Leroy Sané still has to get used to his unusual role as a fan favorite.

After his two goals in the 9-0 win against Liechtenstein, the dribbler left the pitch smiling, accompanied by the cheers of the crowd.

But there were no big words from the 25-year-old afterwards.

This was chosen by Hansi Flick, who otherwise did not distribute individual praise after the shooting festival in the World Cup qualification.

“I think the last few weeks have just shown what a great player he is.

He plays with ease, ”the national coach enthused.

Sané left it with the usual social media statements, as usual with the former Premier League player in English: “Great game! Thanks for the support, Wolfsburg! ”Wrote the Munich soccer professional on Twitter. Great game, great game. That sounded very different to Sané a few months ago when his own Bayern fans whistled him after a phlegm against 1. FC Köln. The unsightly reverberation has long since faded and Sané makes no fuss about it.

With Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann, but also in a special way with national coach Flick, who was not always so good for him as a Munich coach, Sané made a remarkable autumn development.

Everything is decisive: He also plows backwards.

“What I like even more is his willingness to chase the ball, to put the opponent under pressure.

He did a great job.

Really a good development because he plays at this level week after week, ”said Flick.

"Simply unique in terms of running style"

Even against the ultra-defensive Liechtensteiners, Sané repeatedly took balls from the depths.

There was applause from the scene when he hurried back to his own half at the height of Antonio Rüdiger's man markers.

“He's just unique when it comes to his running style,” said Flick.

These proof of work are a symbol of a possible turnaround in a career that, after a promising turbo start, also had many misfires. When the national team met for the last time in Wolfsburg two and a half years ago, there was more talk about Sané's extravagant and outrageously expensive graffiti fur jacket. The youngster had long since lost his snob image.

Flick's predecessor Joachim Löw had worked hard on Sané for a long time.

The Teeanger debut at the EM test in France, which was overshadowed by terror (0: 2) exactly six years ago, was followed by the waiver of the Confederation Cup 2017 because of a nose operation, which Löw disliked.

For the 2018 World Cup, Sané was canceled at short notice and surprisingly, probably not only for sporting reasons, as was never completely exhausted.

A year later, the cruciate ligament rupture in the Manchester City shirt followed, which postponed the move to Munich by a year.

Under Flick, Sané has scored four goals in five international matches, and he had previously used 34 games for his seven DFB goals.

Goals simply remain the best arguments.

Nobody spoke of his style appearance at the Wolfsburg arrival in an apricot-colored collar jacket this time.