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This year's Sane needs to rediscover last year's confidence

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Whatever we do, or attempt to do in life, confidence is key. Confidence and timing.

Leroy Sane has the gift to be one of the outstanding footballers on earth. He is, at 35.48kmh, the fastest winger the English Premier League has ever clocked and, last season, when everything flowed for him, he was a thrilling sight to behold in the Manchester City side that won the league by a distance.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 20, 2018, with the headline This year's Sane needs to rediscover last year's confidence. Subscribe