Sancho as a full-back? "Ridiculous, worthy of dismissal": an expert criticizes Solskjaer

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faces severe criticism for his full-back plans with Jadon Sancho. Ex-professional Danny Mills doesn’t mince his words and attacks the ManUnited coach head-on.

Manchester United transferred 85 million euros to Dortmund in the summer to secure the services of Jadon Sancho. So far, the investment has not yet paid off, Sancho is at most a bench press, cannot prevail in the Red Devils offensive – and is therefore apparently now to be converted into a full-back.

The bold plans of coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with Sancho as a defensive winger, are causing a lot of criticism in England. Above all, the expert Danny Mills has now made an unequivocal statement about Solskjaer’s plans.

“Good luck making him a full-back!” Mills, former Leeds and Manchester City defender, told the Football Insider.

Top deals and many flops: This is how BVB burned the Dembele millions

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In the summer of 2017, Borussia Dortmund pocketed 105 million euros for Ousmane Dembele – a club record for BVB to this day. In addition to Dembele, Borussia also sold other players …

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… like Adrian Ramos (center) and took in a total of around 200 million euros this summer. But how did Borussia reinvest all that money straight away? An overview.

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ANDRIJ YARMOLENKO – The Ukrainian came from Dynamo Kiev and the winger was set to become something like the Dembele replacement. The beautiful plan, however, went quite wrong.

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Yarmolenko turned out to be a moody diva: world-class performances alternated with rather inconsequential and sometimes listless ideas. Yarmolenko got off to a reasonable start, but then broke down more and more.

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After a foot injury, he could no longer find his rhythm and disappeared again after only one season. The bottom line was that there were six goals in 26 competitive games and a transfer minus of around seven million euros.

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MAXIMILIAN PHILIPP – BVB also brought in Maximilian Philipp from Freiburg around the Dembele transfer. He had made himself interesting with twelve scorer points in 25 games, and BVB transferred an impressive 20 million euros.

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Philipp also had a decent start – but then came the injuries. First a patellar tendon injury, in the second season there were repeated muscular problems and a torn ligament.

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After 51 competitive games and eleven goals, it was over again in Dortmund. After all: Dynamo Moscow paid the purchase price at the time, so financially the loss-making business remained within limits.

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JEREMY TOLJAN – BVB was looking for a potential successor for Lukasz Pisczcek, Jeremy Toljan had a strong season in Hoffenheim. The former U-21 international cost seven million euros.

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Toljan shuttled between the starting eleven and the bench, sniffing the regular place every now and then – but ultimately couldn’t prevail. BVB first loaned the player to Glasgow, then to Sassuolo.

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Last summer, Borussia got rid of their slow-moving, Toljan finally switched to Serie A. The result: only 23 competitive games and only around 1700 minutes of playing time in black and yellow.

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MANUEL AKANJI – BVB paid a whopping 22 million euros for the greatest central defender talent in Switzerland at the time. Akanji had some adjustment problems and was always a shaky candidate …

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… in the meantime, however, the Swiss has developed into an indispensable figure in Dortmund’s defense and is an absolute regular player.

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ÖMER TOPRAK – And thanks to the Dembele millions, BVB could easily afford another central defender. Ömer Toprak cost twelve million euros and came from Leverkusen.

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Unfortunately, the defensive player’s own body repeatedly thwarted the plan. In principle, Toprak never gained a foothold in Dortmund over a long period of time.

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After two years there was a loan to Bremen, one season later Toprak finally went to the Weser. Dortmund’s transfer balance: around eight million euros minus.

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JADON SANCHO – Not even so-called “experts” should have known Sancho when he arrived in Dortmund. The boy finally came from the U18 of Manchester City and without professional experience.

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Nevertheless, BVB turned over almost eight million euros for the talent. Money that had seldom been invested before: Sancho literally exploded after driving some fluff out of his head.

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This summer, BVB sold it to Manchester United for ten times its purchase price. One of the best transfer deals from Dortmund at all.

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MAHMOUD DAHOUD – The U-21 international drew attention to himself in Gladbach, so BVB quickly struck. Twelve million euros was an impressive sum for the time.

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Especially in the first few years, Dahoud had a difficult time – also because of the many coaching changes in Dortmund. In the meantime, however, the technician has been able to assert himself and is a top performer in the midfield.

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MICHY BATSHUAYI – The Belgian was loaned from Chelsea FC in the winter of 2018. With a rental fee of 1.5 million euros, BVB could do little wrong with the center forward.

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And indeed, Batshuayi scored nine goals and one assist in 14 competitive games. An injury towards the end of the half series thwarted any plans to sign the player. Batshuayi landed at Valencia CF.

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SERGIO GOMEZ – BVB seemed to have done an excellent deal in winter 2018: Sergio Gomez came to Dortmund from Barcelona B for three million euros. Allegedly a bargain for a La Masia player.

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But Gomez didn’t work at all at BVB. Seven minutes of play in the Bundesliga and one in the Champions League were the underground record. After a loan, BVB sold the player to Anderlecht in the summer.

Mills: “It’s almost a dismissal offense”

United bought Sancho because he “should create chances and score goals. Suddenly you want to play with him as a full-back in an incredibly holy defense. Seriously? That is almost a dismissal offense,” attacked Mills United coach Solskjaer directly.

The 44-year-old went further with his criticism and tried to make a drastic comparison: “Should we put Cristiano Ronaldo in central defense because he can head a ball? I think Ronaldo can head better than the other central defenders, so he should be Put in central defense? That’s more than a little ridiculous. “

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