How GOOD is Jadon Sancho ACTUALLY ● Tactical Analysis | Skills (HD)

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Our EPL Predictions video has just been released... last season we got top 3 and bottom 3 right. Can we do it again? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqPTdXapj9OjicU

[@IsraelAyoade-bi8bj]

@@PythagorasinBoots do you think he's a better as a right winger Or the left wing is the best position for him

[@MaticulousGamer]

here after the Nkunku assist

[@justlooking1087]

Perfect timing. I was scrolling your page about a week ago to see if you had done any analysis on Sancho.

[@JawwadHussain-vp5fp]

Maresca actually knows how to get the best out of him he had Cucurella overlapping when Sancho was on the ball even saw Veiga providing that overlapping run, also he was allowed roam across as well not just staying on the left he constantly had options ahead of him. Great analysis 👌

[@isheijr2015]

One thing ive learnt over time is players are always different depending on the team they play for. Look at Players that leave United and play for a different club, or better yet, players like Noni who look good now, when i saw Noni's PSV highlights i was convinced he wasnt gonna make it in the prem, but he actually looks better now than he did in those videos which is shocking how he changed his playstyle to something akin to Jack Grealish's touchline dribbling. Sancho will be fine, the Chelsea team revolves around one touch football and linkup play and i mean the whole fowards, Neto excluded. You have Jackson, Noni, Palmer, Sancho, Felix , Nkunku. they all typically love that whole linkup play style. What i do think Sancho will need is a defender behind him whose capable of fully supporting him as a passing option. Im both a Chelsea and Dortmund fan so i might be biased, but i think he'll be fine. You made some good observations though, great video.

[@DonicoMarzhal]

Would Dewsbury-hall and cucurella do that?

[@bna919]

Chelsea are too big to fail they have stockpiled too much talent to not compete for the league in the foreseeable future. If they don't compete the project will be a disaster

[@pirolas03]

Sancho a player easy to predict, at Chelsea he will get frustrated on the bench and fall out with another manager, pin this if you like 😁

[@ukwatakelvin6694]

Without an overlapping full back, we will be singing the same song as Man UTD for Sancho

[@MotswanaTota-012]

I think he fits well tactically so, in Barcelona. There may be a grace period of acclimatization, especially with regards to his tendency to dribble constantly. But he is a player that will enjoy the slower pace of laliga, and having players to supply like Lewa, Ferran and olmo will be exciting.

[@vewayy]

good point

[@i__ampower___]

Not only in barcelona he's the type of player who suits well in possession based football he's not the chaos system player

[@FootballMan-eb6qx]

​@@i__ampower___ Dortmund was not a Possession based team if you just look at their PSG game which was Sancho's best game after joining Dortmund again he was better in counter attacking

[@MotswanaTota-012]

@@i__ampower___ would you say he's the opposite of Joao Felix

[@i__ampower___]

@@MotswanaTota-012 he's kind of similar in a way but he's got more quality than felix

[@sskmanentsa5326]

A few years back you released a video asking if we "overanalyse" football, which I think is true sometimes but again we can also underanalyse it, especially when it comes to an individual player and how successful they are in certain situations. In this day people care mostly about stats with no context and watch mainly highlights from twitter and push Ballon d' Or narratives, so I can see why a player like Sancho gets the criticism he gets as it is not about what could be but what will get clicks and interactions on the internet. It is the same for players in good situations for them, which leads to them being overrated. We more often forget that this is a team game where your stats and performances are influenced by a lot of factors (as you said in the video about a team's performance), so for me this is one of the best videos that tackles the topic of a player's performances without falling into questioning his mentality or attitude and just sticks to what was happening on the pitch. An example in the past would be for instance Pirlo, who was great for small clubs as a 10, but could not break the first team of Inter or Milan until Mazzone tried something new with him that extended his career at the top for like 15 years.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Well said!

[@scottsinner7530]

"Sancho will find you." Unless you're in the dressing room at United when the day starts, apparently.

