Real Madrid; Sanchez: Di Maria Irreplaceable For Madrid

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Real Madrid legend, Hugo Sanchez, has insisted Angel Di Maria is irreplaceable for his former club.

Sanchez has scored 164 goals in 207 games for Los Blancos and believes Carlo Ancelotti didn’t have much to say in the departures of Di Maria and Xabi Alonso.

"It's very hard to tell from the outside how Di Maria and Alonso's departures went down within the club," he told AS.

"The approach can be very contrasting for a coach than for others in more managerial roles.

"If the accounts are not balanced though, it is very difficult to spend, spend and spend without selling. If you spend you will have to sell. It is a maths game and it all depends on the management.

"I guess as a coach Ancelotti would have liked Di Maria and Xabi Alonso to stay. But above all Di Maria, because there are several players who can replace Xabi.

"Di Maria was one of the best players in the world and was helping Madrid a lot, but the accounts have to be done.

"I don't know if it is true that Di Maria left because he didn't feel valued, but I like good football and he was one of the best footballers in the world."

Sanchez, who scored 29 goals in 58 games for Mexico, has also lauded his countryman Javier Hernandez after the 26-year-old opened his Madrid scoring account with a brace.

"He's a phenomenon," he added.

"He is very fast, intuitive, he has good movement and shoots well with his left foot, right foot and head.

"He is a striker who intercepts the opponent very well. With goals, trust will come from Ancelotti. When given more

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