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The only way he could run against Southampton was deeper, and that would require some hold up skills. They adjusted pretty well tbh, it's so obvious now if he doesn't have space to run into, he's pretty much useless. And that doesn't even take into account how lazy he is.
Pretty much this. We can't really expect him to do that either, he's very one dimensional forward.
And there's some people in here who want to see him as a CF with Sancho and Antony either side of him
It looks like that (Rashford is nearly always shite), but would Ten Hag have taken the job if that was the case? He (ETH) didn’t give them an easy time in appointing him so I’d have thought anything like that wouldn’t pass.
Not only that, Ronaldo will always go for the header. Rashford never does. The only thing Rashford has over Ronaldo now is his pace. And his stamina I guess. He can never be a CF.And there's some people in here who want to see him as a CF with Sancho and Antony either side of him
Of course not, we wouldn't have pissed away monies on antony if rashford was the dogs bollocks.
Huh? So we spent 100m on a RW to replace are CF? If Martial isn't fit and Ronaldo is leaving Rashford for better or worse starts as the CF.
More likely I think that ETH doesn’t rate Sancho (or at least wants an alternative to him). I don’t think he’s subbed Rashford yet, whereas Sancho has been subbed every game.
I’m not so sure. Sancho doesn’t have the best engine, and Rashford’s athleticism can be all the more deadly in the latter stages of games. I fancy Sancho to be a more consistent starter but we shall see.
Look how he faired as a CF against Southampton. Was anonymous for large parts of the game. Looked like we were playing with 10 men. He's a horrible CF and yes I defo agree with you on how he is in the air. Non existent threat.
Ronaldo will do his best to get at the end of a cross because he desperately wants to score even if it's for his selfish reasons. I think ETH is in a dilemma. Taking off Ronaldo after 60 mins or bringing him on for the last 20 mins? If we need to break down a team and put in crosses then Ronaldo is the man.
Imo they are both limited. Rashford is better at breakaway counter goals, Ronaldo is better in the air but we aren't going to start pumping crosses into the box to make Ronaldo's heading ability the chief factor in deciding.
Right, because constantly leaking to the press, questioning your future after a derby, and flirting with PSG is in no way disruptive...
If it's about starting for the central role, I'll take Ronaldo over Rashford every time. Martial would be my first choice though - just wish he could stay fit.
Rashford isn't a CF. He's only playing there because ETH wants the entire front line to have the ability to run and press. Hopefully he goes to the bench once Martial returns as he isn't very good these days.And there's some people in here who want to see him as a CF with Sancho and Antony either side of him
Pretty sure that was describing on-pitch chemistry as in Ronaldo is disruptive to our attack. Feel free to disagree with that as well. I don't care much whose turd is better, I just happen to prefer Rashford's.
And there's some people in here who want to see him as a CF with Sancho and Antony either side of him
I saw Rashford turn his back on a potential rebound tap-in last season - I believe it was following a Greenwood shot. Hard to think of anything more disruptive than that. And his sauntering around the pitch, putting in zero effort, didn't help either. Scott McTominay is invisible; Rashford is a lazy, entitled waster (on the pitch; still respect his work off of it.) Ronaldo, for all his faults, has never been that.
If we don't mind making reads then I can throw this in. I just saw Ronaldo sabotage a counter so he would be the one on the end of it. Same guy who is crying about our league position was more than ready to sell the 3 points for his own personal glory. At least we can sub, rotate, reposition or replace Rashford when he's playing gash, Ronaldo just expects us to forfeit points when he's in bad form. What happened in the middle of last season must never repeat. There was no reason he had to finish every game in that form. The one game Rashford subbed for Ronaldo he scored 2 breakaway goals and that was the last time he was subbed.
He will for sure be pushed back to either wings if Martial returns. Just don't understand why some here would like to see him as a CF when he clearly is not.
Exactly. Versatility can be an awesome tool in this squad. Being 1 dimensional will limit our attacking threat.
The geriatric 37 year old is a goal machine. I'd rather have that threat up front and give the opposition teams something to actually worry about than a CF that can't be relied on to take his own chances and goes missing in that position. You could have swore we played with 10 men against Southampton. Rashford was a passenger.
He will for sure be pushed back to either wings if Martial returns. Just don't understand why some here would like to see him as a CF when he clearly is not.
Exactly. Versatility can be an awesome tool in this squad. Being 1 dimensional will limit our attacking threat.
I sure you meant to say the bench? As do you really think he is getting in ahead of ETH signing or Sancho ?
Don't matter to me if he's on the bench or starting on the wing. Anywhere but CF where he's completely useless.
I don't think this is how ETH will view it necessarily. One way to look at it is that his skillset does not fit with the desired tactics. Another way is that he offers tactical flexibility. There will be matches where we will struggle to hold possession and counterattacks will represent most of the goal scoring opportunities. Rashford might be a better fit for these types of matches than Sancho or Antony, especially if rotation is needed anyways.
Lots of games last season where Ronaldo gave worse performances than Rashford against Southampton infact the vast majority of the games Ronaldo played he produced far worse performances.
Abso bloody exactly
And the most hyperbolic post of the year goes too.......
He did not lost his pace. He's not willing to run so much for whatever reason, but he's absolutely rapid. Not going for headers also. He just looks disinterested most of the time.
The answer is probably that Rashford and Bruno still had a lot of energy, they have high stamina level. Sancho is done pretty quickly, so is Eriksen. IMO this is key for ETH.
This. Rashford IMO feels too comfortable in this team, I hope good competition in either position will give him a kick. Otherwise it will be time to move him.
