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Jesus, you're not really suggesting right now that Rashford is a greater talent than Sancho and Haaland, are you?
Not only that, you're so convinced of this that you're attacking people suggesting the opposite?

II fear you're pretty alone with that opinion, mate. Even in a United forum. No offense, but I don't think outside of Manchester, Rashford is even considered a top 10 talent in the world right now.
Yes of course i am because he is PL proven at the biggest team in the world and has shone on many occasion for his country. I can't believe i am alone in the opinion, people are so blinded by YouTube, Sancho has looked pretty shit in big games and for England and Haaland whilst scoring lots of goals isn't as good a player Rashford is.
 

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Yes of course i am because he is PL proven at the biggest team in the world and has shone on many occasion for his country. I can't believe i am alone in the opinion, people are so blinded by YouTube, Sancho has looked pretty shit in big games and for England and Haaland whilst scoring lots of goals isn't as good a player Rashford is.
Yeah, but nobody cares about 'PL proven' or not. What Sancho has shown aged 19 is way more impressive than what Rashford has aged 22. Sancho has already constantly performed on a level Rashford didn't even achieve for a longer period of time and he's three years younger.
 

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Young players go through break out seasons and can be good for the first couple of years- you literally see it all the time. Wonderkid mean cr*p all until they stay consistent at the bigger ages and/or the bigger leagues.

I'm not saying I dont rate Haaland and Sancho for what they have achieved so far - just I'm not hyping them up to the level saying that they've made their career up already which is what some are rating them towards.

It's like some have seen enough to know he wont fail.

I'm just saying I'm not so sure and I feel that same way about Sancho especially the RW version that everyone wants for us when the Bundesliga fullbacks are playing as wingers themselves and teams seem to play 235 no matter the ability.

The goal today there was literally no defenders on him - part of it was down to movement but even before that there was literally no defenders around him. It's a very confusing league.

Attackers go and absolutely thrive in the Bundesliga.


Literally no defenders in the picture. Very confusing.
 

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Yeah, but nobody cares about 'PL proven' or not. What Sancho has shown aged 19 is way more impressive than what Rashford has aged 22. Sancho has already constantly performed on a level Rashford didn't even achieve for a longer period of time and he's three years younger.
Well they should as it's the highest standard in the world, Rashford at Sancho's age was making scoring debuts left right centre and winning games against arguably the best side in in the world in Manchester City. Sancho has been taking the piss against teams iv'e never heard of in the BL and looked pretty wank for England and crunch CL games.

Do you watch Manchester United consistently?
 
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He has great movement but the Bundesliga is honestly an attackers dream. The space between attackers and defenders are so so high I find it incredibly uncompetitive.

From the Sancho's to the Haalands - il just hold back my thoughts that they are guaranteed to reach the top until they face defenders that are actually in front of them alot of the game or at the toughest games - when it matters.
Yep, agree with this.
 

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Well they should as it's the highest standard in the world, Rashford at Sancho's age was making scoring debuts left right centre and winning games against arguably the best side in in the world in Manchester City. Sancho has been taking the piss against teams iv'e never heard of in the BL and looked pretty want for England and crunch CL games.

Do you watch Manchester United consistently?
No they shouldn't. And no, I don't, because you guys were pretty boring to watch for a neutral for a sustained period of time. But I watched many highlights of you and Rashford and since you're starting to play better again, I plan to watch a few games when the PL continues. Thing is, Sancho has scored 17 goals (0 penalties) and 16 assists in 29 games this season. Rashford has scored 14 goals (5 penalties) and 4 assists in 22 games so far. So even in his best season so far Rashford doesn't even come close to Sancho's output. And on top of that, there's the eye test. Sancho is technically in a completely different stratosphere, a way better dribbler and passer and much more involved in the buildup than Rashford.

And that's the reason why PL proven is bullshit. I'm not surprised you haven't heard of many Bundesliga teams because people who value "PL proven" are typically people that don't really like to leave their filter bubble and it has been proven countless times how stupid that assessment is.
 

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No they shouldn't. And no, I don't, because you guys were pretty boring to watch for a neutral for a sustained period of time. But I watched many highlights of you and Rashford and since you're starting to play better again, I plan to watch a few games when the PL continues. Thing is, Sancho has scored 17 goals (0 penalties) and 16 assists in 29 games this season. Rashford has scored 14 goals (5 penalties) and 4 assists in 22 games so far. So even in his best season so far Rashford doesn't even come close to Sancho's output. And on top of that, there's the eye test. Sancho is technically in a completely different stratosphere, a way better dribbler and passer and much more involved in the buildup than Rashford.

