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title: "West Ham: Supporters on Twitter slam Pellegrini for comments on Carlos Sanchez"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-supporters-on-twitter-slam-pellegrini-for-comments-on-carlos-sanchez/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ally Darlow"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2019-08-20T14:40:17Z"
modified: "2019-08-20T14:40:17Z"
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# West Ham: Supporters on Twitter slam Pellegrini for comments on Carlos Sanchez

**West Ham have hardly started the 2019/20 season with a bang. The Hammers have picked up just a single point from their two opening games, losing their first one 5-0 to Manchester City at home and drawing with Brighton, though fans will surely be hoping there’s more to come this season.**

> The Boss believes [@carlossanchez6](https://twitter.com/carlossanchez6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\
> & [@Yarmolenko\_7](https://twitter.com/Yarmolenko_7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) will be important players for us this season [https://t.co/rs5kzReTpc](https://t.co/rs5kzReTpc)
>
> — West Ham United (@WestHam) [August 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1163735173663531008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Manuel Pellegrini’s quotes on Carlos Sanchez, however, don’t appear to have excited the Irons faithful.

West Ham’s Colombian midfielder is hardly a fan favourite, yet according to Pellegrini, who was speaking to the [West Ham website](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/august/19-august/yarmolenko-and-sanchez-will-be-important-players-us-pellegrini), has claimed that along with Andriy Yarmolenko, the midfield man will be an important player at The London Stadium this season.

The fans, as you will see very clearly in the tweets included below, couldn’t disagree more. The Colombian midfield man missed most of last season with injury, and [according to Spotrac](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/west-ham-united-f.c/carlos-sanchez-27870/), he’s on a weekly wage of a whopping £50,000 per/week, money that would be best served elsewhere.

You can read the Hammers’ verdict on Pellegrini’s quotes here:

> What’s ‘important’ is that Sanchez isn’t good enough for the Premiership and we desperately need a proper CM.
>
> — Roy Beadle (@jackiancorey) [August 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/jackiancorey/status/1163743656253243393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Yeah, Sanchez can play a big part, give him the Hammerhead mascot costume.
>
> — Samuel Kirkwood (@SKirky7) [August 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/SKirky7/status/1163740710320910336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Sanchez might be important. In helping us drop points.
>
> — Jason Borley (@jpborley) [August 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/jpborley/status/1163738770954432513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [@Ing\_Pellegrini](https://twitter.com/Ing_Pellegrini?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) seriously stop playing sanchez
>
> — Jefferson Kibble (@kibble992) [August 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/kibble992/status/1163737587577696257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Manuel is losing the plot
>
> — ℭonnor (@SpiffingAFK) [August 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/SpiffingAFK/status/1163739203676659712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Yarmalenko isnt a bad player but its gonna take time to get him back to fitness. As for sanchez id rather play with 10 men than put him in my side [#hopelesswasteof](https://twitter.com/hashtag/hopelesswasteof?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 70k a wk.
>
> — tracey andrews (@lemlem75) [August 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/lemlem75/status/1163740694940459009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Deluded
>
> — West\_Ham\_Utd (@TJCowboyHammer) [August 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/TJCowboyHammer/status/1163739179068661761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)