Solskjaer started a circus a long time ago and the dwarfs keep growing. The resounding defeat against Leicester by four goals to two has put him in the eye of the hurricane again and from England they point out that his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo is not good. To top it off, you now have another problem to deal with. And is that Jadon Sancho, the galactic signing of the summer, the most expensive, the young man they had been chasing for so long, does not start and is increasingly questioned.
Against Leicester he hardly participated. His game was summarized in 38 touches, a high percentage of passes without any transcendence in the offense of yours, a dribble … and nothing else. On the day Marcus Rashford returned from his injury, the ex of the Dortmund had to face the encounter like a final to save his condition of title and to give a blow on the table. Nothing could be further from reality, he was apathetic and renounced that status as a different footballer, one of those who remove the game every time they come into contact with the ball.
The most negative impact for Sancho is that his position in the eleven is hanging by a thread. Rashford is back and in half an hour he has scored a goal. Jadon, for his part, neither has scored nor assisted so far this season. Will it take away your job? It’s still too early to tell, but if your other rival for ownership is Greenwood, does not draw positive conclusions either. The young attacker scored a goal after blow from outside the area. His performance is unquestionable and he is one of Old Trafford’s new idols.
Jadon Sancho seems to have lost, to this day, the battle for the position at eleven with Greenwood and Rashford. Of course also with the immovable Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo. It remains to be seen what happens to Cavani when he returns after overcoming his physical problems. The Uruguayan offers the Norwegian coach the possibility of putting Cristiano on the wing and occupying the attacking point, although it would be to the detriment of the aforementioned Greenwood or Rashford.
Despite the fact that the season is long and the Premier League is one of the most demanding championships with the calendar, the main problem for Jadon Sancho is the lack of adaptation. He will have minutes long to prove his worth and will enter the starting eleven regularly, even if they are all healthy. But his level to this day is poor, of a player lacking in confidence and without having the feeling of being a key piece for his coach. His empty locker in assists and goals is alarming, more being in the second team that more goals marks of all the Premier League, equaled with Chelsea and Manchester City.
The data does not lie
The specialized portal SofaScore qualifies the players after each game based on their performance, both statistical and goals, assists, errors, participation in the game … Manchester United’s ranking is revealing. The best player so far this season is Bruno Fernandes, followed by Greenwood, Varane, Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo. Even understudy Lingard gets a high mark for his revulsive status.
And Jadon Sancho? In addition to those mentioned, Rashford, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Nemanja Matic, Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot, David de Gea, Harry Maguire, Fren, Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial exceed in average score to the newly incorporated. Only the injured Cavani and the separated Donny Van de Beek remain below. In other words, all the usual players for Solskjaer are better, always according to the valuation of SofaScore, that the ex of the Dortmund.
As long as your situation does not improve, Solskjaer could be drawn to drastic solutions. Nobody but him wants to see Sancho triumph, but the results do not accompany and Greewood and Rashford claim their place in the starting eleven with total deservedness. With the crisis already established by the surroundings of Old Trafford, the team in sixth position, the need for victories in the Champions … A panorama that hinders its correct growth being from the game. Sancho’s stopwatch still has hundreds of hours on the counter. His credit is high, although more was expected. In Manchester, the search continues for Jadon Sancho.