The world was given a glimpse of what Alexis Sanchez was capable of at the beginning of the season. In an environment where he was allowed to express his phenomenal talent, he flourished. However, he seems to have come off the boil recently and there might be a reason for that. At Barcelona, Sanchez was surrounded by world class talent including Xavi, Andres Iniesta and of course the mercurial Lionel Messi. Every move revolved around Messi which of course suppressed the talent of Sanchez but we all knew what he was capable of even then. We had seen enough of his talent at Udinese to write him off. Sanchez became a cult figure at Barcelona known for his hard work and attacking prowess, but...
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