There's some merit to this thought. I think he'll give it another 12 months and begin to rethink his situation if it's the same ie 12th man.
Like you said, Martial did it and it's paying dividends now with him becoming undroppable. Martial's hands down the best finisher we have at the moment. Rashford's got the potential to match that and just needs to knuckle down and sort it. It's so frustrating that we've never really had all of the front line firing on all cylinders at the same time. We'd be devasting when that happens.
Why can't Rashford stay and just get better like Lingard did? Competition for places at a high standard makes players better, not playing week in, week out for the likes of Stoke. If Rashford doesn't want to be the first name on the bench then he can change that by putting one of those players out of the team. The manager picks the squad based on training ground performances, Rashford knows what he has to do to be in the first team.
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Too late, I've been given an infraction for it already.
Of course rashford can stay. Lingards still here after being on loan at a few clubs so rashford staying isnt just like lingard did as rashford hasnt gone anywhere.
Loaning him won't serve him any good.
Why would Jose even entertain the idea of a loan? Big clubs do not loan out players that are an integral part of the first team squad and Rashford, when you consider the fact that he has been an ever-present from day 1, is most definitely a key figure in that squad. He has also featured for England on a regular basis during that period.
Jose wouldn't entertain it. He is a key figure in the squad youre right, but not in the first team as a regular starter. As ive said previously, hes too good to loan anyway but its not a bad option for his game if it were to happen.
Very unlikely to happen all things considered.
Lingard himself will find it difficult to get games next year as i think we will either get another CM and change the system to not have a number 10 or Sanchez will be the number 10 while a right winger is signed. either way Lingard will not be a starter come August. We need to look at the bigger picture, it is better for Rashford to play games to further his development and at united it will get very difficult, he is still a young lad.
Totally agree , he is an absolute whopper .
Not me mate, ask Fergie. He always said that young players learn more from training with great players than they even would playing for a small time team week in week out. If you're happy to disagree with Fergie's stance on the matter then by my guest, personally, I trust his judgement.
However even if that happens Lingard won't leave. He'll stay and work hard to earn his chances in the team.
This. Besides his current slump in form seems to be all in his head. He makes greedy and stupid decisions in order to impress, so getting time just to be played back into form seems counter productive to me.
I agree Lingard wont leave, because he is happy to be a squad player at united. But i am not sure if Rashford will be able to take it. These players have agents who would love to see them move from one club to another just to get more money. What do you think his agent will do when he senses that Rashford is not so happy at being a bench player.
And what makes you believe when he leaves for a loan to play for a midtable club with average players he'll return all of sudden to become a starting player here?
A loan for Rashford would be a good idea if he wasn’t getting playing time here, but he is featuring every week, so getting playing time at a better club, alongside better players which is better than playing a a weaker club.
Well my friend you are entitled to your optimistic opinion... I've never said I don't rate Rashford though. I, unlike you, am looking at the bigger picture, United is moving towards improving year in year out, sadly this will see many leaving in a span of 2-3 years. Rashford isn't one of them, though if he doesn't improve he sadly won't be good enough for our first eleven and he'll fall down the pecking order resulting in a possible loan, thats what I ment with walking the plank, should have used a different term.
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