Rio Ferdinand said that people ought to start treating Jadon Sancho with more respect after his most recent accomplishments.
Sancho left Manchester United in the middle of the season following a falling out with Erik ten Hag. He was kicked out of the team for not saying sorry for making fun of the manager on social media.
It led to a return to Borussia Dortmund, where he signed on loan in January. This move has been extremely beneficial for both the player and the club. because the German team upset the odds to reach the Champions League final.
In Europe, Sancho has excelled, especially in the quarterfinal match against Paris Saint-Germain, where he and Mats Hummels were the best players on the field for both legs.
The Englishman set records for dribbling.
And after Sancho’s incredible rise from the depths at Old Trafford, Ferdinand, a legend of Manchester United, feels that people should start paying some respect to his name.
The former England international said in an interview: “A lot has been said about him, a lot of it negative, and I think it’s about time people really give him a little bit of credit.”
“Because I think it’s been a really difficult period for him. He’s been criticised, rightly or wrongly.”
We can argue over who was correct and incorrect in the interaction between him and the manager.
However, he has received a lot of criticism, his confidence has been extremely low, and he has been training apart from the team for a while.
He now moved to Dortmund to rebuild both his football career and his personal life, and he has come out the other side.
“Whether he wins the Champions League or not, what he’s achieved in this short little period of time has to be looked at, and you go, ‘You know what? This kid’s got character’.
“He’s got personality; he’s built of the right stuff, and I think that’s where he needs credit.”
On Saturday night at Wembley, Sancho will play his old friend Jude Bellingham in the Champions League final.
Bellingham and Sancho won the DFB-Pokal Cup while Bellingham was a player at Dortmund, prior to Sancho’s 2021 transfer to United.Even now, the two remain close friends.