He just needs to be fired up. Like the kid who left for Germany with a mission.
350k pw seems to have killed all motivation.
350k pw seems to have killed all motivation.
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Don't think we need to sell him. Not because I see evidence of some awesome hidden talent that has not been unlocked, but I think we are coming from a shit season and some players may need some more time to get their shit together. Again, he cannot be given too long a rope (years together), because of the money involved (transfer + ridiculous salary), not his fault, but that's how it goes. He cannot be a mere backup option like Lingard.
You know Bruno is suspended right? Unless he can help attack and defend from the bench?
With his physique , there is really no room for development on Sancho. He could not be more pacey ; even he muscle up, aerial duel will still be his weakness and never be his strength, and he will lose his agility which is his core strength right now. With that said, he would never be the World class wide forward in PL .
If we would like Sancho to shine, then he needs to be more like David Silva and play AML , paired with a DL who overlaps , or play AMC .
Unfortunately, ETH tends to prefer formation with 2 wide forwards and Full backs usually tucked in as MC instead of overlapping. Also we have Bruno at the AMC .
I don't think Sancho would make it with us. The sooner we realize it and cash him out, the better.
If we would like Sancho to shine, then he needs to be more like David Silva and play AML , paired with a DL who overlaps , or play AMC .
Unfortunately, ETH tends to prefer formation with 2 wide forwards and Full backs usually tucked in as MC instead of overlapping. Also we have Bruno at the AMC .
I don't think Sancho would make it with us. The sooner we realize it and cash him out, the better.
He will come good. Just as I believed Dalot would when everyone else was screaming for him to be sold.
Hell, even Harry is slowly improving under 10Hag.
Hell, even Harry is slowly improving under 10Hag.
Physically, he's average at best, which limits his productivity and output in the league. He's only 22, but he has to work really hard and focus on his body.
He can get stronger yet increase or maintain his agility and balance and technique. So far under EtH, the team can be very transition heavy and quick, which is not exactly his strong suit.
He does provide a very good link up in the attacking 3rd and can score with well taken goals. He's not necessarily a match winner who will do something out of nothing, especially when it comes to creating one's own shot.
There's a place for him in the team, but compared to his transfer fee, it's not good enough. Eriksen will have first crack at playing for Bruno, as has been the case throughout the season where Bruno goes wide and Eriksen assumes the 10 position.
With Ronaldo having difficulty scoring or providing anything besides a goal threat, it forces Marcus to stay at his best position which most of already known as a left forward who is more intersted in scoring first than assisting and linking up for the greater good of the team. Seeing Elanga play in the right over Sancho against West Ham confirms the physical understanding from EtH that is need against many PL team and the fact that Sancho isn't physical enough to really cope with it.
He can get stronger yet increase or maintain his agility and balance and technique. So far under EtH, the team can be very transition heavy and quick, which is not exactly his strong suit.
He does provide a very good link up in the attacking 3rd and can score with well taken goals. He's not necessarily a match winner who will do something out of nothing, especially when it comes to creating one's own shot.
There's a place for him in the team, but compared to his transfer fee, it's not good enough. Eriksen will have first crack at playing for Bruno, as has been the case throughout the season where Bruno goes wide and Eriksen assumes the 10 position.
With Ronaldo having difficulty scoring or providing anything besides a goal threat, it forces Marcus to stay at his best position which most of already known as a left forward who is more intersted in scoring first than assisting and linking up for the greater good of the team. Seeing Elanga play in the right over Sancho against West Ham confirms the physical understanding from EtH that is need against many PL team and the fact that Sancho isn't physical enough to really cope with it.
Ten Hag has said that they had to fix the back end, and then the midfield, and now they're trying to transition from buildup to maximizing scoring chances. This stage favors Sancho's game so he's going to be an important player for us. You can't play Rash and Antony in every game. It is valuable to have a player who can be inserted when you need good linkup play and a cool head in the box.
He doesn't need to be an explosive athlete to help us. At some point he'll be pushed out as EtH assembles a world class squad, but for now I think he has an important role for us.
He doesn't need to be an explosive athlete to help us. At some point he'll be pushed out as EtH assembles a world class squad, but for now I think he has an important role for us.
News to me.
Thanks for the info. Oh suspended players don’t sit on the subs bench.
But you know who can help both in defence and attack? Our CMs/CAMs in the squad.
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Some really stupid comments in here which I can't wait to tag once he gets his form.
He's still too young to right off and has shown he can be excellent in this league.
He's still too young to right off and has shown he can be excellent in this league.
The evidence is pretty clear - We rejected martinelli on four trials and decided not to sign him. For sancho, we clearly chased him relentlessly for 2 years and invested good money to sign him. Neither would had happened if we had not believed sancho is clearly the better player and has a higher ceiling.
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Their entire careers until todays date, perhaps?
Not being funny but this doesn't prove much especially considering how shit we are when it comes to the market.
Believing our scouts and negotiation department as the ultimate authority on things.
