Assists, sublime touches, tenacity, tidy passing, lung busting runs that beat the press and carve out space for others (see England v Italy Rashford goal), vocal leadership on the pitch…
Aside from that and the goals, you’re right. He’s rubbish.
What statement? It only says nothing because there hasn’t been one… because it’s a former player observing some sessions. Hardly newsworthy, detrimental to the club, nor deserving of the responses it’s getting here.
So many emotional, irrational responses to a bloke just wanting to get on with the next phase of his life, and his employer of more than a decade saying “We can help you”.
How scandalous.
They often play with wingbacks rather than wingers, so I'm not sure he'd be a consistent tactical fit for them. But yes, certainly a team at that sort of level - the problem is that there is too much money involved in relegation/survival for them to take a gamble on a 19 year old where they...
Agreed.
He reminds me of Van Nistelrooy, but with more pace. 4 star attackers (Haaland, Greenwood, Sancho, Rashford) into 3 positions is perfectly acceptable for a team aspiring to reach the latter stages of every competition and play 60-odd games a season.
Showed all his trademark moves today:
Outmuscled and fell to the floor x2
Dribbled ball out of play x2
Silly offside x1
Pea-roller shot x1
Comically overhit cross x1
We should bite Leeds or Brighton’s hands off if they want to pay £15m for him. Isn’t good enough and never will be.