Remember Solskjaer saying how good Rashford's shooting is, so won't be surprised if it was tactical decision.Obviously I understand that it might be instructions. On the other hand I can't imagine that someone tells hem to put every single free kick from within 30 meters on goal.
At the moment, it is working he is or they are right to do so. I just think a good bit of luck is involved with the deflected goal and the blunder of the keeper resulting in 2 goals. I just feel it won't work in the long run, but I am happy to be proven wrong.
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Rashford has been doing great. He was trying hard under Jose and doing well compared to others but had his head down a lot. Now he's back to looking up mostly and linking with players who are pushing forward and fighting for each other out there again. Reminds me of the time he nodded down a cross for I think it was Ibra, great team play.
I believe Rashford is a top player. Such a great outlet and for defenders to worry about. The comparisons to Welbeck are quite off.
This is the problem with trying to rate players under Jose's system and then even more so under the down turn.
Even Matic had another good game, made nice turns and passes, did some good covering. Jose downed the tools and halted the progression.
I believe Rashford is a top player. Such a great outlet and for defenders to worry about. The comparisons to Welbeck are quite off.
This is the problem with trying to rate players under Jose's system and then even more so under the down turn.
Even Matic had another good game, made nice turns and passes, did some good covering. Jose downed the tools and halted the progression.
Criticising his free kicks, even though we won a corner after the first one, and scored a goal afer the second one. He also scored two games ago directly from a free kick and had also one very good that resulted in a corner. Some people just don't like Rashford.
I expected him to do well in more attacking high pressure system, where his skills and energy level would be better used, but i have to admit he is doing even better than I hoped for. I expected him to cause chaos in the opponents defense and to stretch the field with his dept, getting us more quickly and nearer to the opponents goal.. He does exactly that, but i'm quite surprised by his level of maturity holding the ball upfront and his calmness at times, in stead of continuous opportunistic play.
Makes you wonder how much further he could have been.. But lets look forward.. I hope he can keep this up!
Makes you wonder how much further he could have been.. But lets look forward.. I hope he can keep this up!
Thought he has relatively average game, nowhere near great. Physically Newcastle had the beating of him and there was a time at 0-0 or 1-0 when he opted to try and score instead of squaring it for an open team mate.
The finish and free kicks were definitely top class though.
The finish and free kicks were definitely top class though.
Good to see him composed in a 1v1. But still far too selfish. Not only in moments he has the ball in open play but in set pieces. He needs to learn that he doesn't have to shoot every single time from every single angle sometimes a cross is better. He has been working hard and its good to see him improve. He is using his body better to shield the ball.
You're probably not wrong and that's quite a down to earth statement what you wrote. His hype is building up since LvG era but sometimes ego reveals itself as a much needed confidence, especially for a younger player who wants to impress in his club badly.
Since the club failed in bringing Hazard, Griezmann, Bale or any other magician on the wing, I think he's simply trying to fill the gap of a player who can score from everywhere and run past anyone. Is he sometimes trying to hard ? Absolutely, without a doubt. So far, I'm just glad he's trying and didn't throw toys out of pram like Memphis & Di Maria did at some point.
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His decision making and positioning has been better recently.He looks twice the player than he was months ago shows how important to have a footballing brain.
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A very much deserved nomination. Rashford was brilliant for us throughout November. Even as things were going totally to bits under Mourinho Rashford was still putting in performances. We lose at Southampton without him driving us back into the game, he gave us hope in Valencia, he dominated the Fulham game. Since Solskjaer's come in he's got even better.
Specifically what many on the caf were criticising him for not having not very long ago.
Rashford has been by far our best attacker this season. Well deserved nomination. Has my vote.
The so called Special one really failed to see his talent. To think he stuck with Lukaku 9 games without scoring...never even subbing him...with Rashford on the bench is the reason he ultimately failed at United. In the end, the rings about Jose destroying youth were true and I hope he learns from this experience.
He was brutal with the youngsters at United either due to having a blind spot or in an effort to improve them but ultimately he failed . No one can doubt both Rashford and Martial went backwards during his stay here.
He was brutal with the youngsters at United either due to having a blind spot or in an effort to improve them but ultimately he failed . No one can doubt both Rashford and Martial went backwards during his stay here.
Nice to see one of our players being nominated for player of the month. He's been fantastic of late.
Imagine he'll be rested against Reading. He gets through a lot of running, and with Spurs our next league game, you want him fresh.
