Bring back James
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If he doesn't know what to do with the ball or just scared, just shoot from distance, ffs. United were scoring these type of goals from decades, as the ball can go ricochet and land for someone in better position aswell. Still better than celebrating possession until causing a counter.
Rightly getting hammered for that tonight. I still think it’ll start coming together for him before the end of the season after a huge bollcking or two and more than likely missing out on the World Cup. Martial coming back should play more to his strengths and I expect to see him become more efficient and rack up a respectable g/a tally. He really needs to work on his intensity. Rashford and Martial both majorly guilty of that too. Why do we sign so many of these types of players when it’s aggression and conviction off the ball that we are majorly missing in the forwards
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I remember from somewhere a conversation online Pep was being interviewed about Bernardo Silva's development I believe and he said that many players who aren't physical have to make up for it being two or three steps ahead mentally than the opponent.
This is what undoes Sancho, he has the technical ability to excel but something upstairs isn't right with him. When he was younger at Dortmund he was far more assertive in progressing with the ball. He's never been someone who is explosive but he was certainly more direct when he was younger in Germany. Grealish is not particularly fast either but you can tell from his game he's someone who thrives off confidence. Hopefully Sancho can pick himself up.
Doubt this would happen anytime soon, he has a complacent personality expression so far.
Why the obsession with him? He was mediocre and there was no potential with him. That was his ceiling and floor.
It was a dumb decision from Bruno to not go behind Sancho because he essentially narrowed the attacking option to only 1 (pass to bruno) as opposed to 3 (shot, cross, or pass to Bruno), which Sancho did not do (hence the goal). He basically bought the defenders time. But even with that braindead mistake, Sancho still should have realized that was the only option now.
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It's just our luck
Aubameyang and Gundogan went to our rivals and were pretty damn good, then you look at Hummels and Lewa who were both really good as well, for some of the higher profile players who went to other teams.What a pile on. Not a single one of you even going to consider something might be wrong; he's just lazy, arrogant and indifferent, and it couldn't possibly be anything else?
As you were.
As you were.
I was disappointed with him yesterday, he looked well off it. I don't know if it's a confidence thing with Sancho or if it's something else but his inconsistency is starting to become worrying.
First season was a free hit, and to be fair everyone was terrible last season. He really needs to start stepping up on a regular basis now.
First season was a free hit, and to be fair everyone was terrible last season. He really needs to start stepping up on a regular basis now.
All we can do is watch the matches. He clearly wasn't working very hard in this one. I'm assuming you've decided it's someone else's fault that Sancho couldn't be bothered to put his best effort in for the first 45 minutes of this match, so why don't you share what you think the reason is?
I've been a big fan of Sancho since he joined Dortmund from City and was buzzing when we signed him.
But his past two performances have been rotten, complete lack of work rate. His pass to Malacia, the furthest player back, off our own corner which they then scored off was a horrific decision, no idea what he was thinking.
He's got a lot of improving to do if he's going to keep his place in the side.
My assumption is that there is something very wrong with him at the moment, but the net is cast far wider than him being a Billy Big Bollocks who thinks he's made it and thus can't be bothered.
He's 22(?) the fitness - or lack thereof - he's showing is the primary concern, then he looks mentally shot. Low in confidence and certainty of purpose. Rounding on him in an echo chamber gives no opportunity to look at a bigger picture.
But he should try given its his mistake
Something “might” be wrong. So basically, ignore the fecking obvious, don’t acknowledge that he is actually a player who lacks work rate from the beginning, put your head in the sand and just assume something might be wrong.
No no no, I don’t want to believe he can be the issue. it’s not his fault that’s for sure because I don’t want to assume that, I would like to think it’s something else even if ten Hag thinks differently and hooks him off at half time.
He was better for us when he was playing RW.
I think Sancho has got off very lightly so far, Rashford and Martial were being dragged over hot coals last year for the sort of performances Sancho is putting in now. We've given him time to adapt, he now needs to start being the player most people think he can be.
Last night wasn't good enough, and the bare minimum fans expect is for someone to try and he couldn't be bothered to do that.
Last night wasn't good enough, and the bare minimum fans expect is for someone to try and he couldn't be bothered to do that.
The forgetfulness of him is so meta.
He's been terrible so far and has largely got away with it based on perceived potential, having a full pre-season etc.
He doesn't look fit to me and a majority of the time you wouldn't even know he was playing.
Only we could spend £150 on 2 wingers who don't have the ability to a) go past a defender or b) track back to help their full backs.
He doesn't look fit to me and a majority of the time you wouldn't even know he was playing.
Only we could spend £150 on 2 wingers who don't have the ability to a) go past a defender or b) track back to help their full backs.
