During his time at Borussia Dortmund, Jadon Sancho was a force to reckon with. Borussia Dortmund paid roughly around 8 million to sign the then u-17 England International from Manchester City.
He was seen as Dembele’s replacement for the club as the Frenchman left for Barcelona. Luckily, he lived up to the hype as he made an instant impact at Signal Iduna Park, winning the yellow wall’s heart.
Extremely skillful and flashy, comfortable on both sides of the flank, fast, agile, he had it all.
During his time at Dortmund, he would score 38 Bundesliga goals and register 45 assists, stats that speaks for itself. Considering his age and the numbers he was putting in; he was seen as England’s future and one of the most promising young players in the world.
His impact was clear as one of England’s most successful/powerful team, Manchester United paid roughly around 80 million pounds to acquire the services of the talented youngster. However, he hasn’t lived up to his big-money move, but fans seem to be hopeful after he posted a recent video on Instagram.
During his time at Dortmund, he used to make videos in his car, where he would sing along with songs that were played in the car. However, after his move to the red side of Manchester, he hasn’t done a single video.
So, fans are quick to draw an analogy as he has recently posted a video where he is seen singing along to Rylo Rodriguez and Lil Yachty’s tune Taylor Port Junkie, and this is some metaphorical stuff, a hint of a return to form.
Since this is the first video in ages and the first after leaving Dortmund, it does provide a glimmer of hope in unfavorable times. The connection is simple, when he was scoring bangers, assisting every weekend, and was untouchable in his team, he was doing these videos.
After he stopped doing them, he was dropped from the Qatar World Cup squad, his performance declined, his confidence dropped, and he is not even starting in Manchester United’s matches. So, since he is doing it again, he is going to be the Sancho we all know right?
Hopefully, but in the world of football, thoughtful analogies might not always work. For Sancho to get back to form he needs to do more than post videos of him singing in his car.
Also, his end days at Dortmund weren’t great either and it was during then that he stopped making these videos, which tells us in a subtle way that those videos didn’t make his good form permanent.
Playing for United isn’t by any means easy. In today’s time, big clubs aren’t very patient no matter how good you once were. They can replace you in no time with another big-name signing.
Sancho has got competition as well, Antony, Rashford, Garancho, and now Mason Mount who can also play on the flanks, it is not going to be easy. However, none of them are untouchables either just like Sancho.
If he can make the best of the chances provided to him by Ten Hag, work hard, avoid injuries, and lastly post videos like this, fans can surely see the old Sancho back at Old Trafford.