[@benni8129]

United is just bad and lacks high IQ quality players. In a team that can actually control a game like City he would thrive much more

[@richmondosei-owusu1518]

I’ve been eagerly anticipating for this 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@CodPatrol]

Why? He’s holding bench at Chelsea

[@Stewiee.11]

LETS GOO one of my fav players so excited to see how he does at chelsea

[@archieledger]

@@Stewiee.11 😂

[@iakovkofman495]

I feel that Maresca will try to balance the flanks. While one is direct; the other one relies on his playmaker abilities. For example, Mudryk on the left and Palmer on the right, or Sancho on the left and Madueke on the right.

[@GuiltyBystander8]

mudryk is a lost cause

[@ghost_anonymouz804]

Palmer remains 10 We have neto to fill up the position

[@thebeselefa6642]

He found Cucurella time and time and time again yesterday whenever the Spaniard made beautiful underlapping runs into the box

[@davidchenowethwimert9072]

Love this channel, always top quality. Slight critique but as an editor, i think the transitions from topics could be smoother. In the beginning of the video you started with your usual synopsis of the player and it cut out to sound of commentating. If that was resolved the immersion and video quality would be perfect. Just something to keep in mind! Love the analysis!

[@PythagorasinBoots]

That is due to KZbin copyright and deleting parts of my video

[@davidchenowethwimert9072]

@@PythagorasinBoots Sorry to hear, that's ridiculous on their part.

[@pirolas03]

Nobody is doubting Sancho's ability, is his attitude and work ethic, Sancho is his own worst enemy but he blames everyone else, players like him will be "what if" type of players

[@blokkka9inety293]

typical tabloid sheep u are

[@EpicFoodReview]

@@pirolas03 exactly

[@prezp123]

This video just highlights how elite Olise is 😂

[@flord88]

Clown

[@kweultraviolet]

@@prezp123 he covered Olise too, he’s cold man

[@earthpeace3323]

@@kweultraviolet Man Utd can always buy Olise next year after he flops at Bayern, I am guessing for 60M pounds after 3 months of haggling.

[@patricktinashe2812]

​@@earthpeace3323bi am sorry but Olise ain't flopping

[@Kyle__H]

Most of these Metrics in the video Olise is top 2, great player wish we got him

[@akachied4166]

Bro, we have Palmer & Noni in that position, we are ok

[@Frenkie_blaugrana]

Noni is good but olise is special ​@@akachied4166

[@flord88]

And estavao coming in, don't need olise at all

[@Kyle__H]

@@flord88 ok so why did we buy sancho then

[@mcnetchaiev]

@@Kyle__H to play on the other side...

[@YudelDube]

Sancho and cho would be one hell of a wing duo

[@pangdemonium8693]

On point analysis. Thanks

[@PythagorasinBoots]

You're very welcome

[@TheRishijoesanu]

Last 3 years of Sancho has been a real tragedy because he is inherently so gifted. In the right system Sancho would without a doubt be world class.

[@Baijixiong]

Hi pythag, great vid again! Just wanted to ask for some advice. I used to play for my school as a winger but I find myself nowadays suiting the profile of a Trent (long passing as my greatest strength, similar weaknesses to Trent), in essence I’m a crap version of Trent lol. Where would you suggest I try to play positionally? I don’t really have the speed or dribbling ability to be a good winger

[@uyetman501]

Very good analysis , very very good top , like this one , every thing on point

[@Hami_mase]

Dope feature today🔥

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Good cameo

[@TheRishijoesanu]

Sancho is one of the most technically gifted players in PL. What he lack are pace and aggression. The lack of pace can be mitigated with good tactics and aggression with good management. He didn't get either of those at United.

[@ludwigstenberg1050]

No what he lacks is a strong mentality and what he has is a big ego. I bet you don't even follow every United game. There was never any doubt of his ability within the fan base, it was his character.

[@elasoulphlo8558]

He controls the wings like how Nasri used used to.. These days Grealish does this well. The pause or and tempo sort of player.

[@freestyleguitar8739]

He found Nkunku Yesterday😂

[@PythagorasinBoots]

😂

[@DonicoMarzhal]

3 years waiting for it 😂😂😂😂. Yes pythag❤❤

[@HIM3153]

I think sancho as LW creator will benefit from Nkunku as an attacking outlet on the half spaces. Since nkunku likes to run into channels/space.

[@Dilllll26]

sadly maresca seems to prefer madueke to borderline world class nkunku...

