12 players forced to train alone by clubs after Sancho and Ten Hag dropped out
Jadon Sancho in Sevilla 3-0 Man Utd
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Footballers who act out of line or show poor discipline can be punished with isolation training so managers can assert their authority. High-profile players such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Virgil van Dijk have been forced into isolation training after behavior that went against their club’s expectations. Even top players like Cristiano Ronaldo trained alone to focus on improving their skills without distractions. Soccer is a team sport. Therefore, practicing in isolation is a gamer’s worst nightmare. This is a penalty for those who have acted in bad faith – in some way, shape or form – against their current employer.
Whether it’s a footballer’s inability to set an alarm clock or the courage to challenge a manager’s decision, images of the player training alone always seem to pop up.
Eyebrows have been raised over whether Jadon Sancho will ever wear the famous Manchester United red, as his public spat with Erik ten Hag looks no closer to a proper resolution as the former “refuses” to apologise. Now, at GIVEMESPORT, we’ve dug into the archives to find the most famous names who have been excluded from regular training procedures, all in the name of their managers. Let’s dive in. Chelsea-Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang
First, there is former Chelsea and Arsenal striker Aubameyang, who has consistently tried to bend the concept of accuracy in football. However, Mikel Arteta finally had enough and in December 2021 publicly accused the striker of his “last disciplinary offence”.
The Gabonese striker was given the day off to bask in the French sun and see his family, although it wasn’t all pleasant. On his return, poor time management reduced his responsibility in the group when he was relieved of captaincy duties. Not only that, it also resulted in a footballer’s worst nightmare (training alone). Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool
It may come as a surprise, given the Dutchman’s outward personality, that he is one of Jurgen Klopp’s consummate professionals. This happened during his Anfield career, but he operated off the line at the back end of his Southampton stint.
He began to demand a transfer, although boss Mauricio Pellegrino stood and said: “The boy said he can’t play because he wants to leave. I had to say: “If you don’t want to play because you are; no Well, you must train alone until that time is up.”
But the former Celtic returned to court and later secured a £75million move to Merseyside to join Klopp and his entourage. It’s safe to say he won the battle. Ainsley Maitland-Niles
“I just want to go where I’m wanted and where I play,” Maitland-Niles wrote on Instagram of the 2021 summer transfer window deadline.
Everton wanted to win his favor, although the Englishman was also interested in the exchange. But unfortunately for the aforementioned parties, Arsenal were not involved. Instead, Arteta made him run around London Colney on his own. The honor was quickly put behind him, however, when he was introduced to his North London teammates the following season. Antonio Cassano
Working alongside compatriot Fabio Capello at Real Madrid, the union of the two Italians has not always been sunshine and rainbows as one might expect. At the beginning of the second half of 2006, Cassano was told to warm up against Gimnastic, but his boss let him run up and down until the final whistle.
And boy, did that rub him the wrong way. After the match, Cassano appeared and claimed that Capello was “fake like Monopoly money”. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what happened next. Diego Costa
Costa is never too far from contention, he has a knack for unsettling the player he plays under. So it’s no surprise that he’s been cut from team practice twice in his career.
Costa’s first managerial nemesis was Antonio Conte, who tried to trouble his centre-forward all the way back to Brazil. The Italian tactician then told Costa in a text message that he was surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge. It is dedication to a cause. Thanks Anthony!
Diego Simeone of Atlético Madrid was the next manager to endure the trials of the enigmatic Costa. After a stormy summer break with plenty of food and alcohol, Simeone told him to spend some time away from the rest of the pack – much to Costa’s disgust.
Father Cisse
While Newcastle assumed the club had done the right thing by unveiling payday loan company Wonga as shirt sponsors for the 2013/14 season – in Cisse’s eyes that was not the case.
Citing his Islamic beliefs, the attacker of course ruled out using the magpie package. However, Pardew, the club’s boss at the time, showed little sympathy and forced him to stay at home while he traveled to a training camp in Portugal with the rest of the squad.
The Senegal ace finally decided “after much thought and consideration” and after extensive discussions with Islamic legal experts and the PFA on the idea of pulling the strings. Paul Pogba
Pogba’s career at Manchester United will forever be remembered as what could have been. Frustrated at the lack of opportunities under the first Sir Alex Ferguson, he demanded to be sent off.
“I practiced alone for a week,” grumbled the Frenchman. “They told me to go to the gym. I said I’m not an athlete, I’m a football player.”
Juventus finally took the talented Frenchman for nothing and he established himself as one of the brightest midfielders on the planet. four years later,