Since the end of the last international break, Bayern winger Leroy Sane's form has dropped significantly. Prior to his trip for his country, Sane led the Bundesliga assist charts with six assists, scoring nine goals and providing seven assists in all competitions – and with another manager change and the addition of Kane, Sane once again ushered in the first half of the season.
But after returning from the international break, Sane's performance was once again out of the ordinary. In the six games since his return, Sane has only provided two assists, and although his chemistry with Kane is not bad (Kane has scored five assists this season, the most one-way assists in the Bundesliga), Sane has not stepped up when the team needs the ball the most.
Tuchel didn't react much to Sane's ups and downs, instead taking the pot on his own. According to him, in the past 6 games, Bayern has taken the initiative to reduce the frequency of changing sides, and the team's formation will once be cut to 442.
In fact, except for Sane, before the game against Wolfsburg, Bayern's whole team had some problems. A harsh winter is raging in Germany, with Upamecano and Guerreiro both showing symptoms of gastrointestinal colds before the game, and given the environment in the dressing room, the Bayern squad is likely to have a flu battle against Wolfsburg before the winter break begin......s
No one denies Sane's talent. The winter break ended perfectly, and before the start of the second half of the season, Sane could have plenty of rest before the start of the second half of the season, but neither at Bayern nor Manchester City, Sane did not show enough eye-catching ability to carry the ball. In the German national team, Flick, who has never been against Sane, once threw Sane into ......the wingback position
He's really fast. Since Schalke 04's debut, speed is Sane's most terrifying **, he has been the fastest man in the Premier League for part of the 17-18 season, even if he suffered a major injury at Manchester City, his calf explosiveness is still there, which means that whether it is a counterattack on an open occasion or a heads-up with the ball on the weak side, Sane has the ability to change the tide of the game in a local area.
His essence has never changed. He's a good enough knife but doesn't have the ability to dominate the ball, so at Manchester City, he had to be paired with David Silva and have to get De Bruyne to be at a comfortable pace. This season, Sane can regain his form, which has the factor of contract year and the accumulation of experience, but the fundamental reason is that Bayern won Kane, Sane does not have to bother to organize, and can focus on running without the ball.
As far as the elements of a ball-handler are concerned, Sane is indeed almost meaningful: his small skills are good, but he lacks delicacy, he does not want to use his backfoot, he has a limited ability to adjust his shots in a tight area, and his passing accuracy has no vision. Since his time at Manchester City, Sane's ability to attack is no longer in doubt, but after so many years of hard work outside, Sane's technical style seems to have been set, and what Sane lacks compared to superstars is the ability to transform and evolve.
He has less than two years left on his contract with Bayern, and the European Championship on home soil is about to start in six months. At the age of 27, Sane is past the age of relying purely on explosiveness to eat. Relying on his performance this season, Sane can still fight for himself a three-year contract with an annual salary of 20 million, but how much time is left for him to transform?