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It was supposed to be the English revolution. Top mentality of homegrown players they called for.AWB - £50m
Maguire - £80m
Sancho - £72m
Thanks Ole.
No one will ever take that title from Maguire.He is on course to be our worst signing ever which is saying something.
Good luck finding a club in either league that could (and would be willing to) afford his wages.I was naive when we went for Sancho. Touted as one of the best players in the world for scoring and assist. It is over one season, I have not seen to show that he is a world class player. German league is probably not as physical as EPL. I would gladly sell him back to German or Italian league. I rather have Harvey Barnes then Sancho. I hope ETH realize that not every top player can play in EPL. Serviceable player against lower tier opponents, not against top teams.
He is just so passive and timid , agree about the angry thing , sometimes you watch him and you want to see sort of emotion from him even if it is just to smash into a lad just to show that that is some bit of passion or desire in there somewhere.Even at his best he's a cameo player, flitting in and out of games with flashes of skill and composure. When he's not at his best he's invisible.
I think it's a mentality thing with him. He's not resilient, he doesn't get angry on the pitch, he seems to shrink in moments of adversity. He also needs technical players and space around him to perform.
File alongside Mkhi and Kagawa. Good Bundesliga players that are not suited to modern United.
Forgot Ole was head scoutAWB - £50m
Maguire - £80m
Sancho - £72m
Thanks Ole.
Maguire has put in way better performances for the club than Sancho every has. Has Sancho had a single game at the club where you could say he looked legitimately great?No one will ever take that title from Maguire.
i hope he does get benched for his own good. More stinkers like this will only bring his morale down. He needs to focus more away from the spotlight. I am surprised with what I am seeing from him actually. He is a player who almost does nothing. We signed a player that is supposed to score and assist, i hope he improves his game, but surely needs to be dropped for nowIt was a big match for him today, with his position in the 11 under serious threat. Had an absolute stinker. The first goal he has a simple pass on to give us a great attacking position. Instead he tries to nutmeg the defender and gives it away easily. Rest of the match he was largely anonymous. Think he will be benched next game.
Because he was a terrific player when he was playing at BVB. And he had Haaland who complemented him well. With a proper no.9 (or maybe Martial) he will play better.So many fans wanted him. So many.
It just shows how many things fans can get wrong as well and not just managers.
Dopers.Needs some time on the bench. Needs more physical intensity to his game.
Looking at City’s midgets, it’s so infuriating. Bernado Silva, Gundoganetc are all players that don’t have the physical attributes of typical premier league players. But they play with such intensity
That’s what we would have usually done but I don’t think Rashford was fit enough for 90 minutes after his injury. Looks like the plan was always to give him 60 minutes and Martial 30 minutes.I have seen more intensity from a 34 year old Mata . At some point I was hoping we would move Rashford to the left and put on Martial or Ronaldo.
Didn't he score and assist a massive amount at Dortmund?But he never looked better than average at Dortmund, so I never really understood why we were so desperate to land him.
Probably because we knew we would get a clear run at him…
Yes. In his last season at Dortmund only Messi and Mbappe were scoring and assisting more than him in Europe.Didn't he score and assist a massive amount at Dortmund?
His problem has to do with his temperament not his ability. How often does he look to shoot, take on his man, play an early through ball. He plays like he is happy to be just another guy in the team. He needs to take more responsibility, drift around to get on the ball more. F***king lead!!Yes. In his last season at Dortmund only Messi and Mbappe were scoring and assisting more than him in Europe.
He's a confidence player indeed. The type to rise and fall with the team. He should've stayed at City in pure career terms. He'd excell in a Guardiola side.His problem has to do with his temperament not his ability. How often does he look to shoot, take on his man, play an early through ball. He plays like he is happy to be just another guy in the team. He needs to take more responsibility, drift around to get on the ball more. F***king lead!!
Agreed. He has zero intensity or drive out wide.I hope he proves me wrong, but from what I've seen thus far, I don't think he's going to make it at the club as a winger/inside forward. He's too timid and isn't showing the fight and determination on the pitch and hence isn't exhibiting a high intensity game which is required in the EPL.
I think we either convert him into a attacking #8, or sell him at the end of the season. I don't see him as the long-term answer out wide.
This is what I never saw - he was breaking the high Bundesliga team defensive line and cutting back simple crosses.I never really took too much notice of Sancho before he joined but did he ever go past players when he was at Dortmund or playing for England ? He looks anything but a conventional winger to me.
Yes. He was in the top 10 for dribbles in Europe's top 5 leagues when he played for Dortmund. You can look at the stats below for one of his seasons at Dortmund. No one in the BL attempted and completed more dribbles than him per game.I never really took too much notice of Sancho before he joined but did he ever go past players when he was at Dortmund or playing for England ? He looks anything but a conventional winger to me.
Do you think the penalty miss at the euros affected him? He's never looked close to being the player we thought we were buyingYes. He was in the top 10 for dribbles in Europe's top 5 leagues when he played for Dortmund. You can look at the stats below for one of his seasons at Dortmund. No one in the BL attempted and completed more dribbles than him per game.
https://fbref.com/en/players/dbf053da/scout/3248/Jadon-Sancho-Scouting-Report
I'm sure it affected him but even in England's youth teams he'd sometimes just go completely missing. Let's be honest though we're a club that's in perpetual crisis with a toxicity in the fanase and intense media glare on us all the time. I just don't think it's a good environment for a confidence player like him. The football we play doesn't suit him either.Do you think the penalty miss at the euros affected him? He's never looked close to being the player we thought we were buying
That excuse wore thin a long time ago. Ten Haag is the second manager we’ve had who wants the team to play the sort of football that Sancho should supposedly thrive in. But his own poor performances (and, arguably, lack of effort) are a big factor in the team not playing the way the manager wants.I'm sure it affected him but even in England's youth teams he'd sometimes just go completely missing. Let's be honest though we're a club that's in perpetual crisis with a toxicity in the fanase and intense media glare on us all the time. I just don't think it's a good environment for a confidence player like him. The football we play doesn't suit him either.
We don't play that football though do we. We basically play Oleball. We have one of the deepest defensive lines in the league and are 11th in the for possession. We don't play a low block because of Sancho. The football that would suit Sancho is Guardiola's with lots of possession, give and gos and clever movement.That excuse wore thin a long time ago. Ten Haag is the second manager we’ve had who wants the team to play the sort of football that Sancho should supposedly thrive in. But his own poor performances (and, arguably, lack of effort) are a big factor in the team not playing the way the manager wants.
