Chelsea summer signing Jadon Sancho has been told he is ‘far too easy to play against’ and could be dropped unless he produces more dynamic performances for the Blues.

Sancho, 24, has shown glimpses of his immense potential since joining Chelsea from Manchester United on transfer deadline day.

The talented winger, who played in last season’s Champions League final for Borussia Dortmund, spent three underwhelming years at Old Trafford before moving to Stamford Bridge, initially on loan.

Sancho’s dip in form at Manchester United coincided with a public bust-up with manager Erik ten Hag, who showed a reluctance to pick the England international before his departure.

Sancho has started Chelsea’s last three league games and while he has attracted praise from some pundits, ex-Blues striker Tony Cascarino was underwhelmed by his performance in the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.

Chelsea were firm favourites for Sunday’s clash in west London but had to settle for a point as Noni Madueke cancelled out Chris Wood’s opener.

‘I went to Stamford Bridge to focus only on Jadon Sancho and he wasn’t bad at all,’ Cascarino told The Times.

 

 

‘There were no big mistakes, everything was neat and tidy, he played short passes that were accurate. There was nothing to complain about, or that a pundit could pull apart in analysis on television.

‘But he’s playing for Chelsea: this is a club that has high expectations of players, especially attacking ones. Being OK, which is what he was, is a problem.

‘The truth is that he made it easy for Nottingham Forest’s right back Ola Aina to play against him.

‘There is no question Sancho is a good player, and his touch is almost always really sound, but he plays such a conservative .