[@HIM3153]

@Dilllll26 well maresca wants his wingers to be just pure dribblers. Madueke will be on the Right. So the left is still open for a fight. Which sancho might fit but needs a good half space attacker like nkunku that's why I suggested it. If nkunku starts in the wings he will need a fullback overlapping to help provide width. That's why I said he should be a halfpace attacker with sancho creating from wide.

[@habibpaints9719]

​@@Dilllll26 actually maresca loves his wingers to be out wide to pin down the opposition's wing backs , not only that he wants wingers who has touch line dribbling thats why he didn't want sterling because he cuts in nd also blocks the player running into half space , mudryk as well could have done well but he loses possession, but sancho nd madueke can stretch the both wings with touchline dribble , i think chilwell as a left midfielder would be great , maresca is very good , needs understanding from players is the counter attacking , dominating football

[@Dilllll26]

@@HIM3153 I know what maresca wants. But the best for the team is RW Palmer (gusto overlap for the width)and nkunku 10. Nkunku and Palmer are consistent world class game winners. Caicedo in RCM covers gusto being wide. This gets the best out of our best players If maresca wins us games I will accept his ways of course. I support him fully but for now in my eyes he is messing up big time.

[@Dilllll26]

@@habibpaints9719 I know what maresca wants. But the best for the team is RW Palmer (gusto overlap for the width)and nkunku 10. Nkunku and Palmer are consistent world class game winners. Caicedo in RCM covers gusto being wide. This gets the best out of our best players If maresca wins us games I will accept his ways of course. I support him fully but for now in my eyes he is messing up big time.

[@chinonsomoses-gg2oy]

Personally, I think he will do well at Chelsea under Maresca but tactically, there has to be adjustments. A midfielder who plays between the CB and full back would compliment him well. Could be Palmer but he already plays on the right, so could it be Sancho on the right and not Madueke?

[@patricktinashe2812]

Cole Palmer play as a 10 not a winger in Marescas system..

[@brahmiaanis960]

that's exactly what we was looking for from felix

[@marveliduwe6059]

Please analyze Yamal

[@arinzeuzoma2560]

Is this a genuine question? Where he fits in? really, like Chelsea let Sterling go for what? what position was sterling playing? Y'all are funny

[@joni.sirvio8867]

hes good but... July 2017- sancho refuses to sign new contract with city. Refuses to train. Pep kicked him out. October 2017- Sancho demoted to reserves for coming late often March 2018- Dropped from England squad for coming late October 2019 Favre punished Sancho many times incl dropping to reserves for not coming back to team from england duty and shambles like that. November 2019- sancho subbed in and out in same game. Sancho said that hes being "an scapegoat" March 2020- Sancho reveals sleeping problems but got caught playing videogames with several united bad bois (pogba, lingard, rash, williams..) when still being in dortmund June 2020- Sancho penalized by german FA for covid breach July 2021- Sancho not being started in england squad because lazy training August 2021- sancho meltdown after ronaldo came to club November 2022- Sacho "ill" nearly 3.5 months Preseason 2023/24- Sancho looks sharp, but meltdown after Hojlund was bought September 2023- Ten hag told told about why sancho was not selected and sancho fires back Preseason 24/25- Sancho again looks sharp, but meltdown after zirkzee was bought I hope him all well, but i also hope Chelsea wont buy any new attackers or history will happen again

[@ShawnGitahi]

Can u explain how him refusing to sign a contract to go get more playing time is wrong,he made a decision to leave city after they bought multiple wingers that summer

[@joni.sirvio8867]

Thanks for reinforcing my initial analyse. As i wrote ar end: i hope chelsea dont sign any other attackers becaus sancho has always collapsed when it has happened

[@rtads11]

Sancho needs players who move and make runs for him. He didn’t get that at United which is why he struggled. Looking at his profile, I’m not sure why United bought him back then when we were nowhere near having a team of that sort

[@tahmidistheone]

@@rtads11 no we were under ole. Rashford, greenwood, martial all known for pace. They used to make killer runs in behind. However when Ronaldo came, our entire out of possession tactics had to change because Ronaldo couldn't press properly anymore which didn't work in oles high press system.

