Jadon Sancho

[r.soleofsalford]

The workrate is good.

I don't go very often anymore due to watching tons of talent rotting & being binned in recent years, but I've always put Diaz as first in line of the youngest ones.

Just looking at Sancho last night though, he was regularly beating players who are physically well ahead of the City lads, & then he was looking for a team mate rather than just dicking about, as he was a year ago. Playing the ball in & making runs for a return pass etc.

I just thought he was playing something close to first team type football, while most of the others had lost the plot. I recon he's reaching the stage where he could come on, in a first team game & possibly cause a bit of mayhem. I wouldn't mean him staying in the side, just cameo appearences. I think he's almost there. Barker was in a similar situation a few years ago & never got the chance when he was on top form.

I think Sancho is approaching that point, where it's worth just chucking him in for ten mins & see if he does something. If he does, it moves him right up there. If he doesn't, it shows him what he needs to improve on. He's that little bit bigger than Diaz, which could make it easier for him at this stage.

i think these kids have a window of opportunity if its not used by the club they can tend to rot on the vine a bit

 

[Clercqs]

Sancho has outperformed Diaz almost every game I've seen when they have played together this season, especially in these last couple of months. I think he's definitely ready to get some minutes against Huddersfield.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

My only concern with Sancho is that he is a bit of a one on one specialist. Raheem is his model however i think it generally goes un noticed how hard Raheem works and how strong he is. I think the key for him Sancho will be showing he can do the same. Its his wider game and the contribution he makes off the ball and in the general battle for midfield. Not saying he can't or doesn't do it now just that he needs to do it at a much higher level. His attacking skills and pace would not be an issue, i can see him tearing up senior teams but it is his wider game and the end product that will have to all add up.

 

[Cobra]

I suppose the biggest issue Pep has is that with no injuries in the squad (barring Gundogan) he would have to leave another first team player out to accommodate Sancho on the bench. He's already having to leave out the likes of Nolito and Iheanacho every week, but if it's a choice between Navas and Sancho on the bench I'd go with Sancho everytime.

 

[waspish]

Just to mention that, although he didn't have a great game in the shambles at Salzburg, he actually looked fully capable of competing with their more 'battle hardened' players & imo, like Tosin, would have been 200% better if he'd had the right support alongside him.

He looks almost ready to me & may have gone past Diaz in that respect. Sancho running at players & passing the ball to Gabriel Jesus or Aguero, would be somewhat different to running at players & passing to Nemecha.

When he got or received the ball they were on him in a flash if je turned them there were 3 players around him, there manager did his home work while ours didnt.

 

[Neville Kneville]

When he got or received the ball they were on him in a flash if je turned them there were 3 players around him, there manager did his home work while ours didnt.

Yes, he was under pressure all the time & I thought he did well, considering the rest of the team effectively cracked up. In a similar situation in a first team game, he would have top players making moves to help him & giving him options.

 

[waspish]

Yes, he was under pressure all the time & I thought he did well, considering the rest of the team effectively cracked up. In a similar situation in a first team game, he would have top players making moves to help him & giving him options.

Agree he did ok and yes in the first team he have a lot better players around him which would give him a bit more space.

 

[Cobra]

Sancho and Foden have both scored for England u17 vs Germany in the Algarve tournament today. Latibeaudiere also played

 

[domalino]

The Sun (I know, it's the Sun) are reporting that Arsenal are trying to steal him.

Probably nothing to worry about but I am hypersensitive to these kind of reports because of the continued lack of academy players in the first team.

 

[twosips]

The Sun (I know, it's the Sun) are reporting that Arsenal are trying to steal him.

Probably nothing to worry about but I am hypersensitive to these kind of reports because of the continued lack of academy players in the first team.

I've heard rumours he's had interest from plenty of teams and would consider stuff....but I also don't doubt he'd stay if things carried on looking as bright as they do for him.