Manchester United forwards coach, Benni McCarthy has explained the reasons why Jadon Sancho is hellbent on not apologizing to Erik ten Hag which saw him sent on loan to Borussia Dortmund.
Sancho had a fall-out with Ten Hag, and the 24-year-old refused to apologize to the Dutch manager because he felt it would have been an admission of his laziness and lack of professionalism.
A week after Ten Hag won the FA Cup there in what may have been his final game in charge, Sancho can have the last laugh on Saturday night when he plays for Dortmund against Real Madrid in the Champions League final at Wembley.
According to Daily Mail, McCarthy has explained how he attempted to mediate but quickly realized that Sancho would never back down because of his background.
“If you’re from the streets, no one wants to apologise,’ said McCarthy. ‘You admit you are not training well, you are lazy, everything you are accused of. Jadon wasn’t going to have that.
“The manager has a strong character and just said that all he wants is an apology. Jadon thought that he had done nothing wrong.
“He didn’t see why he had to apologise. Sometimes you have to apologise, because a player will never win against a manager.
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“I spoke to Jadon as a coach, as a mentor, as a friend, and as someone who grew up on the streets and knows the code.
“But Jadon just wasn’t seeing it. He said, ‘I ain’t apologising because if I do, I’m apologising for being lazy, always being late, not giving my best – that’s what I’m apologising for’. Those were his reasons”.
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