[@sskmanentsa5326]

@@tahmidistheone United were never a pressing team under Ole, in fact they were known for chasing games majority of time because they sat a lot, were broken down and started trailing. Ronaldo did not change anything about their defensive structure, people wanted a reason for why it did not work so they made up stuff and it basically was, "United do not play like Man City or Liverpool and it's Ronaldo's fault", ignoring the numerous problem that the club had for headlines as Ronaldo slander sells, even when it is unwarranted. After he left, ten Hag became the new target for them and now the push is for him to lose his job, and United still exhibit similar issues to when Ronaldo was there.

[@hungotuan4431]

A Cole Palmer who can play on both flanks 😂

[@willwright688]

I think his floor should be quite a bit lower than you are portraying here, mainly because we have seen that it is a lot lower than borderline UCL class when his weaknesses are in the spotlight. I do think he is an impressive creative player when he has time on the ball, he can pick that first incisive pass into the box really well. But he is so limited physically because, let's be honest, he is lazy

[@ShawnGitahi]

He had 40g/a and 36g/a before turning 21 in consecutive seasons,to put it into context,musiala and wirtz while playing for title winning teams haven't come close

[@willwright688]

@@ShawnGitahi Im well aware of what his peak ability is and how prolific he was before United, my issue is about what his floor is rated here.

[@akshayachu7550]

Pedro Neto next

[@neorenjie]

Sancho actually would benefit from Chilwell overlapping.

[@vitalijsmatulkovs5220]

More please!

[@ianmooney5495]

He'll find you on Ultimate Team.

[@IkeSpeaksUp]

He made a big mistake by not going to play in Italy or Spain. He would have really killed it at a club like Napoli.

[@Hallfighting]

Bundesliga is not slower than premier league in any way!!! Less physical yes, but slower no

[@tomteatom]

Was this video uploaded by accident, instead of the finished edit? There seems to be an awful lot of poor cuts that chop sentences in half early in the video.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Copyright. KZbin removed certain segments

[@tomteatom]

@@PythagorasinBoots Ah, I see. Makes sense. Thanks for the clarification, bud.

[@timmasters1195]

Sancho will find you...on Ultimate Team at 2am. In reality, i think he flatters to deceive. Quite one dimensional, he's able to do half of what a Saka or Salah can, but without the explosive attributes that create space and uncertainty. Looking better against Bundesliga teams makes sense, it's a lower standard of play. Fifa legend innit, like Felix, looks great on KZbin. Btw I worked out why that LFC sub doesn't like you.

[@rayallan3650]

Man utd didnt has the tactical players for sancho to play with.....At chelsea he going to enjoy his football again

[@demonaim2494]

nico jackson!!!!

[@DixonsNorthcote]

interesting analysist but regarding pace as a weakness eden hazard lacked pace!

[@peluminova2515]

Wrong. That was only toward the end of his career, mostly at Madrid, where he could have been deployed as a CAM. Hazard was a technically and physically complete winger. Watch how Conte used him, Willian and Pedro in transition and won the PL.

[@Ciprful]

Kinda funny for your disagreement with Maresca, he said he is going to use him at 1v1 situations and against low block. But you are saying he would excel in middle playmaking role where chelsea is stacked.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

This is how Ten Hag tried to use him and he struggled

[@juwonwharwood4642]

​@@PythagorasinBoots I'm not sure any player at United looks good but I'm also not sure if Sancho will do well. A Dortmund journalist recently said that Sancho seemed to have lost his explosiveness when he had just come back to Dortmund which was a little alarming. He did say he slowly got back there but I'm unsure as to what he can do. I think Maresca and Joe shields have a good plan tho. I want to see him succeed

[@dawitgebeyehu6092]

Playing lv1 against a low block is very different than playing lv1 in a transition were you have to eat up ground.

[@wisdomnzube4121]

Sancho is not good enough. Taking Sterling away to replace him with Sancho is one of the dubious continued things these new owners have been doing

[@wisdomnzube4121]

Sterling is better in 1 v 1 than Sancho... So why bringing him here? When we have felix, Neto, Palmer, Nkunku . Mtcheeew

[@oguzo.1882]

I don't think anyone noticed the Dusan Tadic in him. Maybe he is another talent that is judged wrongly because of his skin color. I'm sure he will find his value at some point.

[@MarcoBoswerth]

FINALLLLY!

