Why Jadon Sancho Failed at Manchester united & why he will be successful at Chelsea – Rio Ferdinand finally reveals
Jadon Sancho, according to former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand, never fit into the Old Trafford playing philosophy.
On Deadline Day, the winger completed a move to Chelsea. The 24-year-old signed a one-year loan agreement with a buyout clause for the following summer. Ferdinand evaluated the reason behind the player’s inability to repeat the performance he shown at his former team, Borussia Dortmund.
“I just look at it and think – wow, what went wrong? This is a chapter in his career that I think he will want to forget. Let’s go through why we think it didn’t work for him at Manchester United. One – I think the playing style of the team, I don’t think, ever suited him. Big transitions, Man United became a transition team and I don’t think that’s the way Jadon Sancho sees or plays football.”
“I think when recruiting him, we were recruiting him thinking that our style would evolve into a team that dominates possession. If we would pressure we would pressure high and the team would stay high and play intricate one-two passes. He’s more of a footballer. I think the idea that Jadon Sancho was going to come in and dribble from the edge of our box all the way to the other team’s box, like other wingers, that’s not what he has ever been about.
“If you play to his strengths and the team is built to suit him, then I think we would have got a different Jadon Sancho. I don’t think the style ever fit in the end.”