And that's the reason why PL proven is bullshit. I'm not surprised you haven't heard of many Bundesliga teams because people who value "PL proven" are typically people that don't really like to leave their filter bubble and it has been proven countless times how stupid that assessment is.
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No they shouldn't. And no, I don't, because you guys were pretty boring to watch for a neutral for a sustained period of time. But I watched many highlights of you and Rashford and since you're starting to play better again, I plan to watch a few games when the PL continues. Thing is, Sancho has scored 17 goals (0 penalties) and 16 assists in 29 games this season. Rashford has scored 14 goals (5 penalties) and 4 assists in 22 games so far. So even in his best season so far Rashford doesn't even come close to Sancho's output. And on top of that, there's the eye test. Sancho is technically in a completely different stratosphere, a way better dribbler and passer and much more involved in the buildup than Rashford.

And that's the reason why PL proven is bullshit. I'm not surprised you haven't heard of many Bundesliga teams because people who value "PL proven" are typically people that don't really like to leave their filter bubble and it has been proven countless times how stupid that assessment is.
Right OK i'll stop the debate there.
 

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Here we go again.
That's what I thought when you started posting on players you barely watch, watched highlights but I know who is involved more.

And thanks for being representative of all the fans outside of Manchester.
 

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Debatable and there defiantly is an argument.
Rashford 17/18 season: 13 goals and 10 assist in 52 games or 2676 minutes. A goal or assist every 116 minutes.
Haaland: 42 goals and 10 assists in 37 games or 2481 minutes. A goal or assist every 47 minutes.

But let's fix some of the skewed statistics due to Haaland playing in a far inferior league for half the season.
Haaland if we remove the time at RB Salsburg that wasn't in the CL: 21 games, 22 goals and 4 assist in 1391 minutes, a goal or assist every 53 and a half minutes.

In terms of end product they aren't even comparable when both were at the age of 19.
It's unrealistic to think that Haaland would keep up the numbers, but for now he has definitely shown more than Rashford did at the same age.
Rashford is a brilliant talent and he is still developing and he has a fantastic attitude that will help him reach as far as he can. There is no need to play up his past achievements.
 

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Rashford 17/18 season: 13 goals and 10 assist in 52 games or 2676 minutes. A goal or assist every 116 minutes.
Haaland: 42 goals and 10 assists in 37 games or 2481 minutes. A goal or assist every 47 minutes.

But let's fix some of the skewed statistics due to Haaland playing in a far inferior league for half the season.
Haaland if we remove the time at RB Salsburg that wasn't in the CL: 21 games, 22 goals and 4 assist in 1391 minutes, a goal or assist every 53 and a half minutes.

In terms of end product they aren't even comparable when both were at the age of 19.
It's unrealistic to think that Haaland would keep up the numbers, but for now he has definitely shown more than Rashford did at the same age.
Rashford is a brilliant talent and he is still developing and he has a fantastic attitude that will help him reach as far as he can. There is no need to play up his past achievements.
Yeah Haaland as a striker is so much better than Rashford, you are comparing numbers of a pure 9 playing in very attacking team with a winger who played for Jose's team.

Can Haaland produce same numbers as a winger? I doubt it. I don't understand this comparison anyway, comparing winger with pure 9.

We can easily prove Lukaku is better than Hazard too going with pure numbers.
 

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That's what I thought when you started posting on players you barely watch, watched highlights but I know who is involved more.

And thanks for being representative of all the fans outside of Manchester.
So how do you access players? I guess you watch every game of every team with players you could be discussing in the future. By the way:

Rashford: 2 dribbles, 1.1 key passes per game, 76.4% passing accuracy
Sancho: 2.6 dribbles per game, 2.3 key passes per game, 85.3% passing accuracy

So I guess my assessment based on match highlights and the live games I watched wasn't too inaccurate.
 

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Rashford 17/18 season: 13 goals and 10 assist in 52 games or 2676 minutes. A goal or assist every 116 minutes.
Haaland: 42 goals and 10 assists in 37 games or 2481 minutes. A goal or assist every 47 minutes.

But let's fix some of the skewed statistics due to Haaland playing in a far inferior league for half the season.
Haaland if we remove the time at RB Salsburg that wasn't in the CL: 21 games, 22 goals and 4 assist in 1391 minutes, a goal or assist every 53 and a half minutes.

