Oscar Bonavena
Full Member
If Marcus somehow stumbles upon one of his ever elusive "purple patches" this season and scores say, 10 goals in his next 10 games, has the damage already been done for you? Is your mind already made up on him?
His bad runs of form are so God-awful, so long and so devoid of any redeeming characteristics that I'm going to find it hard to jump on the Rashford train if it ever pulls into the station again. I'm not sure I'd even care at this stage.
I've been fooled too many times by Marcus's purple patches, they can be spectacular but they're usually very fleeting. Unlike world class forward players on other teams, there doesn't seem to be a base level of performance that we can expect from him. If he's not firing on all cylinders, then every single aspect of his game falls off a cliff.
So, regardless what Marcus may or may not do for the rest of the season, has your mind been made up about him? And what would he need to do to win back your trust?
His bad runs of form are so God-awful, so long and so devoid of any redeeming characteristics that I'm going to find it hard to jump on the Rashford train if it ever pulls into the station again. I'm not sure I'd even care at this stage.
I've been fooled too many times by Marcus's purple patches, they can be spectacular but they're usually very fleeting. Unlike world class forward players on other teams, there doesn't seem to be a base level of performance that we can expect from him. If he's not firing on all cylinders, then every single aspect of his game falls off a cliff.
So, regardless what Marcus may or may not do for the rest of the season, has your mind been made up about him? And what would he need to do to win back your trust?