[@nelsononguso6628]

😢what if Maresca uses Sancho in the wings against Low blocks. Like Forest and Leicester

[@HishamR89]

He relies on underlapping and overlapping runs from the fbs and mids. He cannot function without a team full of off the ball running.

[@GXD____13]

Can you do how good is ENZO

[@hanzosiku]

Seems like a decent player. I still don't think he has gone to the best team for him.

[@darwinrev]

Doo haaland, Saka and Saliba

[@wc899]

Slower pace leagues, is it because they have slower players? or its based on the tactics ?

[@PythagorasinBoots]

I wouldn’t say Bundesliga is a slow pace league necessarily but it does allow for certain types of players to flourish which generally struggle in English football (unless you play for a Man City).

[@sskmanentsa5326]

Bit of both. Numerous managers and players have mentioned the difference in the pace and the athletes between the PL and other leagues, hence why Pep and Klopp for example had to revamp the whole team and outlook on the game to be competitive.

[@mashwork6615]

Those stats paint mudryk in a bad light

[@patricktinashe2812]

Rightfully so

[@KingKFC-no9nk]

Can you remake Joao Felix

[@padraighally7972]

He's mid

[@frederickannan4698]

Day 3000 of asking for a video on Jeremy doku

[@kevinkiprotichlangat-x3l]

if he works on his crossing we just might see the sancho Manchester payed for back then

[@JonathanLu-pg9ez]

when are you doing lamine yamal

[@BlazySM-qp4yn]

basically he should have joined Arsenal

[@isheijr2015]

Misha is failing cos he cant actually dribble past nobody. hes good at staying wide, and i wish he'd just keep it simply and run down the wing. but he tried dribbling and flopping and I'm surprised hes above Sancho on these successful take on data, cos now i need to actually know what a take on is, cos i can count his successful dribbles in the last few 10 games in two hands and wont be using all 10 fingers either

[@ShawnGitahi]

That's ur problem,Sancho was never a one on one dribbler,he lacks that acceleration to actually go past people after taking them on,he,s more comfortable as a sort of an inside 10,where he can dribble ,create space them move the ball on

[@critical_thoughtt]

hes a baller but hes not an athlete I think he no longer has the mentality needed to stamp his own authority and dominate. Which I think will be a recipe for disaster in this chelsea side especially

[@segunolalekan-vm2ej]

But sancho is kind of similar to Grealish

[@wisdomnzube4121]

I pity Chelsea.

[@westfall19]

I pity delusional United fans. 1 assist already in just 45 minutes. How's Money Mase doing? 😂😭

[@b4nterontilt]

United is the problem. Not Sancho

[@isandanusa7242]

Misprofiled at utd just like most of their marquee signings

[@sssf55]

I think you need to add a section for Mentality because it's really important part of evaluating how successful a player will become. Sancho for example is an incredible footballer, but his weak mentality is like -8 points from where he could be.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

We try and cover these in the conclusion as it’s hard to do as a full section with clips or stats

[@sssf55]

@@PythagorasinBoots Yea that's a good point- it can be challenging to visualize something like this.

[@shellshocked8674]

Oh man 😂 this is gonna ruffle some feathers

[@BKKLB]

I've always felt that Sancho got a raw deal at United. Ten Hag is a politik who doesn't think twice about throwing players under the bus to protect his own skin. I loved that he got back to Dortmund last year and showed his quality immediately. My only worry for him is just how bloated the Chelsea squad is with wide players and playmakers. Palmer, Joao Felix, Nkunku, Mudryk, Neto, Madueke... it's a bit ridiculous the number of wide players at Chelsea. Is he just going to get lost in the shuffle.

[@peluminova2515]

LW: Sancho x Mudryk RW: Noni x Neto CAM: Cole x Felix 9/false 9: Jackson x Nkunku Hope this clarifies things? Of course, most of the players can play multiple positions.

[@joshbrown2217]

The misunderstood what now?

[@mesicek7]

He's good at convincing people that he's good.

[@rayallan3650]

loser, he is good

[@mesicek7]

@@rayallan3650 So good he even brainwashed a kid's brain.

[@DJM3KS]

@@mesicek7 I guess 17g 16a at dortmund season was laziness loll

[@mesicek7]

@@DJM3KS If you're still trying to pretend Bundesliga numbers meaning anything go check Mkhitaryan's, Haller's, Jovic's or Werner's. Werner one season had 47 g/as yet nobody talks about him anymore. YOU ARE JUST BUFFOONS at this point.

