What does Sancho bring to the table that none of Rashford, Martial and Greenwood currently offer ?
Having watched Sancho a lot, believe me he has attributes that none of the above have.
Firstly, playing right wing comes naturally to him. Rashford and Martial have always been very underwhelming when playing right wing for us on the few occasions they have. Greenwood is doing a great job there but will have the same issues we’ve had with Mata playing there over the years. Everyone knows now that Greenwood wants to come inside to get involved and get shots off. Rarely he will go down the outside as he’s not got that explosive acceleration that is normally attributed to a natural winger.
Sanchos close control dribbling at pace is a massive asset. The fact he can go around the outside of a defender and cross a ball in with his natural foot is an asset none of our players have right now.
Also, his decision making is one of the best I’ve seen for a winger. He simply does not panic and always picks out the right ball regardless if he’s running at pace or stood still.
His consistency with creating assists and scoring goals at the same time is something all of our 3 forwards have struggled with. They have a lot of purple patches but lack of consistency is what holds them back delivering the numbers Sancho does.
With Sancho, we will have 4 forwards with very unique qualities each having their own strengths. It will be a deadly forward line up.