Sancho: Borussia Dortmund director backs winger to hit form
Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc has expressed his confidence in Jadon Sancho amid the England winger's current slump in form.
England winger Jadon Sancho will recover from his dip in form and get back to his best for Borussia Dortmund, says sporting director Michael Zorc.
Sancho yet to score in Bundesliga in slow start to season
After an incredible 2019-20 season during which he scored 20 goals and provided 19 assists in 44 games, Sancho has battled to get going this campaign.
In 12 games, he has netted three times and provided four assists, and he is yet to open his account in the Bundesliga.
"What I do know is that it will happen" - Zorc backs Sancho to return to form
Speaking ahead of Dortmund's trip to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, Zorc backed the attacker.
"I believe it is easy to see that he is not in the best of form," he told a news conference. "I can tell he tries hard when he's subbed onto the pitch. He tries to force the lightness and fluidity that he has onto himself.
"Jadon is a player who doesn't talk a lot but who delivers answers on the pitch. Whether this is tomorrow, in a week or at some other point, I don't know. What I do know is that it will happen."
Still linked with a move to Manchester United, Sancho is being presented with fewer chances at Dortmund.
His big chance total per 90 minutes in the Bundesliga this season is 0.33 – the lowest since his debut in Germany's top flight in 2017.
However, Sancho is having more shots (2.15 per 90 minutes) and shots from inside the box (1.49) than in any other season.
His 38.78 successful passes in the opposition half per 90 minutes is also his highest, as are his 64.14 passes, but his chances created are well down at 1.82. He managed 2.71 per 90 last season.
With Erling Haaland sidelined due to a hamstring injury, Dortmund – who are fourth in the Bundesliga table – will be hoping Sancho can recapture his goalscoring form to finish 2020.