In the turmoil about Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho completely drowns
Stand: 30.08.2021
Jadon Sancho is still struggling to adjust at Manchester United
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Jadon Sancho was considered the king transfer from Manchester. But the former BVB star is hardly gaining momentum at United. The signing of Cristiano Ronaldo makes his life even harder. With the superstar the question still arises whether he can stay CR7.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer obviously had enough after 72 minutes. With a lot of luck, Manchester United kept the 0-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers and were far too harmless on the offensive. The coach responded and took Jadon Sancho off the field. The 21-year-old had previously acted without luck and was noticeable due to mistakes and a lot of ball losses. Sancho failed to take his first big chance in the United shirt.
The England international moved from BVB to United for 85 million euros in the summer. A weak European Championship, in which he never got beyond the role of a substitute player and missed a penalty in the final against Italy, was followed by a mixed debut in Manchester.
Sancho (M) stayed pale against Wolverhampton
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Sancho was only substituted on in the first two games, now being substituted against Wolverhampton. Significant that United the game was still happy 1-0 with a goal from Mason Greenwood in the 80th minute. It was the 28th away game without a defeat for the Red Devils – that is a record in English football history.
Ronaldo could play in Sancho’s position
Despite the weak start, until a few days ago, Sancho was still the king’s transfer from Manchester this summer. But then Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed his return to United. The superstar is moving from Juventus Turin to Manchester and will again attract all the attention there. Sancho goes down in the turmoil about the 36-year-old.
The Portuguese Sancho will also make life difficult on the lawn. “Cristiano has developed as a player. He used to play right outside, left outside and front. But at the moment he’s more of a center forward for me. Definitely, ”said Solskjaer. At the same time, the Norwegian limited: “But there will be games in which we play two or three at the front. But I want him to be in the box. I want him to score. ”In these games, Ronaldo should then play on the offensive flank – the place Sancho feels most comfortable on.
What number is Cristiano Ronaldo playing with?
Ronaldo could celebrate his comeback for Manchester after twelve years after the international break on September 11 in the home game against Newcastle United. It is still unclear with which shirt number he does this. Actually, it is unthinkable that CR7 kicks the ball with a different shirt number than the seven. But that number is already taken in Manchester. Edison Cavani is still wearing them. The rules of the Premier League state that a player retains the number assigned to him throughout the season. Should a professional leave the club, however, his shirt number may be reassigned.
Edison Cavani is still playing with the number seven
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It is still possible that Cavani will leave Manchester in the coming days and change clubs. The center forward from Uruguay does not have the best cards in the oversupply on United’s offensive under Solksjaer. Should he stay, Ronaldo will have to find another number. One is conceivable with a checksum of seven. Except for 25, Jadon Sancho already has them.
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