The club’s manager insists the England international is far from the finished product despite the vast amount of praise coming his way <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jadon Sancho has “a lot to learn” according to Borussia Dortmund manager\u00a0Lucien Favre, who called for the 18-year-old to focus on his work rate to fulfil his potential.<\/p>\n
Sancho has scored eight Bundesliga goals in 24 appearances for Favre’s table-topping side this season but was on the receiving end of criticism aimed at the whole team after Dortmund were beaten 2-1 at Augsburg on Friday.<\/p>\n
Former defender Matthias Sammer described Dortmund as “immature” following the result, and Favre admitted while Sancho has delivered\u00a0outstanding performances this season, he still lacks a measure of consistency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“He’s a very good player, a very talented player,” Favre told reporters ahead of Dortmund’s Champions League last-16\u00a0second-leg clash with Tottenham.<\/p>\n
“He’s 18 and sometimes with 18 it’s up and down.<\/p>\n
“He had played really, really well in the first half of the season and at the start of second half but he has highs and lows.<\/p>\n
“He has a lot to learn, a lot of potential. But for every player who has talent there is no talent without hard work.<\/p>\n
“Hard work is 90 per cent. Talent is 10 percent.”<\/p>\n
Dortmund go into their clash with Tottenham trailing 3-0\u00a0after a defeat at Wembley, and no side has ever\u00a0won a Champions League knockout tie after losing the first leg away from home by that scoreline.<\/p>\n
The last time the German club managed to advance to the last eight of the competition was back in 2017 where they were eventually eliminated by by Monaco.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Favre played down the impact of Sammer’s comments about his side, who are only ahead of second-placed Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga table on goal difference.<\/p>\n
“I have often spoken to Matthias at the beginning of the season and since,”\u00a0said Favre. “We have a good understanding. But he is a journalist in those situations and we are a democracy. Everyone can have his opinion.<\/p>\n
“I have every trust in him. On TV he has a right to say what he can say. It’s not a problem for me. But I did not see the show. So I can’t really judge this.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n