Described as a winger, he has performed fantastically for both club and country, in the second half of the Serie A campaign he was as a withdrawn striker, playing off Antonio Di Natale, eventually scoring 12 goals and claiming six assists as Udinese secured a place in the Champions League.
The best performance was his four goals of a 7-0 thrashing of Palermo, at Palermo home ground. Even Messi has only scored four goals once in a game – that night against Arsenal in the Champions League in 2010.
Coach Francesco Guidolin explained why Sanchez‘s position changed “We took a gamble on Sanchez. He had always played wide, but I put forward the idea of playing him behind the striker. From a central position he can be even more decisive. Playing there he is more unpredictable, harder to keep tabs on.”
