We criticised Jadon Sancho earlier in the season because he wasn’t being effective enough in the final third – in fact when he was dropped, he had gone a few games without taking a shot.
But he’s since returned to the team with 2 goals in 2 games, and explained to the Chelsea website that the staff had told him that he should take more risks when it came to shooting:
“It’s definitely very satisfying [to score from range]. In training recently I’ve been working on my shooting a bit more, just working on hitting the far corner, so I’m delighted that it came off,” the former Man City winger explained.
“The staff and the players have been telling me to be a bit more selfish in front of goal and shoot when I get in those positions. I’ve been working on that, so I’m delighted.”
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Sancho reveals Enzo’s half time message
As well as the specific coaching he got from the staff, Sancho also revealed what the general message had been to Chelsea players at half time in Sunday’s game:
“Going in at half-time, the gaffer kept telling us that we’re still in the game and I have so much belief in the players, so I knew we would come back out firing. Tottenham are very aggressive and we knew we would catch them if we broke the lines and beat their press. The gaffer told us in training to stay wide, especially the wingers, to create the one-v-one and the overlaps for two-v-one,” Sancho explained.
“It was a great win, a great comeback, so I’m just happy we got the four goals and three points.”
It was very effective coaching – Spurs were indeed there for the taking despite the scoreline, and Chelsea proved it with a barnstorming second half.