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I honestly hope for him he gets a goal soon for all the effort that he puts in. Think it will lift the weight of his shoulders and give him confidence. I echo the stance that he isn’t a back to goal striker or that’s not using his talents to their maximum.

Hopefully if he does get further chances he can find his composure at the right moment as he has shown he can get goals and of a decent variety too.
 
Then they'd remember; "I've bullied this guy repeatedly, beard or not."

Has he ever displayed subtlety with his finishing? All he does is smash everything. The chance in the first minute, try to keep it low with a side footed finish. He hit and hope.

They won’t recall it’s the same guy!

Jokes aside, I remember some sweet finishes. The one against Brentford comes to mind immediately.
 
I honestly hope for him he gets a goal soon for all the effort that he puts in. Think it will lift the weight of his shoulders and give him confidence. I echo the stance that he isn’t a back to goal striker or that’s not using his talents to their maximum.

Hopefully if he does get further chances he can find his composure at the right moment as he has shown he can get goals and of a decent variety too.

We kept hearing this last season, then he'd get a goal and go on another run of weeks before his next one.
 
I watched it and he was no different to last season

Disagree unless you mean the earlier europa rounds

he was clearly sharper

he hit the post but other than that he didnt look like scoring. The one he blazed over the bar was poor

A level above last season but we still need more from our striker
 
I wonder how much a decent preseason will do for him. Injury in his preseason last year was definitely not insignificant.
 
Thought he was far better today he looked more of a threat and had a couple of chances which is encouraging. Still not sure he's good enough yet but he's not a terrible footballer like some say.
 
He doesn't look like he's going anywhere in this window, so our only hope is that our coaches earn their crust with the work that they do with him and that he turns it around. Amorim has to manage him and has to improve his all-round game. Most importantly, he has to score goals. He can't be going 20-odd games without a goal this season or anything of that sort. He should be looking at a minimum of 15 league goals as a target. He will be judged on goals and this is where he has to improve.

No excuses for him this season. It'll be his third season in England, so it'll be time to start delivering and living up to his promise.

Scoring goals is definitely NOT the most important thing for him. It’s imperative that he massively improves his hold up play, movement and passing. If he can do the basics as a striker, even if he doesn’t score many himself, then the players behind him will do the business. If he continues to play as he has over the last two seasons, he will utterly destroy any hope we have of controlling games and creating chances.
 
Scoring goals is definitely NOT the most important thing for him. It’s imperative that he massively improves his hold up play, movement and passing. If he can do the basics as a striker, even if he doesn’t score many himself, then the players behind him will do the business. If he continues to play as he has over the last two seasons, he will utterly destroy any hope we have of controlling games and creating chances.
I'm going to counter that instantly by pointing out that he scored a grand total of 4 league goals last season. He's a striker and the main job of any striker is to score goals. It matters even more in this system where, aside from the 2 players playing behind him, there isn't going to be much support from midfield due to only 2 players playing in that position.

4 league goals. His hold up play, movement, and passing would have to be exceptional to make up for such poor numbers. He will be expected to do those things AND score goals.
 
What do you call a striker who cannot hit a target to save his life?

He may be ok in other aspects in some games, albeit very inconsistent, to say the least, but Rasmus simply has no aim in his shot, let alone wider notion of "finishing"

Can't he fecking stay after group practices and practice shooting, for feck's sake? How talentless is he in being able to point a ball between the goal posts? We are not asking too much
 
The one he ballloned over wasn’t even the big issue he had an opportunity just before to shoot but looked to pass. He’s completely lost and doesn’t know how to play the role.
 
Scoring goals is definitely NOT the most important thing for him. It’s imperative that he massively improves his hold up play, movement and passing. If he can do the basics as a striker, even if he doesn’t score many himself, then the players behind him will do the business. If he continues to play as he has over the last two seasons, he will utterly destroy any hope we have of controlling games and creating chances.

Disagree - first and foremost, his job is score goals, you don't gain much confidence by having good hold up play. He needs goals.
 
