Jadon Sancho has been told he cannot “deal with any home truths” after suggesting Marcus Rashford has been set ‘free’ following his loan move to Aston Villa.
Sancho commented the word “freedom” after Rashford posted a series of images following his debut in Villa’s 2-1 win over Tottenham in the FA Cup. Sancho is also out on loan, having joined Chelsea with an option to buy last summer.
And former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan was not impressed with the winger, accusing him of blaming others for his “current failings”. When asked what he made of Sancho’s comment, Jordan told talkSPORT : “Not very much to be honest with you. I think what Jadon Sancho has to say is not particularly relevant to Marcus Rashford’s situation. I don’t think he’s covered himself in glory.
“He’s had a few decent games for Chelsea but other than that, a few decent games for Dortmund. But his career has gone backwards, he’s responsible for it not anyone else and this is the sort of atypical response from people that always like to align other people with the blame or their current failings.
“I think it’s a sad indication of where United have gotten to to think that people can speak about the club in this way. I think the underlying message is that you’re out of the awful place that Man United has become.
“A place that has been created by the culture of players there and I would suggest that players like Jadon Sancho who only like it when they’re told all the good things. They can’t really deal with any home truths or they can’t have any consequences for their actions because if they do, they don’t like it.”
Jordan is not the only one to have criticised Sancho over his comment, with former United goalkeeper Ben Foster branding the situation “ridiculous”. Speaking on the , Foster said: “What is he doing?
“That’s ridiculous because he is still actually employed by Manchester United, so is Marcus Rashford. It just reeks of toxicity at United. It reeks of an unhappy place to be, that everybody’s buzzing for someone to get out [of the club].”
Forest Green defender Ben Tozer then added: “He doesn’t realise the knock-on effect that could have on the rest of his career. Just for that comment. Why do it? What’s the point of doing it? Other managers are going to be like, ‘I don’t like that, I don’t like that attitude’.”
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