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I think if you're Mourinho you're fuming at the whole team.
Did I say anything differently?
People are discussing Rashford here. Like the other poster said, you can discuss other players in their threads.He chose to go around the keeper. And then was fouled. People are blaming him for not shooting earlier. If he goes around the keeper and then misses, fair enough. People can feck off blaming him for getting fouled.
I am mentioning them because it makes no sense to blame Rashford for the draw today when other players have missed big chances.
I was using it in the context of it's unfair to blame Rashford for the draw when other players are equally at fault.
Yep. He wasn't in particularly good form before that, but there was no sign of a bad attitude. But as soon as Martial overtook him as the preferred option, Rashford started showing real signs of petulance. If he was just trying too hard, that'd be one thing. But, without wanting to come across as a body language 'expert', it's felt more like a poor attitude. Which is strange as there was no sign of that at all previously. Who knows, maybe he's having a rough time in real life with something and it's just spilling over in his game (similar to Martial at the beginning of last season).
The same thing was said about Paulinho at Spurs. Then he was shipped to China, but now plays for Barcelona at his fav position and delivers.
Consistently shocking decisions...What on earth was he thinking?
"Young is overlapping to make a 2v1 situation, just pass him the ball then? Eh, too easy. Let's try to score from distance to show everyone how good I am at shooting"
"1 on 1 situation with no one near, just shoot from here then? Eh, too easy. Let's try to go round the keeper to score with style."
"3v1 counter attack, just play a simple pass to my teammate then? Eh, too easy. Let's wait for them to get back and try a harder pass to show everyone how good I am at killer balls."
Agreed. He’s looking at things differently right now. Balls he was content to square for others just weeks ago he’s taking on himself. I don’t know what got into him, but he’s finally playing at his age. Like this he’s a fraction of the player he’s shown. He’s forcing things and being selfish.
Agreed. Coaches should sit him down and clear his head first. From past few weeks his game has changed, much more selfish and tunnel visioned version which isn't good at all for the team,
Are you his agent? Im still a fan of his in general but i think the criticism he's getting at the moment is perfectly justified.
He was feeling more confident when he was starting games regularly. Now his confidence has taken a hit and his decision making has gotten worse. He has scored only 4 league goals which is another factor that troubles him.
I think he didn't pass to Lukaku then because he was trying to run down the clock by slowing it down. But either way, it was dreadful.What on earth was he thinking?
"Young is overlapping to make a 2v1 situation, just pass him the ball then? Eh, too easy. Let's try to score from distance to show everyone how good I am at shooting"
"1 on 1 situation with no one near, just shoot from here then? Eh, too easy. Let's try to go round the keeper to score with style."
"3v1 counter attack, just play a simple pass to my teammate then? Eh, too easy. Let's wait for them to get back and try a harder pass to show everyone how good I am at killer balls."
Then why not go to the corner flag ?
He didn’t have the energy. He’d just completed a sprint forward to try and support an attack... then another sprint back straight after as Leicester counter attacked... then we counter attack and he finds himself breaking forward with the ball. He didn’t have it in his legs. I saw it straight away as the ball was played to him. If you watch the previous 90 seconds in the run-up to that incident and just focus on Rashford, you’ll see what I mean...
Releasing the ball quicker would have been the best thing to do then if he was tired (I don't believe it anyway). It was a massive mistake.
He did make a mistake. He should have tried to play Lukaku in...
I did tbh and I still don't see it. Rashford is very fit and kept making runs afterwards too.
What attributes did Sterling have when he was being pilloried in the media? Rashford still looks a better player. Sterling is in a team that creates more chances, look at him for England and you’d wonder if he could hold down a place at Palace
How can you blame this on Mourinho?! How do you know that Rashford isn't already nearing his full potential. Is it Mourinho's fault that he is still a kid and likes to do what a teenager does at that age.
I thought that was a decent decision too until I saw him made that through ball just a few seconds later.
A selfish striker? How will the football would cope with such a revelation.