He’s not a natural finisher, not at PL levels anyway. He might look good in training drills but that’s like hitting a golf ball sweetly on the range. In the real world context of competitive football, he doesn’t have what’s required. If he ends up staying this season then it has to be his last chance to impress.
 
Scoring goals is definitely NOT the most important thing for him. It’s imperative that he massively improves his hold up play, movement and passing. If he can do the basics as a striker, even if he doesn’t score many himself, then the players behind him will do the business. If he continues to play as he has over the last two seasons, he will utterly destroy any hope we have of controlling games and creating chances.
The most important thing for any striker is to score, otherwise why the feck would they be playing in the one position on the pitch that is dedicated to scoring goals
 
He’s severely lacking in confidence at the moment which is understandable. He made some terrible decisions to pass when he should have continued his runs yesterday. He needs to be more aggressive when the pockets open up. And if he is going to pass he needs to be far more accurate. I’m not too hopeful he’ll come around but he is what we have and so Amorim needs to work around what he’s good at, scoring tap ins from low crosses.
 
We kept hearing this last season, then he'd get a goal and go on another run of weeks before his next one.
In a team who’s performances were fluctuating too. Nobody is saying he couldn’t have done better but looking from a positive point of view I can be pleased with his effort and application in this game. Still young and learning really.
 
I just rewatched last nights game and boy did Højlund deliver. Fantastic game from our number 9. It was an absolute joy to watch. He will be unstoppable in the league in this form. I predict 25-30 goals this season.

Thought I should write something like this in here to balance this thread a little.

Rasmus looked sharper but it was an average performance in a pre season game- He showed blistering pace for the first chance and screened the defender well in the play leading to the penalty. He also had some less sharp looking scenes. To me he was a 6.
 
I think he's going to have a good season, I liked what I saw yesterday. His head never drops, he had a few good touches too and helped link up the play well. He even looked half a yard quicker and stronger than at any point last season, it could be just enough to help him get that extra self belief to also hit the target more.
 
I find it amazing how much slack some people are still willing to give him.

It's like we need to let him have another season just to prove once and for all that he's not good enough, even though he's never looked good enough.
 
I find it amazing how much slack some people are still willing to give him.

It's like we need to let him have another season just to prove once and for all that he's not good enough, even though he's never looked good enough.
Even more baffling is what we paid for him.
 
Even more baffling is what we paid for him.

It's mad, I remember reading stuff about him when he came in that made me worry, and his fellow Dane Eriksen if I remember correctly was hardly that excited when we signed him, more a bit surprised but had to be polite about him.

We got it wrong, so we just need to admit it now and move him on.
 
Even more baffling is what we paid for him.
Atalanta scammed us badly. Inter scammed us with Onana and Chelsea with Mount all in the same transfer window. The 2023 transfer window has to be the worst transfer window in the modern Man Utd history.
 
It's mad, I remember reading stuff about him when he came in that made me worry, and his fellow Dane Eriksen if I remember correctly was hardly that excited when we signed him, more a bit surprised but had to be polite about him.

Funny you should mention that, I also remember an interview with him that pre-season where they asked him about Hoijund and him not exactly sounding excited about it. Thought it was a bit of red a flag but put it down to Eriksen just not being that charismatic in general.

I find it mind boggling that he’s not in the ‘bomb squad’. Frankly he’s less talented than any of them except Malacia. He might be a nice guy, but he’s a truly terrible footballer.
 
Couldn't help but notice how many times he gestured for or attempted forward runs and his team mates completely ignoring him.
There was one occasion where he tried a forward run with Mainoo on the ball and having full visbility of Rasmus only to not take on the forward pass and instead go sideways to Ugarte which then went back to our defenders.
Unsure if our players are fearful of making forward passes but in yesterdays game Rasmus was looking for those on so many occasions.
I've been very critical of him but he played well against West Ham.
 
