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We all love Rashford, and we're all apprehensive about what fate has in store, but rest assured, Jose loves him too.
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No he isn't They print the stickers way before squads are announced. Walcott and Ox are in the England team according to Panini !Whatever happens now at least he was an international panini sticker.
I do find it strange that the 2 players who shouldered most of the burden to win us games were Martial (20) and Rashford (18).He'll be fine. We got Mourinho and probably Zlatan which means the focus will be on them and he'll very much be under the radar next season.
Then can I just cut out a picture of Rashford from the newspaper and glue it on top of the Walcott sticker, dad? Oh go on, dad, pleeeeese.No he isn't They print the stickers way before squads are announced. Walcott and Ox are in the England team according to Panini !
He'll have to wait until 2018.
You'd expect the hype given it's coming from the British Media, but that said I'm very surprised how under the radar Delle Alli has been. He's a cracking player too, but yet not too much noise about him.The kid looks a great talent, but the hype is just too much at this point, there's an article about him in every paper, one of them about his awesome ronaldo like free kick technique.
He starts next season with an incredible amount of pressure, he's now in the papers for all the right reasons, but what happens when he isn't playing enough? what happens if mourinho thinks he isn't ready yet to be a regular? what happens if he's playing and isn't doing well?
It didn't do macheda or adnan any favors, young players aren't always capable of dealing with disappointment, and the more we overrate him the harder it'll be for him to be just an 18 years old player that may still need time to be ready.
He is NOT the focal point though. It is Martial atm. Both of them handle pressures with ease though.Most 18-year olds can barely handle the pressure of exams and driving tests. You're asking him to be immune to the pressure of being focal point of Manchester United attack.
Funnily enough, I think it would be the best if he don't get any game time. Less attention, less pressure. But if he does play, hopefully he will have a good game, we all know how the media like to have one of United player as a scapegoat .I'm worried he won't get any game time at the Euros
I actually think you did with Januzaj. He seemed immense in 13/14.He looks like a real star player, you didn't quite get that with Macheda or Januzaj. I think Mourinho will play him; definitely start him in all the cup competitions.
Everything you said is equally true for any academy player in that case. You said nothing to differentiate Rashford on why he is different only commenting on the environment. Talk about managing expectations of young players though and shielding them from hype, it is way to early to say he will be the best player at any club let alone one of the best in the world.Rashford is undeniably at the correct club to continue his meteoric rise and there are a couple of reasons I personally believe he will go on to be one of the best players the club has ever had.
First and foremost, our club has been renown for taking young players in such as Ronaldo or even Martial (more recently) and sheltering them in an environment that is both protective and encouraging. Not only that but we are historically known to bring through fantastic and special players such as most of the class of 92 and several spots in the recent years. We are simply a club that nutures and pushes players to their next level in every sense. Rashford has come through an academy graced in glory, he will know himself that this is just the start, the hard work starts now.
Secondly, to guide him through this process he has Wayne Rooney as a guide and captain, hes been there, albeit he bought in (at a younger age) he knows all about the pressures and expectations that will be on Rashfords shoulders. So far Rooney has been absolutely fantastic with him and I have no doubt he will continue to keep a level head on the kids shoulders.
Something else that will help him is the role younger players are taking in the squad, Martial for example is only a year older we all forget and I have no doubt him, Lingard, CBJ, TFM and so forth are forming a bit of a boys club, its fantastic to see and keeps my mind at rest that Rashford will continue to quietly improve and before you know it people will be saying "is he one of the best in the league, then europe and with all fingers crossed the world".
The kids alright.
He certainly carried the team for a handful of those games. The whole team except for him was playing crap.This is way exaggerated. He had a decent season in an abysmal team (performance wise because personnel was fine) but he certainly did not carry that team. We sent him to Dortmund already and he did not show much.
Just had a couple of good games in the first half of the season. Kinda just dropped off as the season went on.I actually think you did with Januzaj. He seemed immense in 13/14.
I think there is a big difference between Macheda, Januzai vs Rashford. Rashford has shown really good consistency. He shown that he is mature as a player. He has shown that he understands the game. Macheda I think was more a fluke then a show of talent. He didnt have as good attributes as Rashford. Januzaj had potential. But I think he was a really bad fit for LvG. Lack of opportunities, injuries and a failed loan to Dortmund have really stopped hes development. Januzaj will most likely not be the star player we believed him to be. He is not mature enough. I think Januzaj may be a good player for another club, sometime when he matures more as a player. Its easy to see that he is not able to let go of the ball in the right moments.The kid looks a great talent, but the hype is just too much at this point, there's an article about him in every paper, one of them about his awesome ronaldo like free kick technique.
He starts next season with an incredible amount of pressure, he's now in the papers for all the right reasons, but what happens when he isn't playing enough? what happens if mourinho thinks he isn't ready yet to be a regular? what happens if he's playing and isn't doing well?
It didn't do macheda or adnan any favors, young players aren't always capable of dealing with disappointment, and the more we overrate him the harder it'll be for him to be just an 18 years old player that may still need time to be ready.
Do you think Rashford will be on par/better than Mark Hughes?He's the last striker came through our academy that scored more than 100 goals for us I think.It's still very difficult to see how good he will become.
I don't think he will reach that ridiculous Messi/Ronaldo level. But I don't think he will be the type who will just end up at a team like Everton or Southampton either. Somewhere in between.
Strange logic. Surely if he's taking all the games seriously Rashford won't get much game time... unless he is viewed as a serious player in which case he won't have to worry about all competitions.If Jose takes ALL competitions we will be in seriously in the new season; I am sure he will get plenty of competitive game time.
I don't understand what is strange about my logic.Strange logic. Surely if he's taking all the games seriously Rashford won't get much game time... unless he is viewed as a serious player in which case he won't have to worry about all competitions.
If Mourinho doesn't take the cups too seriously, Rashford will have every chance of getting some real game time.