Everyone is of course entitled to their own opinions, if you prefer a different type of player, that is fine. But Jadon Sancho is just not a bad footballer by any metric.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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That's a good option. Rashford showed he can play well ST and we have to avoid using Weghorst at all costs from now on.
Nice cameo from him today and his link up play was tidy.
I said before his break that I thought he would be better used in the last part of a game when the game is stretched and defenders are no longer fresh as he has great technique and would have more impact.
The test will be when he starts a game and we see him over 90mins and see if he can be a genuine threat then.
I said before his break that I thought he would be better used in the last part of a game when the game is stretched and defenders are no longer fresh as he has great technique and would have more impact.
The test will be when he starts a game and we see him over 90mins and see if he can be a genuine threat then.
I find it hard to disagree.
Just want to say rarely have i been so happy to see a player score.
Your post about him not beating men was pretty strange tbh.
I think a substantial amount of United fans like dogs and sprinters, and Sancho doesn’t really play like that. He’s closer to say a Mata. 1-2’s and you touch-I-touch football. I think he was great, and with better finishing from his team-mates he would have had a couple assists to go with the goal
Especially after he dusted his man yesterday and went round the outside. He definitely has the ability to beat people, he just seemed to have lost his confidence to try it.
The signs were good yesterday, let's hope he can kick on. His link up with rashford and Shaw was superb yesterday.
Understandable
I particularly love his strafe dribbling. He keeps his body wide open while moving at a good pace. It’s a nightmare for defenders because they just can’t commit to a challenge because he’s poised to either cut inside or accelerate down the line.
Weird how people don’t see this with Antony.
Get in there Jadon. Get cooking son 
He still looks slow and he he still isn't driving at defenders. I still have reservations about him on the wing.
Great to see him back on the pitch and performing, undoubtedly the highlight of last night. Keep up the hard work Jadon and don't rest on your laurels. Hopefully he starts on Sunday.
Back on his feet Sancho will be an addition worth gold to our attack. Hope to see him regularly now.
He was out for 2.5 months. He isnt a typical running down the wing taking on defenders type of winger anyway. His game is more about quick smart passing and playing across the forward line.
I get this yet we play him wide left. It's great to have him back and for him to score but I'm still a little concerned that the league might be too fast/quick for him out wide. Perhaps the second striker thing could work, keep him close to Rashford but yeah, anyone would think I hate him given the reaction.
good to see him back
his best position by far is coming in from the left
his best position by far is coming in from the left
Has to start the next one. Rashford up front. Hopefully Antony is back and can play on the right I guess
I was at the match yesterday and again he stayed right until the end clapping every part of the stadium. He really appreciates the fans.
On top of that, he was great when he came on.
On top of that, he was great when he came on.
If Fred could kick a ball, Sancho might well have scored the equalizer and set up the winner. Oh well.
Really good to have him back. It's a shame that we have three really good players that are best in the same position, with all of them being significantly less effective on the right where Antony could do with some rotation and a bit of push.
Really good to have him back. It's a shame that we have three really good players that are best in the same position, with all of them being significantly less effective on the right where Antony could do with some rotation and a bit of push.
He’s never been quick!
A fit, firing and happy Sancho is just the lift the team needs for the second half of the season. So excited to see him kill it.
My only concern is that he tends to ball watch when we're defending on the left. I think we need Shaw to start shouting at him more as he always switches off.
My only concern is that he tends to ball watch when we're defending on the left. I think we need Shaw to start shouting at him more as he always switches off.
I don’t think you hate him.
What I’ll say, is that even though Samcho showed he can pass someone 1-on-1 yesterday, and that still isn’t his strong suite, I think he did ahow how he can be really dangerous yesterday. The goal showcased it, where Shaw and him is enough to put him close to goal with a good opportunity even when the area is quite crowded. Another, even more charcteristic moment for me was when he had five Leeds players in front of him and looks completely shut off, then at the perfect moment dinks a pass to Rashfords that looks like the easiest pass in the world, and suddenly there is a big chance created. Those passes are incredibly hard to do, and there is just a few players in the world that can make them look that easy. If he can beat five men with a pass, I don’t worry so much how many he can beat with dribbles.Nice one, that's exciting.
I see it. I think the two have very a similar play style. Neither are rapid dribblers but they're not slow and are both very skillful. I'm happy with both of them but if they're to both start then we need Rashford's pace down the middle.
