SportsTalk March 27: Dortmund signed Sancho back from Manchester United on loan in the winter window of this season. In an interview with the official website, the winger talked about working with Ronaldo , his previous time at Dortmund, and the reasons for returning to Dortmund and his new goals.
Dort official website: Let’s start with Manchester United. Not everything is as bad as it is described by the outside world. For example, do you like playing and training with Ronaldo?
Sancho: “It’s very impressive. Cristiano Ronaldo has always been a role model for me. He’s a great professional and I like his mentality. Everyone at Manchester United knows that if he wants to be a top player , then he has to work and train like Ronaldo. Every day and every night, because rest is also part of it. Playing and training with him is a dream come true for me. I am very grateful to have played with him Everything I learned from him while working together.”
BVB official website: What made you decide to return to BVB ?
Sancho: “First of all Terzic! I had a very good relationship with him in the months before I went to Manchester. I owe a lot to him, maybe everything! My relationship with Kyle too It’s been good and I’m familiar with most of the current team members. It feels like coming home.”
BVB official website: Then there are some things between Reus-the warm-up match in Las Vegas last summer…
Sancho: “Oh, yes! I really like Marco and the way he plays. My first assist after returning to Dortmund came from him, which is no coincidence because I am really close to him. In a video from that game in Las Vegas, he asked me to go back to Dortmund. OK: I’m here! ”
Dortmund official website: Dortmund fans are very happy.
Sancho: “I really miss these fans ! I always had this idea in my head: if things don’t go well somewhere, then I’ll go back to Dortmund! I knew everyone there and they all knew me. Dortmund will always be in my heart. It feels really good to know that everyone is supporting me. ”
BVB official website: I heard that you immediately took over the job of DJ in the locker room.
Sancho: “No wrong! But that’s just because other people asked me to. Not just some players, but all players. They love my music and know I’ll be there to cheer them on before games. ”
BVB: What are your goals during your second spell at Dortmund?
Sancho: “In Personally? That is to enjoy the game and play with a smile from the bottom of your heart. Please don’t get me wrong, I hope and will work hard here. But when you enjoy the game, everything gets better. As far as the team is concerned: I want to help Dortmund get back to where it belongs, which is at the top of the league and, no matter what, have a championship berth.. I want to win as many games as possible, score goals and assists. I would love to point young players in the right direction, just like others showed me the way when I was younger. If I could do that, I would be very happy. ”
Dort official website: Do you still remember the first game in front of the yellow and black wall?
Sancho: “of course I remember! It was against Eintracht Frankfurt in October 2017, it was my first Bundesliga game. I came on as Philip’s substitute and was extremely nervous. I was only 17 years old at the time! ”
Dort official website: Where was your first goal?
Sancho: “It was against LeBron James half a year later. Workusen. Pulisic passed the ball to me. I still get goosebumps every time I think about it. It was my first career goal, and it was in front of the South Stand. marvelous! ”
BVB official website: First goal in the Champions League?
Sancho: “That was in 4- 0 Atletico Madrid, right at the end of the game, Hakimi’s pass to me was perfect and I just had to push the ball into the empty net. ”
Dort official website: Your biggest success at Dortmund was winning the German Cup in May 21. That was a few weeks before you left for Manchester, where you scored two goals and assisted one of Haaland’s two goals in the 4-1 win against Leipzig in the final.
Sancho: “What a great day it was! I went to bed very early the night before the game because I was so excited . I scored the first goal in the first five minutes of the game and the excitement quickly disappeared after that. I knew right then: we can do it!”
Dort official website: Dortmund has been eliminated from the German Cup this season, and the first half of the Bundesliga was not going well? What other goals do you have?
Sancho: “We will definitely qualify for the Champions League. Fifth place in the first half of the season is just a snapshot, nothing more! Let me put it this way: for Dortmund, being in the top three in the table is the minimum requirement .”
Dort official website: What can the fans expect from you?
Sancho: “A genuine fresh start. Even if it sounds strange because I haven’t changed as a player so I don’t have to reinvent myself. I still have the same quality that I had when I first came here. The most important thing for me is to rekindle the connection and chemistry with my teammates. I need to understand how they operate, and they need to understand how I operate.”
