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Anyone who recently had residual doubts about Jadon Sancho’s current form should have been fully convinced by Saturday at the latest: The 20-year-old winger is back in top (old) form and led Borussia Dortmund with an assist (48 °) and a Goal penalty (58th) for the 3-0 victory over Arminia Bielefeld.
This means that Sancho will now be involved in twelve of Dortmund’s 21 Bundesliga goals in calendar year 2021 (six goals, six assists).
“We are very satisfied with the way Jadon is presenting himself at the moment,” says coach Edin Terzic. SPORT1-Demand, “He is rewarded for his work.”
And defense chief Mats Hummels adds: “He plays really well, he’s also been working a little differently for a few weeks, both in training and in the weight room, but also on the field. He even hits backwards. Then they reward you. You have to learn offensive players sometimes. “
According to the 2014 world champion, Sancho is playing prominently and giving direction.
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Sancho is well received in the cabin
SPORT1 He had recently reported that the offensive star is currently very well received in the locker room due to his good coaching attitude. The Englishman, who in the past – in addition to his great football class – also liked to call himself for lack of discipline (training delays, sleeping team meetings, parties despite Corona, long afternoons playing on the console) has shown fully motivated in recent weeks. There is no longer a trace of unprofessional behavior! Instead, Sancho wants to move on, assumes responsibility -as with the penalty- and is fully committed to the field.
“I had never forgotten how to play football,” says Terzic, who helped the best player out of the crisis thanks to many one-on-one discussions. “We helped him as a team and also put him on the other side. That is very good for him. He is accelerating very well at the moment. That was missing in the difficult phase. We have created a new training environment and we demand a lot, every day Jadon is an example. “
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Sancho himself said after the Bielefeld win: “I feel great right now and I’m working hard on myself. It’s worth it. I’m glad I was able to help the team again today.”
Sancho surpasses Ribéry
By the way, the winner of the match also set two records on matchday 23: with the presentation at 1-0, the national player achieved his 50th assist in the Bundesliga, becoming the youngest player to reach this mark. Y: Sancho, who has now played 99 Bundesliga games, did it before his 100th appearance, no kicker could do that before. He replaces former record holder Franck Ribéry, who made his 50th performance at game 106.
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“We continue to work hard on ourselves and look from game to game so that we can achieve our goals,” Sancho said, and immediately looked to Tuesday’s explosive cup match in Gladbach against future BVB coach Marco Rose: “It will be a very difficult match, we know. Of course we want to progress. “
With the new professional Sancho model in top form, the possibilities should certainly be greater.
