Having passed through Marseille before returning to Inter Milan this summer, Alexis Sanchez also had a bad experience when he moved from Arsenal to Manchester United.
Alexis Sanchez’s journey has been quite tortuous since his departure from FC Barcelona. Arriving in Catalonia in 2011 after a spell at Udinese, the Chilean striker stayed at Barça for three years before leaving for Arsenal. He wore the jersey for three and a half seasons Gunners, then decided to move to Manchester United in January 2018. A decision that he would bitterly and very quickly regret. the thirty-five-year-old veteran returned to this episode involving a certain José Mourinho.
During an interview given to the BBC, Alexis Sanchez recounted this moment which visibly traumatized him. “ I tell it like it is and in my opinion, Mourinho is one of the best coaches in the world in his way of training, studying videos and his way of doing things. But then, there was a strange feeling inside the group… We were in the team, and then the next moment we were out. Sometimes we didn’t play anymore, then we played, then we didn’t play again. As a player, you end up losing confidence. Every player lost confidence. You understand ? An atmosphere was created which was not beneficial. »
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And the incomprehension grew between him and his coach. “ A few times I played well, scored, and Mou took me off the field. And I say: ‘I love football, I love this sport. I’ve been playing since I was five and if I don’t have a ball anymore, it’s like I lose my joy.’ It’s like that. » Regardless, Alexis Sanchez quickly understood that he would not stay at United for long with Mourinho. “ After my very first training session, I came home and said to my family and my agent: ‘Is it possible to break my contract and return to Arsenal?’ » Finally, Alexis Sanchez will stay at Old Trafford until the summer of 2019, before being loaned to Inter Milan, a club he will join definitively a year later, free of any contract.