In terms of end product they aren't even comparable when both were at the age of 19.
It's unrealistic to think that Haaland would keep up the numbers, but for now he has definitely shown more than Rashford did at the same age.
Rashford is a brilliant talent and he is still developing and he has a fantastic attitude that will help him reach as far as he can. There is no need to play up his past achievements.
Haaland is doing it against shite in a sub standard league, his stand out impressive goals / performance was against PSG.

Rashford is a far better player and always will be.
 

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So how do you access players? I guess you watch every game of every team with players you could be discussing in the future. By the way:

Rashford: 2 dribbles, 1.1 key passes per game, 76.4% passing accuracy
Sancho: 2.6 dribbles per game, 2.3 key passes per game, 85.3% passing accuracy

So I guess my assessment based on match highlights and the live games I watched wasn't too inaccurate.
Watch football with your eyes mate and don't read stat websites, it's a much better indicator.
 

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Watch football with your eyes mate and don't read stat websites, it's a much better indicator.
Well yeah, I do, that's why I literally wrote that Sancho wins the eye test by a landslide on top of having way better output.
 

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Yes of course i am because he is PL proven at the biggest team in the world and has shone on many occasion for his country. I can't believe i am alone in the opinion, people are so blinded by YouTube, Sancho has looked pretty shit in big games and for England and Haaland whilst scoring lots of goals isn't as good a player Rashford is.
I can't buy this arguement.

I've seen both Sancho and Haaland play amazingly in the Champions League and the Bundesliga isn't exactly the worst league. It's not like they're just smashing it in The Eredivisie.

I think they'll be fine in the PL. With that said, fair enough Rashford had been good in the PL but the others haven't played there so you can't compare. Also, don't forget, Rashford was wildly inconsistent when younger. Even last season, he went the last 8 or so games without a goal or assist and as a forward, that is his main job.

I don't watch international footy except the big tournaments so can't speak on that.
 

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Yeah Haaland as a striker is so much better than Rashford, you are comparing numbers of a pure 9 playing in very attacking team with a winger who played for Jose's team.

Can Haaland produce same numbers as a winger? I doubt it. I don't understand this comparison anyway, comparing winger with pure 9.

We can easily prove Lukaku is better than Hazard too going with pure numbers.
Rashford is more of a wide forward than a winger, and it's not just about the numbers being different, Haalands numbers are insane by striker standards as well. He has proven himself (short term) to be the biggest striker talent out there apart from Mbappe.
The debate was which had proved more at 19, and it doesn't look all that debatable to me.

Haaland is doing it against shite in a sub standard league, his stand out impressive goals / performance was against PSG.

Rashford is a far better player and always will be.
Liverpool, Napoli and PSG sure are shit teams.
The argument used against Haaland about him playing against shit teams also doesn't wash when he performed for Salsburg against these top teams.


The idea that the English Premier League is far beyond the Bundesliga & La Liga is rediculous and just shows an arrogance that limits any conversation.
You two will never change your mind though, and any more energy spent on you will just feel like smashing my head against a brick wall.
 

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No they shouldn't. And no, I don't, because you guys were pretty boring to watch for a neutral for a sustained period of time. But I watched many highlights of you and Rashford and since you're starting to play better again, I plan to watch a few games when the PL continues. Thing is, Sancho has scored 17 goals (0 penalties) and 16 assists in 29 games this season. Rashford has scored 14 goals (5 penalties) and 4 assists in 22 games so far. So even in his best season so far Rashford doesn't even come close to Sancho's output. And on top of that, there's the eye test. Sancho is technically in a completely different stratosphere, a way better dribbler and passer and much more involved in the buildup than Rashford.

And that's the reason why PL proven is bullshit. I'm not surprised you haven't heard of many Bundesliga teams because people who value "PL proven" are typically people that don't really like to leave their filter bubble and it has been proven countless times how stupid that assessment is.
I'm not a German league basher, I think the league houses lots of talent but I don't think it's wise to compare Rashford / Sancho's output considering the level of difference in competitiveness between English football and the Bundesliga. There's a definitive difference in the quality and level of football between both leagues. It's often exaggerated and taken out of context but it is there, you can see it in the tactical side of the game and the amount of space at the teams disposal.

For me it's the Liga Nos spectators saying that a 2017 Bas Dost is one of the best strikers in world football outperforming the likes of Lewandowski, Aguero and Europe's elite strikers based solely on his numerical contributions domestically.

Sancho is as would seem a generational talent, but the difference between him and someone like Mbappe is that Kylian has exemplified his talent extensively in the most competitive competitions. I don't think anyone really considers Mbappe's domestic form as a factor to regard his talent, no matter what opposition he faces he's going to be a problem. It's solidified in his imprint in performances against the best teams via the Champions League / World cup.

