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It’s not ability it’s mentality. He plays like a youth player still.
On those two it does seem they missed a bullet, but they might have bought them if not for us, as well.They know when the player isn't worth the value asked for him. They know Sanchez and Maguire weren't worth the price tag for them. They weren't willing to spend such sum of money on them. They were right. What you're talking about is different.
Unlike the other dross he has had amazing seasons. Can't say the same for the rest.He's one of the dross.
He's shown absolutely nothing to be absolved of being grouped with the other dross in the team.
It's not luck, it's bad scouting. Should have been a huge red flag to the club when his price dropped radically and there was still no interest from any other club.We're so unlucky with our Bundesliga recruits.
Yep, just don’t see many goals scored similar to the ones Sancho used to be involved in in the Bundesliga.Hard to disagree with that sentence.
All I know is that Dortmund seem to score a huge number of goals of a type that you very rarely see in the PL. We've bought Kagawa, Mkhitaryan and now Sancho; all on the assumption that they can get those goals + assists in the PL. The first two didn't work.
It seems like a fundamental misunderstanding of where the space is in different leagues and the impact this has on the skill-set required to hurt defences.
That is clearly not true and you know it.Unlike the other dross he has had amazing seasons. Can't say the same for the rest.
Maybe the telling thing is that they're here and no top clubs were interested.Very impressive how consistently we’ve had highly rated talents look absolute shit for us.
*sigh*Is he truly just a "system player" that excelled in Dortmund's system?
It's not terrible but Dortmund score an unnatural amount. In 18/19 or 19/18 (forget which) for example Villa scored 50 PL goals, and Dortmund scored 90 goals, in four fewer games.I refuse to believe this is the same Sancho from Dortmund. I don't get what happened.
Is he truly just a "system player" that excelled in Dortmund's system? Is the Bundesliga even worse than I thought?
I think Dembele would've been a great pick up. Fast, excellent with both feet, can pick a pass and finish. He has that explosiveness that Sancho does not. I wanted Mahrez at United for the RW but I think Dembele could be even better for us.Yep, just don’t see many goals scored similar to the ones Sancho used to be involved in in the Bundesliga.
I’m beginning to wonder if getting Dembele as the alternative in 2020 would not have been a bad idea? I was one of the ones who was disgusted at the thought.
Flat track bully, fair weather player, tomato can crusher, whatever other sporting cliche you can consider. Not just at Utd either, the guy has been an also ran at international level as well, blame it on Southgate but when the high point of your England career is getting some some 43 yo Faroe Islands semi-pro to do his hamstring in a second string run out there are issues.He’s clearly got ability it’s mentality. He’s not got it in him to win matches on his own.
If he’d went somewhere like City or Liverpool where they were flying, he’d look class.
Yup, I reckon Giggs in his last seasons was quicker.He just isn’t fast enough. That’s the killer.
Showed fight and grit at Dortmund. Haven't seen too much of it here as yet.I refuse to believe this is the same Sancho from Dortmund. I don't get what happened.
Is he truly just a "system player" that excelled in Dortmund's system? Is the Bundesliga even worse than I thought?
All the people saying it’s mentality etc are just kidding themselves, he’s never going to be great in this league unfortunately.Yup, I reckon Giggs in his last seasons was quicker.
That's a problem, but he doesn't even have the ability to get past a man. You don't need blistering pace to dribble past people. He can't do it consistently(or at all) vs packed defenses.He just isn’t fast enough. That’s the killer.
I wouldn’t say I witnessed him show “fight” at Dortmund in the sense that he had the level of aggression and intensity that’s required in the premier league. There’s a few moments today where he either lost the ball or was trying to “press” a defender with absolutely no intensity. If it was Salah, Diaz, Foden, Bernardo they would have been all over the player like a rash. Really in their face and force an error out of them.Showed fight and grit at Dortmund. Haven't seen too much of it here as yet.
Unfortunately he won’t be useful in any other position. He would struggle badly in a central position as he just hasn’t got any physicality to be able to play in the middle. The same issues we used to have with Mata whenever he played centrally. He constantly got bullied.I’m not sure winger is going to be his best position. He lacks pace.
Bit of both.I refuse to believe this is the same Sancho from Dortmund. I don't get what happened.
Is he truly just a "system player" that excelled in Dortmund's system? Is the Bundesliga even worse than I thought?
He's nothing like Werner. Werner looked really good and he does almost everything right, but the guy can't score. If he could finish, he would've been great.There are so many people in here who are convinced that there is a top player in there because watching highlights from the German League.
He is no different to Timo Werner (apart from being slower). He was being made to look good by poor opposition.
He isn’t fast. He isn’t strong. He tends to overplay it. He gives the ball away cheaply.
There is a reason Southgate was picking a 17 yr old Saka in front of him even in his Dortmund days. It’s because he is significantly better than him.
sorry…I probably didn’t make the point particularly well…He's nothing like Werner. Werner looked really good and he does almost everything right, but the guy can't score. If he could finish, he would've been great.
Sancho when he gets in goal scoring positions is fairly reliable - but just doesn't add any threat the rest of the time.
I wish Sancho could be as much of a threat as Werner was for Chelsea... At least he was making the runs/getting in positions to comically miss.sorry…I probably didn’t make the point particularly well…
i know he is nothing like Werner in terms of playing style.
what I meant is, he is a similar example of a player UK fans were convinced was going to tear up the PL following success in Germany…
but in a better league, just isn’t at the level required to be effective as an attacker in a top team.
Spot onHard to disagree with that sentence.
All I know is that Dortmund seem to score a huge number of goals of a type that you very rarely see in the PL. We've bought Kagawa, Mkhitaryan and now Sancho; all on the assumption that they can get those goals + assists in the PL. The first two didn't work.
It seems like a fundamental misunderstanding of where the space is in different leagues and the impact this has on the skill-set required to hurt defences.