I said this last season. But most importantly he needs to at least test the keeper. Need to get more shots on target even if he is challenged by defenders. He is too tame to be a main CF.

He needs to play a little bit of rugby to get used to some physical contact.
 
I thought he was much better yesterday but hes still far too raw for us. I do like him and i think that he can have a future but he needs more playing time at a slightly lower level first. I would personally loan him out to a mid table italian or spanish club and see how he gets on and give him a year of being the main man in a small team.
 
I find it amazing how much slack some people are still willing to give him.

It's like we need to let him have another season just to prove once and for all that he's not good enough, even though he's never looked good enough.
It doesn't matter how badly he plays, these people will defend him.
 
Really hope we can get in a more experienced striker and send this guy out on loan. Ideally to a less physical league where he can regain his confidence (and market value).
 
I find it amazing how much slack some people are still willing to give him.

It's like we need to let him have another season just to prove once and for all that he's not good enough, even though he's never looked good enough.

Some of the comments here remind me what it was like reading RAWK before Klopp and the analysts came in. Guys would talk about how good Joe Allen and Markovic were, it was hilarious how delusional they were.

I made the mistake of thinking that was a Liverpool thing when we have fans just as bad.
 
Some of the comments here remind me what it was like reading RAWK before Klopp and the analysts came in. Guys would talk about how good Joe Allen and Markovic were, it was hilarious how delusional they were.

I made the mistake of thinking that was a Liverpool thing when we have fans just as bad.

When people are desperate for something to work, they will hold on to straws.

"Well he hit the post and made that one dangerous run, so he is improving"

Standarts are so low that posters don't realise he should be doing these kinds of runs and shots at least 5-6 times per game.
Nowadays 2-3 positive minutes in an otherwise hopeless game, are "good enough" apparently.
 
Manged to see about 20 seconds of it. Horrible AI-narrated, probably ChatGPT-written slop.

write a love story regarding rasmus hojlund the manchester united striker

ChatGPT said:​

"The Goal Beyond the Pitch"​

Old Trafford was alive under the floodlights, and Rasmus Højlund could feel the electricity in the air. The roar of the Stretford End was a familiar soundtrack now — a reminder that he wasn’t just playing for himself anymore. Every touch, every run, every goal carried the weight of Manchester United’s history.

But tonight wasn’t just another match.

Somewhere in the crowd, in the sea of red scarves and chanting voices, was Ella — the woman who had somehow become his quiet anchor amid the chaos of Premier League life.

They’d met months earlier at a charity event organised by the club. She wasn’t impressed by the fame, the flash, or the attention that surrounded him — in fact, she barely knew much about football at all. But she laughed at his awkward jokes, asked about his hometown in Denmark, and listened when he spoke about the pressure that came with being “the future” of Manchester United.

From that night, their worlds began to intertwine. She’d meet him for coffee on Monday mornings after recovery training, where they’d talk about everything but football. She made him feel like Rasmus the person, not Rasmus the striker.

The match against Liverpool was fierce, every tackle biting, every pass contested. United had fought hard, but with ten minutes left, it was still 1–1. The ball found its way to Rasmus on the edge of the box.

He could hear the crowd’s roar — and somewhere in the noise, he imagined Ella’s voice.

One touch. A turn. A strike.

The ball ripped into the top corner. The stadium exploded.

As his teammates swarmed him, Rasmus pointed up towards the stand where he knew she was sitting. It wasn’t about the cameras, the crowd, or even the goal. It was about her — the one person who had reminded him that there was more to life than football.

Later that night, still buzzing from the win, he found her outside the players’ entrance, waiting in the cool Manchester air.

“You played well,” she said with a small smile.

“You were watching?” he teased.

“Of course,” she replied. “But… you don’t have to score every time just to impress me.”

He laughed, took her hand, and pulled her close.

“That one wasn’t for them,” he said softly. “It was for you.”

And under the quiet hum of Old Trafford’s lights, the young striker realised that some goals matter more than any match — because they’re scored off the pitch, in the heart.
 
because they’re scored off the pitch, in the heart.
 
