otherwise the negative vibe surrounding his presence could affect his form.
The 32-year-old to be playing at his best needs to be full of confidence and it seems that fans as well as at least one critic could already be waiting to slam him.
Also with Sanchez apparently being on £70,000-a-week at the London Stadium, as reported by Claret & Hugh, he needs to not only shutdown critics but justify his pay packet.
While £70,000-a-week may not put him among the highest earners at the club, it’s a huge chunk of change to invest in a player that potentially is no longer up to the task of delivering the goods in the Premier League.
This all means that the Hammers’ latest recruit, Sanchez, must start his career at the London Stadium as he means to go on by instantly proving that it was the correct decision to sign him.
