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How he fits into the current @ManUtd system, and how solves the fullback problem

A THREAD.

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Jadon Sancho is a Prolific Winger with the ability to play in any position amidst the attacking 3rd. He has been used both as a LW and a RW this season. Has scored 12 Goals and Assisted 18 times in 34 matches this campaign. His pass-reception heatmap:
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Considering his Mercurial playstyle being classified as a Precision Dribbler, here are his Attacking and Creative stats per 90 :

(Percentile with Similar players of the BIG 5 Leagues)
Another view of his work-rate and success% on Final balls and Dribbles :
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The high dribbling success is what stands out for him. Coming infield at times to create the space for the fullback, and then sucking the offside trap to create positional supremacy of the attack.
The two forwards (above image) are free to create any run, either a Dummy run to create more space and push the line as close to the by-line as possible, or a well timed dart into the box.
Since there is 1v1 marking, Sancho creates space for himself as well as his team mates with his precision dribbling ability. Notice the runs (blue arrow) he can make, and the cross (yellow arrow) he can put in.

Total freedom.
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If he plays in the PL, more often he will be faced by positional plays like this. With Bruno in either one of the 'walls', can channel as well as create space for both himself and Sancho, something Ole's forwards like to do.
But, United are limited on the right side, hence the clutter on the left which makes Deep-Blocks look so more frustrating than they already are. Sancho changes all that.
Another example of his close control dribbling, going past 3 men to play a 1-2 and create bags of spaces for him and the Striker + AM
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Since Hakimi left, Sancho uses his fullbacks/wing-backs mostly as a decoy, or a wall-pass option. The distance between him and his fullback is constant, where the fullback can either overlap/underlap.
The runs he can make are given by the blue arrows (above image), thus freeing up Strikers and No10s runs into the box for the final ball (yellow arrow).
A comparative study of his analytics adjusted for Premier League standard.
Very high defending impact (which means support to fullback defensively), coupled with excellent ball retention/passing ability make him one of the best right wingers in his age-bracket.
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Overall, having missed out on him and bringing Cavani although increased the goal-tally for our Forwards, but in-affect completely disrupted the Martial-Rashford link up last season, as to shoe-horn Cavani, both of them had to play in either wings. (1/2)
Sancho is the final puzzle in the attack of Manchester United, and will make the Right Wing dazzle under the everglowing lights of Old-Trafford. (2/2)
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Courtesy @MezzalaFtbl , @TheAthleticUK for the data.
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