He's been so disappointing. I had really high hopes for him, and I was a big fan of the player we seen at Dortmund. I'd love to know why this keeps happening with so many of our signings. It's too frequent for it to be bad luck or coincidence
I'm not sure why he's so reluctant to take players on and be more dynamic. I find him too timid. He should have his chest pumped and be a lot more aggressive in his play and demeanour on the pitch. Malacia is tenacious but he hardly gives Sancho options by running past him. Shaw is better than Malacia in that aspect of the game.
Could it be because he was playing with Haaland? Just a thought.
He will obviously get this season to cement himself in this team, but I hope the club is looking at alternatives for him already. It has not worked out for him here, and unless something changes drastically between now and the end of the season, I would like us to swallow our losses and move him on while we could still get decent money for him.
Needs to be benched. Shows no aggression, what is it with players from the bundesliga, Mikhi and Kagawa were the same, lots of technique and skill, no workrate and aggression.
I would expect ETH to sort out the lack of both. Anybody can show workrate and aggression.
Rashford, Martial and Anthony clearly our best front three at the moment.
I would expect ETH to sort out the lack of both. Anybody can show workrate and aggression.
Rashford, Martial and Anthony clearly our best front three at the moment.
Something ''very wrong'' with him? We had sports psychologists last year hired by Ralf, he has all the money in the world to see someone if there's something mysterious very wrong with his head if you want to go down that path.
Lets not stop there, there must be something very wrong with Donny, Telles, and Luke Shaw as to why they're not performing out of this world and meeting expectations
Yeah, so passive. No impact when he is starting, no impact when he is off the bench.
Which is funny as especially Kagawa was part of Klopp's Dortmund that was an extrmely aggressive pressing team and Mikhi and Sancho also worked relatively hard for them.
So the question has to be what does United do that it makes Dortmund players lazy?
The bolded is key. Sancho is struggling to assert himself consistently on games at the moment, but ten Hag is meticulous and clear enough in his vision that he can work with Sancho on this.
There's the assumption that once you've made the step up to United, you've made it. The prospect of having to go again and assert yourself in games and fight for one of the biggest clubs in the world must be intimidating. Much easier to fade into the background and try and keep things neat and tidy without causing a stir.
I agree with your first sentence, but I don't believe that the issue is that it is intimidating to play for United. If that would be true other massive clubs like Barca, Real, Bayern would have similar issues, but there it happens quite rarely while at United it seems to be a regular issue.
I tend to believe that at United you don't actually have to fight for anything. If you are there, you made it, got your big contract and will get it extended no matter how you perform. Too little demands from manager, board and fans, too much easy going. Hopefully that changes under ETH
Haaland also comes from the same club, does not seem to be an issue with him. It is attitude, personality. Well, does not matter much, as he will be on the bench surely. So either he steps up, or will be an expensive fringe player
I think Mikitaryan showed far more intensity and pace and had far superior end product to his game then sancho has ever displayed here.
Kagawa was often played out of position when Moyes took over and he clearly didn't fancy him. From what I remember he had good games as an amc when Fergie gave him a chance, but under Moyes his career here was never going to be successful as Moyes didn't have a clue how to use him
Kagawa was often played out of position when Moyes took over and he clearly didn't fancy him. From what I remember he had good games as an amc when Fergie gave him a chance, but under Moyes his career here was never going to be successful as Moyes didn't have a clue how to use him
When you think about it it’s mad the way Greenwood’s biggest flaw was his lack of fitness. Always gassed miles before the end of the game. And we’ve spent a hundred million quid on a player who should make us miss him less but has the exact same flaw in his game. A flaw that is basically inexcusable at this level because it’s so easily fixed. Why do wee keep ending up with players like this?!
Super reflective and a not very helpful post to throw one of the top scorers at the club under the bus like that.
He is very talented but needs to work harder for the team.
Hopefully the tweet around EtH asking the board to halt any contract negotiations because they need to be earned, are true. We need to change that mindset/culture of reward for mediocrity.
Have we not learned from this already?
Signed Sanchez cause city wanted him
Signed Fred cause city wanted him
Signed Maguire cause city wanted him
I'm sure there's others on the list
The argument itself is useless. "Lets keep this underperforming player in the team and hamper ourselves cause he might be good at City/Pool and improve them". News flash, City/Pool are already good with or without Sancho while we suffer the consequences of playing with 10 men sometimes.
Another shite player with mental health issue? United must be "top team" with the most players having mental health issue over the years.
Anyway. EtH can make Rashford and Martial work hard like proper PL footballers. So I'm expecting Sancho to turn on also. Just wish it starts a bit early though. His pre-season form was so outrageously good.
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Spot on. Agree with all of that.
Still have high hopes for the lad but he's not been good lately.
Part of me hopes it's a physical issue that made him what he did last night otherwise it's very worrying from him
I remember when Dong and Bebe, went through the mental health struggles which robbed them from becoming United Legends.
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