Wembley-bound Sancho gets last laugh on Ten Hag
IT might just be a greater comeback than Lazarus.
Less than five months ago Jadon Sancho was not even allowed to train at Manchester United.
Now he is looking forward to playing in the biggest club game in world football.
On June 1, Sancho will find himself in the Champions League final at Wembley with Borussia Dortmund.
His love affair with Dortmund seems a marriage made in heaven because, as loan moves go, the one he made back to Germany was a dream come true.The club reached out to him in his darkest hour and he has repaid them with a series of stunning displays.
In the semi-final against Paris Saint Germain, Sancho left his marker Nuno Mendes nursing twisted blood.
It has all left Erik ten Hag, above, with egg all over his face.
The blame game following the fall-out between the United manager and Sancho became a damaging one indeed. Ten Hag questioned Sancho’s attitude in training, while the winger responded by accusing the head coach of telling lies.
The Dutchman should not have gone public with his concerns.
It was naive and Ten Hag doubled down to turn the bust-up into a monster.
He demanded an apology from Sancho and when it did not arrive, the England star was banned from training.
When the transfer window came around in January, Sancho could not wait to throw himself out of it.
Off he went back to Dortmund, hell-bent on reviving his career and showing Ten Hag what he would be missing.
Perhaps Ten Hag now wonders whether he could have handled the situation differently.
Those who laugh last, laugh the loudest, and he can now hear Sancho giggling all the way from Dortmund.