[@Jay-xw9ll]

Another clueless move from the worst owners in top flight footy. If Sancho thinks it will be easier at Chelsea, he's in for a rude awakening.

[@iddyyo8074]

Cool story Maybe he if puts down the xbox controller and 🍔

[@jsn_alva]

I would like to a see combo of: Guiu Nkunku Joao Neto Joao Palmer OR Jackson Sancho Noni OR Sancho Nkunku Palmer So many options now 😄

[@docgraal485]

Bro you need a new editor. ASAP

[@PythagorasinBoots]

@@docgraal485 we had a copyright issue and KZbin deleted segments of the video

[@nubosite]

I think he can play on the left effectively @ Chelsea. Reminds me of Juan Mata. But he would have to up his defensive bit and attitude on and off the ball if he is to secure at least 45 mins regularly in this Chelsea team. It’s a straight battle between him and Neto. They can share that position 45mins each half depending on the opposition.

[@iddyyo8074]

Mata 10x the player

[@notorious3496]

All these great players out there and you decided to make a video on this guy? 🤦🏻‍♂️ How good is he actually? Well, we saw that for two seasons.

[@juwonwharwood4642]

@@notorious3496 Every single player at United looks like trash other than Bruno. There's absolutely a reason why this video is warranted. He went to Dortmund and his underlying numbers went back up immediately even though he wasn't fully fit. Playing Atleti, PSG and Madrid decided to double team him, meaning he is threatening

[@notorious3496]

@@juwonwharwood4642 just cause he dribbled some players? His final third actions are trash. He lacks pnp, doesn't press hard, takeons are limited, and he's average at maximum positions. There's a reason why Dortmund or Juventus didn't go for him. Not just cause of this wages but he's rarely developed over the years.

[@MisterO98]

@@juwonwharwood4642 please specify those “underlying numbers”. Maybe I’m missing something.🙌🏾

[@elijahojo1286]

​@@juwonwharwood4642 well you can say the samething about Chelsea players for the past 2/3 seasons with the exception of Palmer.... and you're wrong not just Bruno, we also got players like Martinez and Garnacho who are shining sparks in this shit team. in the past two seasons at least we won trophies with the shit team. can't say the same about Chelsea..

[@Blazer510]

His mentality is childlike.

[@banjolaadesina6558]

Very overrated player, has a good technique but no work ethic, expected much better from him at united but oh well, good riddance

[@Diskitactics34]

Wouldn't he play better in a system where he's playing with a very mobile striker, a controlla type of an 8, and an overlapping fullback (him being a false winger-ish)? Love ur work❤🎉

[@peluminova2515]

You mean profiles like Jackson, Cole or Felix, and Cucurella or even Chilwell? Seems like he's at the right place for him...

[@Diskitactics34]

@peluminova2515 yes he can, but he just said sancho would do good as a wide playmaker, which is confusing since Joao & palmer play more in that inverted winger and with chilwell, cucu & even gusto overlapping

[@peluminova2515]

@Tostao_3 I'm not sure what your concern is. There's clearly gonna be rotation and competition for places. It's now more a question of if Sancho cab hold the LW spot, which I think he can, and if the team and system is right for him. Positive signs so far.

[@peluminova2515]

@Tostao_3 Felix can be deployed more as a 8/10 in the 2nd half or against teams we need more ball carrying ability against from central areas and someone who can arrive late into the box to score chances like the one he did vs Wolves and the types Enzo has been failing to capitalise on.

[@Diskitactics34]

@@peluminova2515 we'll see man🔥

[@jsn_alva]

Maresca has multiple attacking options. There is no way this team will not cook.

[@joshuaonoja4456]

video author: Great ball control Sancho: loses the ball on first touch

[@PythagorasinBoots]

We don’t just post the best clips, so even if our overall judgment on a attribute is positive we will also show bad examples. I think you’d be hard pressed to argue someone like Sancho has a shit touch and close control

[@kennbry]

So in conclusion, he's terrible at everything, and lazy.

[@yurhomi4478]

Annoyed that we signed him tbh. Really not a fan.