Leroy Sane, the man whom Joachim Loew dropped from their World Cup squad last year, is turning out to be the one who could save the Germany coach, says NeilHumphreys NEDGER Euro2020qualifiers
Sane's omission alone should have warranted the sack, but Loew survived. Or he endured.
He recently ended the international careers of Thomas Mueller, Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng and turned to the one that he ignored before the World Cup. Loew had gone for broke. He had bet the farm on men like Sane, men he didn't believe in just 10 months ago. And he got lucky. And the harder-headed Sane often gets the stick. Guardiola rarely compliments his German winger, constantly demanding more of the 23-year-old.
Indeed, Sane's three goals and four assists in his last nine City appearances hint at his inconsistency.Still, they offered glimmers of progress. Guardiola's stick is shaping a hungrier, more dynamic footballer, one less willing to drift out of games.
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