‘Almost a sackable offence’ – Danny Mills left shocked following a ‘ridiculous ‘Man Utd training revelation
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s attempt to convert Jadon Sancho into a wing-back is “almost a sackable offense.”
That is the opinion of former Premier League defender Danny Mills, who believes that playing the winger out of position is ‘ridiculous.’
Sancho has struggled to make an impact at Manchester United since joining from Borussia Dortmund for £75 million in the summer, failing to score a goal.
The England winger has had to settle for a bench spot for the majority of the season, with Solskjaer preferring to use his other attacking options.
According to The Athletic, in order to accommodate the 21-year-old, United coaches have deployed Sancho as a right wing-back in recent training sessions as Solskjaer attempts to incorporate him into a 3-4-1-2 system.
Mills, on the other hand, believes Solskjaer should learn how to get the most out of him in his natural position higher up the pitch, where he thrived at Dortmund.
“Good luck turning him into a wing-back!” Mills joked to Football Insider.
“He didn’t play for England too much in the Euros because I don’t think he was reliable enough to track back and do the defensive side of it. Dortmund never played him there.
“You bought a winger who is going to create chances and score goals. Suddenly you’re going to play him at wing-back in an unbelievably leaky defence. It’s like, really?
“That’s almost a sackable offence in itself.
“Shall we put Cristiano Ronaldo at centre-half because he can head a ball? I think Ronaldo can head the ball better than the centre-halves at the moment so should they put him at centre-half?
“It’s more than a little bit ridiculous.”
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‘Almost a sackable offence’ – Danny Mills left shocked following a ‘ridiculous ‘Man Utd training revelation