We've seen Shaw dropped and come back stronger and that's what I'm expecting with Sancho. He's simply too talented and too good to let himself rot on the bench for long. As long as he comes back with fire, intensity and trust his game he'll see himself back as a key piece for Ten Hag very soon.
I usually hate this thing of "Lets try him in X position"....... However, in this case I really think Sancho should be tried as a number 10.
His skills seem to be in linkup play, weight of pass and control. He's not slow but I'm not convinced he's explosive enough to be a top winger.
Clearly talented though.
His skills seem to be in linkup play, weight of pass and control. He's not slow but I'm not convinced he's explosive enough to be a top winger.
Clearly talented though.
Maybe United chasing him for a year and a half had him thinking he'd made it and the PL has given him a right shock.
I'm still hopeful about him. He's a great talent. Just needs to start working towards becoming an athlete. Top players in the PL - they all are willing to deal with the physicality.
I'm still hopeful about him. He's a great talent. Just needs to start working towards becoming an athlete. Top players in the PL - they all are willing to deal with the physicality.
Sancho isn't cutting it as a winger, why do people want to move him to a potentially more important position at #10? What's he done to justify an upgrade?
Dalot was more raw and unpolished so we could see he had lots of room to develop. Didn;t really have any strengths bar his pace. Sancho is already supposed to be a developed high level attacking wide man. Harry hasn't reached any levels he has not reached under previous coaches
This is a strange comment. You say 'upgrade' like moving from the wing to a #10 is some sort of promotion.
Both areas are equally important to a team looking to challenge for titles in the near future.
Playing at 10 is a more influential position than playing on the wing.
That depends on the setup of the team and can't be put this way.
Could not agree more with you guys. I've seen too much talent to give up on him.
I think Rashford and Dalot have shown us not to give up.
Probably because moving to a more central position isn’t an ‘upgrade’, but they think he will get more out of his strengths if he plays more centrally. I can see why, seeing as he has very good close control and can pass in tight spaces, and also has a decent finish. He looks like the kind of player who will thrive with much on-the-ball-involvement.
It’s an experiment, on the other hand I’m not sure it will work so easily, as he seems to always have been placed out wide rather than centrally from what I can gather. There might be reasons for that. There is probably much about the position he is not used to as well. It’s not a crazy idea, but neither is it certain that it is a good idea.
We rejected Martinelli because we already had Greenwood though so it's not really a slight on Martinelli's ability.
they have pace
He was putting up similar stats to Haaland. It's fair to say he's just struggling at the moment here for whatever reason.
Agreed.
ETH is letting him know his recent performances weren't good enough. Up to him to step up or get cut.
I think Jadon himself will know he's been coasting for a little while.
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It's quite bizarre how impatient and quick to rid of players some people are. Literally in this very season we've seen Rashford and Shaw have terrible stretches which even caused Shaw to be dropped and they both came back stronger.
It's like people erase these sort of precedent and want to be as negative as possible.
We're not talking about some mediocre talent here, we've all seen Sancho and are very aware of his obvious talent. He's done it before in a different league for several seasons and there is no reason to believe he can't come back stronger like Rashford and Shaw did.
Agreed. If Rashford can turn it around, so can Sancho.
I do wonder whether he has the fire in him though? that's my only worry. Only time will tell, but hopefully a bit of time out of the side will reignite his form.
Frustratingly he started pre season really well, but right now he's clearly 3rd choice behind Rashford/Antony.
I don't doubt for a second he'll turn it around. So far this season everyone Ten Hag has dropped for poor performances have performed better when they came back.
And I'm not only talking about players who were dropped due to poor performances but also players who were kept from playing by ETH for various reasons, when they got integrated or reintegrated they delivered.
Ten Hag formula of dropping players and them coming back stronger has proven too successful so far for me to doubt a talent like Sancho would fail to turn things around.
I'm sure sitting on the bench for a few games will make him understand he'll need to bring the intensity and agency in his play that Ten Hag requires of his players.
Pace has never been more important in the PL as it is now, so I understand him being benched. However, if ETH gets us to play like Pep in a few years, Sancho will thrive.
His game is all about one-two's and movement around the box.
Very frustrating. He looked really promising in pre season where he was scoring, assisting and just getting a lot more involved in the general play. I thought he’d really kick on after scoring that goal against Liverpool but seems to have went into his shell recently. It’s clear he possesses all the ability to be a success here he just needs the belief in himself to do it on a consistent basis. If ETH can turn Dalot into a quality RB then I’m sure he can also get the best out of Sancho.
You can't be serious.
It is a pretty big area of concern. Just sheer pace / physicality goes a long way in this league.
He's basically an old Mata at this point.
He's not though is he? He's actually quicker than peak Mata. He's not Rashford quick but he does have some speed on him. Showed it occasionally on a few counter attacks.
Playing within himself also means we don't even see that part of his game.
Sancho is miles faster than Mata - fecking hell this place
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