Chelsea summer signing Jadon Sancho told he is ‘far too easy to play against’ and could be dropped

Chelsea summertime signing Jadon Sancho has been told helium is ‘far excessively casual to play against’ and could beryllium dropped unless helium produces much dynamic performances for the Blues.

Sancho, 24, has shown glimpses of his immense imaginable since joining Chelsea from Manchester United connected transportation deadline day.

The talented winger, who played successful last season’s Champions League last for Borussia Dortmund, spent 3 underwhelming years astatine Old Trafford earlier moving to Stamford Bridge, initially connected loan.

Sancho’s dip successful signifier astatine Manchester United coincided with a public bust-up with manager Erik 10 Hag, who showed a reluctance to prime the England planetary earlier his departure.

Sancho has started Chelsea’s past 3 league games and portion helium has attracted praise from immoderate pundits, ex-Blues striker Tony Cascarino was underwhelmed by his show successful the 1-1 gully with Nottingham Forest.

Chelsea were steadfast favourites for Sunday’s clash successful westbound London but had to settee for a constituent arsenic Noni Madueke cancelled retired Chris Wood’s opener.

‘I went to Stamford Bridge to absorption lone connected Jadon Sancho and helium wasn’t atrocious astatine all,’ Cascarino told The Times.

‘There were nary large mistakes, everything was neat and tidy, helium played abbreviated passes that were accurate. There was thing to kick about, oregon that a pundit could propulsion isolated successful investigation connected television. 

‘But he’s playing for Chelsea: this is simply a nine that has precocious expectations of players, particularly attacking ones. Being OK, which is what helium was, is simply a problem. 

‘The information is that helium made it casual for Nottingham Forest’s close backmost Ola Aina to play against him. 

‘There is nary question Sancho is simply a bully player, and his interaction is astir ever truly sound, but helium plays specified a blimpish game. 

‘He ne'er got into a carnal conflict with Aina and ne'er tried to instrumentality him on. Sancho is not dilatory but helium doesn’t person that burst of acceleration to get astatine defenders.’

Cascarino says Sancho’s show was ‘such a contrast’ to Madueke’s connected the different flank. Madueke, who made his England debut past month, has scored 5 goals successful 8 appearances truthful acold this season.

‘It was specified a opposition to Noni Madueke connected the different wing: helium was going astatine his afloat backmost each game, and it ever felt similar a conflict for Forest to incorporate him,’ Cascarino added.

‘Madueke is mode much nonstop than Sancho, helium gets to the byline and ever looks to instrumentality connected his defender.

‘Ultimately that’s however astir wide players volition beryllium judged: however often tin you bushed your antheral and past what other tin you do? 

‘Cristiano Ronaldo, Eden Hazard, Gareth Bale and the different champion wingers of caller times astatine the biggest teams successful the Premier League person ever wanted to overwhelm the afloat backmost marking them, utilizing powerfulness and velocity to bushed them physically. 

‘Sancho needs to get a spot stronger, and effort to make truthful that helium tin person a much important alteration of pace. 

‘That volition let him to support a defender guessing – astatine the moment, the afloat backmost knows determination is precise small accidental of him trying to get to the byline.’

Cascarino has besides warned Sancho helium faces the imaginable of reduced game-time unless helium starts ‘offering more’ pursuing his power from Old Trafford.

While Chelsea initially signed Sancho connected loan, the woody includes an work to bargain for betwixt £25m and £29m adjacent summer.

‘Sancho can’t spend to beryllium mediocre: helium has to connection much if helium is going to beryllium picked up of players specified arsenic Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Mykhailo Mudryk,’ Cascarino said.

‘Even successful the fewer minutes of wounded clip that Mudryk was on, helium gave Forest problems with his directness. 

‘Sancho thrived astatine Borussia Dortmund, but it didn’t enactment retired astatine Manchester United, truthful what happens astatine Chelsea volition dictate wherever his vocation is heading. 

‘At the large clubs, it’s astir consistency, your level of show is wherever you’ll beryllium judged and the anticipation is overmuch greater.’ 

Sancho ended his Manchester United vocation with 12 goals successful 83 appearances. He played conscionable 3 games for the Red Devils past season, spending astir of the run connected indebtedness astatine his erstwhile nine Dortmund.

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