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I don't care one iota if he's living his dream or not, or how much he loves the club. What I care about is whether he's good enough to be leading the line at Manchester United.
Rashford has alot of ability and intelligence in terms of his movement is brilliant but his final ball still needs work. It's his 5th season but he' still 21 years old that makes him young with that logic a 40 year old could play his first season and that would make him more junior?He has the ability but he doesn’t have the intelligence. You can say he’s a young player but this is his fifth season. That makes him more senior. He hasn’t progressed in all that time and he still doesn’t know his best position. He thinks he should be a striker but cant prove it. He needs to realize he is not a striker and become a goal scoring wide player ala sterling, Mane etc. Sterling was terrible at missing opportunities. Still is. But he has listened to the manager and learnt his trade. He knows when and where to move and how to find space. He is an intelligent footballer. Rashford just keeps banging his head against a brick wall. Just see his free kicks. He thinks he’s Ronaldo or someone. Let it go already. You could say that Klopp and Guardiola are the reason why these players have progressed but Rashford has had top managers and coaches surely one of them should have given him the right advice. He's a top player but he is running out of time - he cant keep playing the Im a young player card forever.
Blimey, I haven't seen you around here for ages!Young local lad, living the dream, etc...
Alright.
In the highlights of him being our big game goalscorer and I'm sure you've heard before that the best players perform in the big games.Where’s the reminder that he is one of our highest paid players?
Says a lot that you've chosen to compare him to ForlanIn the highlights of him being our big game goalscorer and I'm sure you've heard before that the best players perform in the big games.
Funny how we sing about Diego Forlan and his 2 goals at Anfield and we slate Marcus Rashford and his 2 great goals against Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Makes you think doesn't it.
Cheers Rood, ya still shocked by the amount of people that all feel that Rashford is a lost cause and he's the next scapegoat that will shoulder there blame for the way this season started.Im with you @Eoin McMahon - was arguing his case on the podcast this week
he's taking a lot stick at the moment, some of it deserved as hes not been in the best form but much of it is way OTT for a player who is still developing and even out of form has scored 3 important goals this season
Manchester United is not the make a wish foundation to make every local kid's dreams come true regardless of ability and performance level.
Ya 2 European Golden boots- Best player, Top goalscorer and goal of the Tournament all at the 2010 World Cup, Over 100 caps and top goalscorer for Uruaguay and PL with United ya Rashford has a lot to do tbf.Says a lot that you've chosen to compare him to Forlan
I think your in the wrong forum buddy, ya I think your looking for the newbie forum thats where they usually tolerate just two word posts.Marcus Rash-fraud
What is the biggest concern? His age and the pressure he is under?The biggest problem for him is at 21 years old he is expected to behave and be one of the senior players, that's just plan wrong.
In one of his recent post match interviews he spoke of 'the youngsters coming through' and it's 'good to see the development of the youth players'. He is still a youth player.
The balance of youth in the squad has tipped too far to the point we are putting heavy expectations on players who shouldn't be in that position. Add to that the complete lack of quality (Matic, Mata, Young, I could go on) or attitude (Lingard, Pogba) in our senior players and there is ridiculous pressure put on Rashford's shoulders to perform every week.
Agree with your post except for the part that i quoted. Many, many players fit that description (along the years) and that means nothing if it's not backed up with great quality and end product. Welbeck was in this position and many people were sad to see him go but it was the correct thing to do.Marcus Rashford is a young local lad that is living his dream of playing Man United. He's 21 years old and his career is only at the beginning. and he loves the club, love the city and us fans.
And Ed as DoF.
But was absolutely woeful at United. The majority of young players who don't look like improving for years....don't improve. In fact, if anything he's got worse. He's still good enough to be a squad player but I doubt he's ever going to make it here as a first XI player if we want to compete for titles. Unfortunately, United having a load of crap players makes the mediocre ones like Rashford look excellent due to the juxtaposition of being in the same lineup as the likes of Lingard and Mata.Ya 2 European Golden boots- Best player, Top goalscorer and goal of the Tournament all at the 2010 World Cup, Over 100 caps and top goalscorer for Uruaguay and PL with United ya Rashford has a lot to do tbf.
True I remember him being made fun of alot and wrote off by fans after a couple of months you probably only remember his time at United.But was absolutely woeful at United. The majority of young players who don't look like improving....don't improve. In fact, if anything he's got worse. He's still good enough to be a squad player but I doubt he's ever going to make it here as a first XI player if we want to compete for titles. Unfortunately, United having a load of crap players makes the mediocre ones (Rashford) look excellent due to the juxtaposition of being in the same lineup as the likes of Lingard and Mata.
