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Online Somniloquism

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Re: Jadon Sancho (loan)
« Reply #1410 on: March 24, 2026, 09:59:25 PM »
But he's doing a job, holding possession and being cuter with his passing than Bailey for example.

Nowhere near the Bailey of 23/24. That version of Bailey whether starting or off the bench was outstanding.

Weird thing to point out as if Bailey of today was even half the player of 23/24, we would still be clamouring for him to be a starter. 

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Re: Jadon Sancho (loan)
« Reply #1411 on: March 24, 2026, 10:10:00 PM »
ManU have another year option. Which they are highly unlikely to trigger!

Didn’t realise that.
In the media I’ve seen it just says he’s out of contract and, more recently, he’d take a drop in salary to join Dortmund

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Re: Jadon Sancho (loan)
« Reply #1412 on: March 24, 2026, 10:18:23 PM »
He is out of contract. Man Utd have the option to pay him another £15m for another season, which they aren't, and never were going to.

So he'll sign for whichever sweet spot of "lots of money" and "potential sporting achievement" feels right in his head between now and the summer.

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Re: Jadon Sancho (loan)
« Reply #1413 on: Today at 12:58:45 AM »
He’s a smart player and his defensive game has improved vastly over the season [...]
There’s still the bottling tackles thing; but while annoying, it’s not a deal breaker for me personally.

Yeah, as long as he's diligent in the 'team' defensive structure (closing down the left back when opposition have possession, dropping back to add the 2nd body with Cash when opposition swing it out that side) then it's not too unusual to carry a forward who isn't the strongest in a tackle.

However, IMO it only works as long as McGinn is on the other side - his robustness offsets Sancho. It would be a worry of both Bailey and Sancho were in the team, for example.

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Re: Jadon Sancho (loan)
« Reply #1414 on: Today at 09:41:49 AM »
My view is He’s not all that

Short, sweet, and in my humbie opinion, correct.

 


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