Jadon Sancho (loan)

[Brend'Watkins]

I don’t think we’ll be buying him

I hope not. He was shocking when he came on.

[Pete3206]

Blowing out of his arse 15 minutes after entering the field of play and no stomach for the fight at the end.

A player with the opportunity he has should be chomping at the bit. He can't be arsed and just picks up big wages.

Bye.

[PaulWinch again]

I don’t buy that argument. I get he wasn’t impressive today, but I thought he tried to create Thursday. Unai’s not an idiot, if a player isn’t trying he’s not going to play him. I get that it’s not really working, but I think a lot of the interpretation of that he is, or isn’t, doing is largely informed by his history rather than what he’s actually done here.

[JUAN PABLO]

If he is on the same wage as Jack G , mcgrath knows wont we didnt get JG instead , at least his heart would be in it.   Ive said he has been ok up to now  but today was pretty dire , not a good look.

[ChicagoLion]

I don’t buy that argument. I get he wasn’t impressive today, but I thought he tried to create Thursday. Unai’s not an idiot, if a player isn’t trying he’s not going to play him. I get that it’s not really working, but I think a lot of the interpretation of that he is, or isn’t, doing is largely informed by his history rather than what he’s actually done here.

I base what he is on seeing what he does, and today he gave the ball up every time anybody went near him.

[PeterWithe]

Pitiful, absolutely pitiful.

The heart of a gnat.

[ChicagoLion]

Pitiful, absolutely pitiful.

The heart of a gnat.

exactly.

[Sexual Ealing]

I don’t buy that argument. I get he wasn’t impressive today, but I thought he tried to create Thursday. Unai’s not an idiot, if a player isn’t trying he’s not going to play him. I get that it’s not really working, but I think a lot of the interpretation of that he is, or isn’t, doing is largely informed by his history rather than what he’s actually done here.

Agreed.

[Rudy65]

I don’t buy that argument. I get he wasn’t impressive today, but I thought he tried to create Thursday. Unai’s not an idiot, if a player isn’t trying he’s not going to play him. I get that it’s not really working, but I think a lot of the interpretation of that he is, or isn’t, doing is largely informed by his history rather than what he’s actually done here.

Rewatch him today. Awful. No effort whatsoever

[Steve67]

I am yet to watch him take on and beat a player on the inside or the outside. It does create a bit of movement and helps us keep the ball but he hasn’t done anything as yet that would make me want to sign him on a permanent basis. It remains a problem position for us.

[LeeB]

I don’t buy that argument. I get he wasn’t impressive today, but I thought he tried to create Thursday. Unai’s not an idiot, if a player isn’t trying he’s not going to play him. I get that it’s not really working, but I think a lot of the interpretation of that he is, or isn’t, doing is largely informed by his history rather than what he’s actually done here.

Agreed.

I tend to agree and have been willing him to come good, but that really was the most pitful of cameos yesterday.

[walsall villain]

Pitiful, absolutely pitiful.

The heart of a gnat.

Football fans can put up with loss of form but if you don’t show effort and desire you are done. We need someone else in Jan.

[ChicagoLion]

Can we send him back?

[LeeB]

Can we send him back?

Weren't Roma in for him? Maybe we could send him there and bring Leon back, even last season's Bailey would be a big improvment.

[eye digress]

Really don't think it is a question of effort. To me, he looks very engaged, energetic, concentrated even.

The issue to my mind is that he lacks courage – two incidents yesterday, the much mentioned high ball that he left for the opponent rather than challenge him in the air, and the chance that he had where he could have got a shot off (but it would probably have hurt). He gives off a strange animalistic fight-or-flight vibe, that everyone can instantly sense. It was the same with the tackle he declined versus Citeh, and another one versus Leeds. I'm sure there are others.

Since the fans find that lack of courage shocking, we let him know pretty directly. That leads to a loss of confidence and really unsmart play like that needless clearance and turnover of possession.

I predict that salvation will only come if or when he shows us that he has cojones.