Sancho certainly needs to earmark his influence in the UCL and national team more if he's to be regarded as highly as he's touted. So far there's absolutely nothing to say that he couldn't go down a Kagawa / Mkhitaryan route, it's highly unlikely of course given his age but still a possibility.

If I had to take a pick out of who has shown more to progress further than Haaland for me would be the player for Dortmund that I could see excelling in almost any league because he's diversified his influential performances not just domestically but also in the UCL.
 

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The lack of objectivity of some our fans sometimes astonishes me. It's fine to like out own and talk them up, but sometimes the comparisons are a bit ridiculous
 

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Rashford is more of a wide forward than a winger, and it's not just about the numbers being different, Haalands numbers are insane by striker standards as well. He has proven himself (short term) to be the biggest striker talent out there apart from Mbappe.
The debate was which had proved more at 19, and it doesn't look all that debatable to me.


Liverpool, Napoli and PSG sure are shit teams.
The argument used against Haaland about him playing against shit teams also doesn't wash when he performed for Salsburg against these top teams.


The idea that the English Premier League is far beyond the Bundesliga & La Liga is rediculous and just shows an arrogance that limits any conversation.
You two will never change your mind though, and any more energy spent on you will just feel like smashing my head against a brick wall.
It's a known fact hence why players who dominate those leagues struggle over here.
 

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So how do you access players? I guess you watch every game of every team with players you could be discussing in the future. By the way:

Rashford: 2 dribbles, 1.1 key passes per game, 76.4% passing accuracy
Sancho: 2.6 dribbles per game, 2.3 key passes per game, 85.3% passing accuracy

So I guess my assessment based on match highlights and the live games I watched wasn't too inaccurate.
Yeah, and playing for the same team (England),

Sancho 2 dribbles per 90 mins
Rashford 2.3 and 3.1 dribbles per 90 mins

Key passes
Sancho 0
Rashford 0.2 and 0.5 per 90 mins

Sancho's key passes, 0.4 are from corners where every header is a chance created. So Rashford creates 1.1 chances per 90 mins from open play, Sancho creates 1.7 chances per 90 mins. Wow amazingly different stratosphere numbers where he creates 1 chance more in 2 games from open play. Likewise for club he completes 1 dribble more in every 2 game.

Completely different stratosphere.

And then we have records like this, his record against big 6 with most of the games playing as winger under Jose, wonder how good Sancho's big game record is.

OpponentAppearancesGoalsAssists
Liverpool730
City630
Chelsea1052
Arsenal522
Spurs430

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While we are also using stats,

McTominay 1.7 dribbles per 90 mins,
Aguero - 1.5
KdB - 1.5
David Silva - 1.5

So can we also conclude McTominay is in different stratosphere when it comes to dribbling?
 

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I can't buy this arguement.

I've seen both Sancho and Haaland play amazingly in the Champions League and the Bundesliga isn't exactly the worst league. It's not like they're just smashing it in The Eredivisie.

I think they'll be fine in the PL. With that said, fair enough Rashford had been good in the PL but the others haven't played there so you can't compare. Also, don't forget, Rashford was wildly inconsistent when younger. Even last season, he went the last 8 or so games without a goal or assist and as a forward, that is his main job.

I don't watch international footy except the big tournaments so can't speak on that.
Remind me when Sancho played amazingly in the CL, genuine question not a piss take.
 

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Rashford is more of a wide forward than a winger, and it's not just about the numbers being different, Haalands numbers are insane by striker standards as well. He has proven himself (short term) to be the biggest striker talent out there apart from Mbappe.
The debate was which had proved more at 19, and it doesn't look all that debatable to me.
This season? Yes.
Under Jose? No.

Yeah Haaland had proved more at 19, his record is insane in CL too but still I dont understand why winger is compared with 9. Like I said, it won't be long before someone posts Lukaku and Hazard's numbers to prove who is better,
 

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It's a known fact hence why players who dominate those leagues struggle over here.
Like Kevin De Bruyne? Eden Hazard? Bernardo Silva? Sergio Aguero? David Silva? Sadio Mane who came to the league from the same Salsburg team as Haaland?
Or are you thinking of Angel Di Maria who was our top contributor while he was at the club despite not even wanting to be here? or Radamel Falcao who was only a big name long since washed up by injuries? Or Shinji Kagawa? Mkhitaryan?

It seems tome that you are blinded by the failures of our club.