Him and Shaw are the smartest footballers at the club. Potentially scary combo on the left
You know, driving at defenders isn't always the right choice. Messi for instance never does it. Sancho's brillant between the lines and there are very few players who can take multiple players out of the game through close control, body feints and intricate passing so effortlessly and consistently like Sancho. IMO that's worth much more than having a winger who can skin his full back through acceleration all the time. Sancho creates so much chaos in the opposition defense and thus space for his team mates. Compare that to someone like Coman who's among the best in the world in terms of one on ones and brillant in his own right but not close to being as impactful as Sancho is/can be when in form.
Plus he can definitely win one on ones as well. It's simply not such a frequent element of his game. I think he'll be incredible to dislike once he really found his spot in ETH'S tactical set up
Whatever his style the fundamentals have to be there. Which they haven't been. Hence him being dropped for 2 months.
I think that's what most fans want to see rather than him suddenly becoming Kanchelskis.
Spot on. There are a lot of Utd fans who have a fixated view of what a typical Utd winger should play like and can't seem to move away from that. This explains all the criticism of Sancho and Antony on this forum.You know, driving at defenders isn't always the right choice. Messi for instance never does it. Sancho's brillant between the lines and there are very few players who can take multiple players out of the game through close control, body feints and intricate passing so effortlessly and consistently like Sancho. IMO that's worth much more than having a winger who can skin his full back through acceleration all the time. Sancho creates so much chaos in the opposition defense and thus space for his team mates. Compare that to someone like Coman who's among the best in the world in terms of one on ones and brillant in his own right but not close to being as impactful as Sancho is/can be when in form.
Plus he can definitely win one on ones as well. It's simply not such a frequent element of his game. I think he'll be incredible to dislike once he really found his spot in ETH'S tactical set up
I think this will change once the system has really starts to come into its own. Sancho's time in Manchester so far has been characterised a pretty chaotic one for United and in times of crises, people tend to trust stuff they know. Antony as well, I'm sure he'll come good eventually. New systems take a little while to be fully integrated and when the team starts to click players such as Sancho and Antony will find themselves in situations in whicch they excel much more frequently. Will be hard to ignore even for the most nostalgic fans
I'm excited for him now. Very encouraging cameo, Martial is always injured so it's a chance for Rashford to play centrally consistently and a chance for Sancho to form a partnership with Shaw. Our decision making in the final third is still such a huge weakness that having someone who can lift his head up and pick someone out like Sancho (previously only Eriksen really) is a huge plus.
He was fantastic I thought.
He is never going to be the type of player who can dribble past an entire defence regularly but he showed what he can be which is Juan Mata at his best with a turn of pace that Juan never had. That is the makings of a pretty special player.
He is never going to be the type of player who can dribble past an entire defence regularly but he showed what he can be which is Juan Mata at his best with a turn of pace that Juan never had. That is the makings of a pretty special player.
I really want to see this guy succeed. Hopefully, he behaves like a new signing and injects something special into the team.
I don’t think that’s true. I think he’s contributed more than Antony. Even early in the season.
The details about him not being included in match day squads, as far as I know, aren’t readily available so saying he was simply dropped for two months is also not reflective of what has happened seeing as when the manager spoke on it I believe remarks were made in regards to being ready physically and mentally.
A substantial amount of fans do like their dogs and sprinters. I don’t think I’m off the mark there. I’ve seen people lamenting us selling Dan James - and he’s in a personal battle against “fundamentals”. When I hear the average United fan talk I often hear words like “passion”, “running”, “knowing what the club is all about” - this is obviously anecdotal, but it’s my experience. It is what it is.
Yeah it's quite clear United fans value a player that will just relentlessly run at defenders even if he's doing more harm than good (Garnacho last night) than a player like Sancho who will basically never be dispossessed but isn't going to attempt 5+ takeons a game and will instead create via his vision/passing.
I just think people underestimate how good Sancho can be in a good side. People should go back and look at his numbers from just 35 minutes last night. Had 6 shot creations and 8 progressive passes (2nd to Bruno and Varane who had 11 a piece playing every minute) while scoring a goal and never losing the ball. That's elite productivity
We played well at home vs Leeds. We made some brian farts off the ball but our general play was high quality. We are in a proper top 4 battle though. Hopefully Spurs implode and make it easier
Depends if Lloris injury has any effect
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