Imagine he'll be rested against Reading. He gets through a lot of running, and with Spurs our next league game, you want him fresh.
Not really. Between him and pogba for player of the month imo
Who's been better then? Martial's scored a couple of goals but overall Rashford was better IMHO. Lukaku hasn't been great, Lingard never really stands out, and Pogba is a midfielder.
This season, so far, Martial. As for player of the month, not non-midfielder player of the month, its between him and pogba, perhaps pogba for me
He’s coming into his own.
I went through a stage of thinking I just liked the fact he was homegrown and local and was just another welbeck or Frazier Campbell. Which wasn’t helped by he seemed to be a type of player who never starts games. But lately he’s been quality from the start of games. Still not entirely sure where his best position is though but him and martial both looking better and getting games now.
I went through a stage of thinking I just liked the fact he was homegrown and local and was just another welbeck or Frazier Campbell. Which wasn’t helped by he seemed to be a type of player who never starts games. But lately he’s been quality from the start of games. Still not entirely sure where his best position is though but him and martial both looking better and getting games now.
Buzzing for him. Been immense lately.
Martial has had a better season but Rashford has closed that gap recently and could easily overtake him
1. pogba
2a. Martial
2b. Rashford
I take some solace in that I'm sure his experience with Mou improved him massively mentally. Mou loved him because he just put his head down and worked his arse off, in a way the perfect pre season for Ole's new brand of football. He comes in with lower expectations/less pressure, lungs the size of pillow cases and heightened hunger to prove himself at No9.
Our most improved player under Ole. He has been phenomenal in these last 4 games.
Played up front in his natural role against 4 pretty shit teams it's no surprise that he's had a good run of games tbf.
It's the signs of confidence and his last finish that excite me more than his form. I think he'll struggle as we go into a tougher run of games again but as long as he shows gradual improvement at his age its enough.
It's the signs of confidence and his last finish that excite me more than his form. I think he'll struggle as we go into a tougher run of games again but as long as he shows gradual improvement at his age its enough.
He was growing into form even in Mourinho's last three ir four games, he was easily our best player in Mourinho's last month too, so it's not just 4 good games this season.
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He looked complacent today and was laughing even before taking a trip over the ball for that chance
Hope this is the last we see of him on the left when martial is available, Rom didn't do enough to win the ST spot back from him so back to your spot kiddo..
Hope this is the last we see of him on the left when martial is available, Rom didn't do enough to win the ST spot back from him so back to your spot kiddo..
I really don't wanna start another "Rashford vs Martial" gripe... but reading the reactions to Martial's game vs Newcastle and seeing the lack of activity here when our HG lad just had a dreadful match just strikes me as unfair
I wonder what would have happened if martial had a game like this..
I wonder what would have happened if martial had a game like this..
That's silly, Rashford is one of our most criticised players.
Bit of a piss-take from him. I was hoping Garner would come in, we didn't Marcus comfortably 2-0 up in the game. But may be Ole thought that the Reading faithful deserved to see an "English Icon" on the pitch.
Yeah, they both are tbf. I’m pretty sure I’ve even read a post (or a couple!) calling Rashford a championship level player.
I might be wrong though.
On the contrary, Rashford has always received far more stick than Martial.
He's young and runs fast, that's it. Still brainless.
Rashford has been criticised way more than Martial. At one point if you praised him in his own thread or said it's obvious he has talent you'd get jumped by the barmy Martial boys because it was one or the other in their heads.
Yes he is, no denying that
However I was just making an observation that martial had ok -decent games the last two outings yet people still had a go at him (and people also defended him)
Just seemed odd after a performance like today no one said anything about Rashford's performance especially with the recent posts on martial as a background
Anyways, it was just an observation of mine and hope to see both of them turn up against spurs and onwards
Giving him the benefit of the doubt today.He's been one of our best players in recent weeks.
It was a comparison with recent performances, maybe I should have put that in my original post
My theory is that Rashford is in a better form at the moment so is cut more of a slack in today's game compared to before
I agree he has been criticized more than martial before, I am talking about the last two games and the different reactions to poor/okay performances by both
See this post.
And I don't know why you feel the need to complain about him getting less criticism than Martial on one occasion when you acknowledge that he has been been criticised far, far more than Martial overall.
I understand, but Rashford's form has been excellent for more than month and a half now, and this was just a cameo against a weak side while we were winning a game.
Great to see him smiling, even after stepping on the ball and looking like an amateur.
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