People keep talking about how good he'd look in City's team. He wouldn't be in City's team.
I can tell he puts in so much hard work on the training pitch and in the gym, but the majority of his problems are mental. He doesn't look like improving on that aspect of his game at all. I got so annoyed during preseason when he randomly shot from 35 yards on a decent break because I knew to expect more of the same for the next 10 months or more.
This is fans being fickle... if he had a start striker and was playing well, the caf would be all up in arms.. He needs to start!The truth, I dare say is that he's the sort of player that should be rotating with the star forwards, and seen as a promising player.
Unfortunately, with the supreme mess we're in, he's been ludicrously over elevated to star striker on best in country wage levels.
All that talk of how Lukaku was "blocking" his way, has very quickly reduced though.This is fans being fickle... if he had a start striker and was playing well, the caf would be all up in arms.. He needs to start!
Look at Gomes, Greenwood.
Why must you always find a way to include Martial with rashford? Martial is perfectly fine and will continue making progress once he returns back from injury. The problem is not with martial but with Rashford. I also dont see how Ole is to blame for his poor performances in general. ole should be blamed for sqaud selection and tactics but not for individual errorsLook at what our neanderthal fan base is doing. Ole and the board have put Martial and Rashford in this position and it makes me sick. I knew this was coming a million miles away.
Yeah. I think that’s a big part of the problem for our youngsters - the fact that the team isn’t doing well, the entire squad has come under fire.He gets way too much stick.
He's a bad finisher, but has all other things in his locker you could wish for at age 21. Where was Salah or Mane at this age?
Probably best suited on the wing or as a 2nd forward, but he has big potential and works hard
When Rashford is out injured the burden then carries over to Martial. He then also runs the risk of getting injured the same way Rashford did. There is no proof either can carry the burden for a whole season and I refuse to blame them. It is all Ole and the boards fault.Why must you always find a way to include Martial with rashford? Martial is perfectly fine and will continue making progress once he returns back from injury. The problem is not with martial but with Rashford. I also dont see how Ole is to blame for his poor performances in general. ole should be blamed for sqaud selection and tactics but not for individual errors
Also, seeing as this is the 'positive thread', would like to add that his last two freekicks were pretty good. One narrowly missed and the other was a scorcher that hit the bar.
If he tries to knuckleball one again though I'm gonna headbutt a wall.
Ask and you shall receive.!Blimey, I haven't seen you around here for ages!
Were's your latest photo in the "I want your pics thread"?
Pep can make nearly everyone look fantastic he would probably do for Rashford what he did with Sterling in taking his pace and dribbling abilty and giving him a football brain and technique.I reckon he would look fantastic under Pep with the way they set up. I think it would be coached into him to get into more dangerous areas when hes off the ball to be able to score. Especially the across the first man run for the pull back (which we as a club dont do enough off). His press is good but the problem is he normally doesnt have anybody else do it which is a shame. Thus he looks idiotic doing it on his own.
I do think shunning him out wide after his debut season was a mistake. We did the same to martial as well. And it wasnt wide as a full on front three, but more as a winger which hes not.
Yeah, him copying beckham instead of ronaldo seems to work better.
I know what you mean, but a player can only develop at a certain speed regardless if he earns 200k or 50k a week at Soton. A Lot of fans dont seems to get that. You can't expect a player to be at level x because of wage y.Yeah. I think that’s a big part of the problem for our youngsters - the fact that the team isn’t doing well, the entire squad has come under fire.
You talk about Salah and Mane. They weren’t as known or rated as Rashford at 21 - conversely they also weren’t earning £200k a week & starting for one of the biggest clubs in the world. It goes both ways tbf.
I’m not arguing against your point at all. He’s young and needs patience/time to develop. But it’s the exact state that the club is in that no one is afforded time to develop anymore.
SAF was a genius and could take a chance on youngsters because he had world class players/teams/leaders they could learn from & that would ensure we continued to get results. We don’t have that luxury and that’s putting a lot of pressure on everyone, Rashford included.
He’s been in the squad for little over three and a half years. While technically it is his fifth season it’s deliberately inflating his time to portray him in a worse light.You can say he’s a young player but this is his fifth season.
Never will be a Rooney (the peak Rooney not the crap one we had for a long time) or an Mbappe.I think he’s been one of our best players since his debut and the expectations from him (which are partly justified due to his mental contract) are a bit unfair, he isn’t a Rooney/Mbappe level talent, never was, but he’s going to be a very good player for us.