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Rashord has been playing so well lately. Very pleased to see him score today. He's deserved it for how big a part he's played in driving us forward lately.
?Have to agree, Rashford just offers so much out there. I feel Martial would benefit more as CF.
Funnily enough, Rash out wide and Martial as CF are their natural positions.
There’s a kid running around in the forums over the past couple days calling people racist for not liking pogba or criticising pogba. It’s laughable, but he’s so serious about it it’s worrying. Imagine being called racist because you don’t like a players work rate?It's a joke regarding Sterling discussion. I wasn't being serious
I find it laughable that Sterling fans simply can't accept that some still don't find him that good and call everyone who don't like his football racist.
You're not alone at all in the Rashford part. I found myself being more frustrated than excited by his performance.I might be on my own here, but I didn't think he was as good as people make it out...I thought he did brilliantly for Mata's goal, but after that I thought it was more or less the same performances we usually see, too often he ran into a dead end and lost the ball. His energy levels are very impressive, but at times he's sprinting at full pace without there being much point to it, needs to be channeled correctly. Never understood why Tevez was loved for constantly sprinting after the ball, unless the team as a collective is putting pressure then running on your own is usually pointless. Great to see him get a goal, goalkeeper mistake doesn't make much of a difference, hopefully it boosts his confidence and he relaxes a bit, needs to trust himself a bit more and calm down, not constantly try to force things.
Yup. Has the talent to be sensational. One of my favourite Utd players atm.He's a very clean striker of the ball which is why I've always felt his tendency to miss one-on-ones is purely mental. After these last 3 games I think he's ready to be consistent forward for us and in a functioning attacking team I'm confidence he can score 20+ a season. If he puts all the pieces together (pace, long-range shooting, free-kicks and finishing), he'll be absolutely devastating.
Martial is taller than Rashford...as was Zlatan, Van Persie, Ruud, Berbatov...In terms of physics tall lanky players don’t make great strikers due to lack of natural balance. This explains his poor natural finishing ability at the end of moves.
The initial move takes athleticism and brains which he has in abundance but the actual finishes require combination of body manipulation, strength and finesse which requires natural balance.
Martial on the other hand is quite perfectly balanced and very difficult to knock off the ball when he’s running with it. Marcus sometimes even loses the ball bu himself when in full flight.
It’s not just about height but about general body shape and natural balanceMartial is taller than Rashford...as was Zlatan, Van Persie, Ruud, Berbatov...
So absolutely nothing to do with being tall, only to do with being balanced then...It’s not just about height but about general body shape and natural balance
To be fair the guy used the word ‘lanky’ which suggest a certain buildSo absolutely nothing to do with being tall, only to do with being balanced then...
Yeah, I don't see how lanky is a word that applies to a guy who's 5ft11 unless you're some sort of Napoleonic midget but maybe that's just me.To be fair the guy used the word ‘lanky’ which suggest a certain build
Ignore Wikipedia. Rashford is definitely about 6’1” or 6’2” nowadays.... he’s taller than Martial too which you can tell from any recent pictures of them together or just seeing them stood next to each other during matches.Yeah, I don't see how lanky is a word that applies to a guy who's 5ft11 unless you're some sort of Napoleonic midget but maybe that's just me.
Don't think he is tbh, albeit I disagree with OP's point.Martial is taller than Rashford...as was Zlatan, Van Persie, Ruud, Berbatov...
That sounds like some kind of voodoo magic to me.Ignore Wikipedia. Rashford is definitely about 6’1” or 6’2” nowadays.... he’s taller than Martial too which you can tell from any recent pictures of them together or just seeing them stood next to each other during matches.
Firstly I'm pretty sure he is taller than that. Also, the definition of lanky is to be 'ungraceful, thin and tall'. Hardly outrageous to apply the adjective to Rashford.Yeah, I don't see how lanky is a word that applies to a guy who's 5ft11 unless you're some sort of Napoleonic midget but maybe that's just me.
Ungraceful, bloody hell.Firstly I'm pretty sure he is taller than that. Also, the definition of lanky is to be 'ungraceful, thin and tall'. Hardly outrageous to apply the adjective to Rashford.
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the west Ham goal at upton park came to mind immediately . Martial and Rashford the two signing lights of the LVG era . Play on the shoulder of the last defender 1 vs 1, not overplaying at all like he seemed to turn into another CR7 these last two years playing out of position . At least he can shoot like CR7 now which bodes well for the future I guessRashford broke through as a poacher who finishes moves off with one touch of the ball normally finding himself in the right position
Whilst I'm okay with him working on his general play like his passing, dribbling & shooting from distance - in my opinion he spends too much time on the ball in comparison to his actual ability on the ball. He isn't hazard, he isn't Robben, neither is he martial & that's okay - he is only made to play like this because to Jose- he isn't a target man.
I just can't wait to see the lad be a striker for us again under a manager who builds a team that allows him to get chances - not have to dribble yourself for half the game to make the chances happen yourself.
He was great under LVG because we played at a team oriented line up with Rashford at the top of it to finish things off.
Exactly the way I see it. Rashford has arguably improved in certain areas but drifted away from his roots of being the player that we saw under LVG.the west Ham goal at upton park came to mind immediately . Martial and Rashford the two signing lights of the LVG era . Play on the shoulder of the last defender 1 vs 1, not overplaying at all like he seemed to turn into another CR7 these last two years playing out of position . At least he can shoot like CR7 now which bodes well for the future I guess