When people are desperate for something to work, they will hold on to straws.

"Well he hit the post and made that one dangerous run, so he is improving"

Standarts are so low that posters don't realise he should be doing these kinds of runs and shots at least 5-6 times per game.
Nowadays 2-3 positive minutes in an otherwise hopeless game, are "good enough" apparently.

It's not really about having low standards for me.

Its more not having the energy to be constantly negative and putting a player down for my own or my peers' appeasement.

I'm (and id wager most others) are under no illusion it's 'good enough', more so that any improvement should be encouraged in order to build a player up rather than put him down.

It's pretty evident that he is sticking around for this season at least, so I'll get behind him as a United player and encourage him to do his best, whether or not his performances are 'good enough'.
 
When people are desperate for something to work, they will hold on to straws.

"Well he hit the post and made that one dangerous run, so he is improving"

Standarts are so low that posters don't realise he should be doing these kinds of runs and shots at least 5-6 times per game.
Nowadays 2-3 positive minutes in an otherwise hopeless game, are "good enough" apparently.

He was fine last game mate, come on. Credit where it's due.
 
write a love story regarding rasmus hojlund the manchester united striker

ChatGPT said:​

"The Goal Beyond the Pitch"​

Old Trafford was alive under the floodlights, and Rasmus Højlund could feel the electricity in the air. The roar of the Stretford End was a familiar soundtrack now — a reminder that he wasn’t just playing for himself anymore. Every touch, every run, every goal carried the weight of Manchester United’s history.

But tonight wasn’t just another match.

Somewhere in the crowd, in the sea of red scarves and chanting voices, was Ella — the woman who had somehow become his quiet anchor amid the chaos of Premier League life.

They’d met months earlier at a charity event organised by the club. She wasn’t impressed by the fame, the flash, or the attention that surrounded him — in fact, she barely knew much about football at all. But she laughed at his awkward jokes, asked about his hometown in Denmark, and listened when he spoke about the pressure that came with being “the future” of Manchester United.

From that night, their worlds began to intertwine. She’d meet him for coffee on Monday mornings after recovery training, where they’d talk about everything but football. She made him feel like Rasmus the person, not Rasmus the striker.

The match against Liverpool was fierce, every tackle biting, every pass contested. United had fought hard, but with ten minutes left, it was still 1–1. The ball found its way to Rasmus on the edge of the box.

He could hear the crowd’s roar — and somewhere in the noise, he imagined Ella’s voice.

One touch. A turn. A strike.

The ball ripped into the top corner. The stadium exploded.

As his teammates swarmed him, Rasmus pointed up towards the stand where he knew she was sitting. It wasn’t about the cameras, the crowd, or even the goal. It was about her — the one person who had reminded him that there was more to life than football.

Later that night, still buzzing from the win, he found her outside the players’ entrance, waiting in the cool Manchester air.

“You played well,” she said with a small smile.

“You were watching?” he teased.

“Of course,” she replied. “But… you don’t have to score every time just to impress me.”

He laughed, took her hand, and pulled her close.

“That one wasn’t for them,” he said softly. “It was for you.”

And under the quiet hum of Old Trafford’s lights, the young striker realised that some goals matter more than any match — because they’re scored off the pitch, in the heart.
:lol:
 
He was fine last game mate, come on. Credit where it's due.

He had a bright and positive start. Completely failed to build on that and it's been a big issue for him.

I'm very disappointed and unhappy with him, but if he somehow turns up for the season, I'll shower him with love on daily basis, that's a promise.
 
I find it amazing how much slack some people are still willing to give him.

It's like we need to let him have another season just to prove once and for all that he's not good enough, even though he's never looked good enough.
More like the acceptance that he's likely to stay than being oblivious on his shortcomings
 
Cunha and Mbeumo will give him service this season...especially Mbeumo.

He'll soon be benched this season if he doesn't meet the standards,