Manchester United’s eleventh problem

Signed two summers ago for 85 million euros, Jadon Sancho is one of the great unknowns of Manchester Utd. His performance left a lot to be desired and his final absence, in match after match Arsenalwas featured by his coach, Erik Tenhagfor “being out of shape”, which brings out the latest problem at the Old Trafford club.

The turning of the rudder with the case Mason Greenwoodthe accusations of ill-treatment of Anthonythe sale of the club in Qatar, the stalled departure of Harry Maguire the decaffeinated goodbye of david degeOh this conflict between the coach and Sancho reveal the eternal chaos in which the red club of Manchester.

It’s raining, pouring

the dilemma of Sancho This is not new, and it already materialized in a prolonged absence between October and February last season. The English attacker suffered physical and mental health problems and missed the World Cup in Qatar. Not only that, he also did not participate in the preseason united in Spain during the contest for the selections. He prefers to work out individually in the Netherlands, to recover.

“I want him back as soon as possible,” he said at the time. there is a hagwhich also had to deal at the time with the controversial march of Cristiano Ronaldo. “But he is not in form. There are things that cannot be forced and that is one of them, you have to be patient,” added the Dutchman.

7 goals and 3 assists

And based on work Sancho became meaningful again. He has started 11 of the last 17 Premier League games. His numbers are not glorious, seven goals and three assists in the whole season, far from the records that led him to be the best assistant in the Bundesliga two years in a row, but he earned his place in the team.

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With a united growing up finally, it’s time for Sancho Finally, confirm everything you promised in the lower categories of city and, above all, to Borussia Dortmund.

However, in the first three Premier games he added three substitutes. He played 20 minutes against wolves and 25 against him Tottenham and Nottingham Forest. Against him Arsenalthis weekend, nor traveled to London.

“We didn’t bring him because of his level in games and training,” he said. there is a hag, harshly aimed at English. “At Manchester United you have to reach a level and we have to make decisions in the attacking line, so we didn’t call him for this game.”

A shocking and public declaration and it did not take long to receive a response from the other party. Sanchothrough his social networks, responded with the same acidity to his technician.

“I was used as a scapegoat”

“Please don’t believe everything you read. I will not allow people to say things about me that are not true. I behaved very well in training this week. I think there are other reasons for this to happen and I’m not going to talk about them. I’ve been used as a scapegoat for a long time and it’s unfair. I just want to play football with a smile on my face and help my teammates”, said the winger.

“I respect all the decisions made by the coaching staff. I play with some fantastic teammates and I’m delighted about it, every week is a challenge. I will continue fighting for this shield no matter what happens”, he concluded Sancho.

Used to dealing with a weekly crisis since he left alex ferguson in 2013, the last year the club won the Premier, the Manchester Utd will deal with this matter internally, while Sanchowith his position in the first team in doubt, will experience this break through selections like everything since December 2021, from home.