He has done reasonably well thus far, I must say. He forgot to isolate and elevate the middle finger on his right hand as he headed in that second goal against Arsenal, but otherwise quite good.
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Whats amazing for me is that the guy hasn't really wasted many chances as he has taken them. He has maybe had 6-8 shots if that and come up with 4 goals.
That is quality.
That is quality.
Personally I can see him surpassing Shearer's total of Premier League goals quite easily unless he's extremely unlucky with injuries. Go Rasher!!!
Great finisher but I'm not totally convinced that there is much more to his game. Could be our new Chicharito though, always great to have striker in the squad who is an excellent goal scorer.
In 170 minutes, 18 year old Marcus Rashford has managed 24% of Wayne Rooney's goal total from the past 18 months.
Rooney has scored more than one goal in a game for United twice in the past year. Rashford did it with his first 2 shots in each of his first 2 games.
Rooney has scored more than one goal in a game for United twice in the past year. Rashford did it with his first 2 shots in each of his first 2 games.
That said ^ I find myself agreeing with this as an early assessment so far. Hopefully with more minutes and a settled period around the team, the other side of his game can develop.
Yeah, he only scores goals.
Jokes aside, I think he's already shown he's got qualities Rooney does not possess (momentarily or otherwise): pace, energy, hunger.
Great pace and movement, he has the build to potentially bulk up and really bully defenders as well, since he's pretty tall, just really thin. Knows how to run with the ball and attack defenders too, though more of a lingard style rather then dribbling past them like Memphis/Martial. Definitely has potential to be a bit of a beastly striker, especially if he bulks up.
Looking at the video on the previous page, and the play to set up the assist and near assist for Memphis I'd say he has a lot more to his game.
He seems to have a lot of tricks although I understand why he maybe hasn't utilised them considering it was his league debut
To perform like he did in the Europa league with no time to prepare ( as it seemed Martial would play) and in the League for an injury depleted side, struggling form, against one of the best teams in the League shows he has a good temperament too!
Aside from his attacking contribution, his chasing down and hassling the Arsenal back four was top-notch. Could see he was absolutely shattered by the time he came off late on, but that's only a testament to how hard he worked during the whole game.
What Utd is all about and why I follow this club. OT is not called the theatre of dreams for nothing. The lad just made watching Utd interesting again.
Good Lord.
His hold up play for the assist to Herrera suggests otherwise.
Well, it's just basic math! Shearer played 559 league games, and Rashford is averaging 2 goals per league game, so he will score 1118 league goals if he gets a similar number of games!
He's nothing like Chica tbh. Considering he's got loads of pace, a wide skill set, has a good technique on him, the only thing he lacks which Chicarito has is that natural striker's instinct. The Goals that come of your knee, shoulder, what not.
He was 15 when SAF retired......................
I'm feeling old
I'm feeling old
He needs his stats on his banner!
Btw is it too far fetched to imagine the guy probably frequents or at least visits redcafe every now and then since he is a kid (they all go on the internetz right) and supports+plays for us?
If I were him I'd be giddy reading all the praise and wankery about me on here.
If I were him I'd be giddy reading all the praise and wankery about me on here.
See Ventura below.
Well, it's just basic math! Shearer played 559 league games, and Rashford is averaging 2 goals per league game, so he will score 1118 league goals if he gets a similar number of games!
Great maths! It's certainly not beyond him to reach those kind of numbers judging by what he's shown so far. I think it's unfair to put that kind of pressure on him though, so expecting him to go much beyond a thousand league goals is probably a bit excessive at this point. Go Rasher!!
probably tossing himself silly.
As shit as our performance was, fair play to him for taking his chances. Looks a good prospect, it is a shame when Mourinho takes over his future will probably lie at another club.
Anyone see that article on MEN? Sorry haven't got the link but basically Rashfords previous coach expects him to exceed Welbeck due to his hunger for the ball. Hope that's true!
This season Cristiano played 9 big games (derbies) with Real against Barcelona, Atletico Madrid 2x, Bilbao, Sevilla, Valencia, Villareal and PSG 2x and didn't score single goal, not one!
Yet Rashford plays his first derby and scores 2 goals
Great article documenting some of his story so far:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...lensteen-s-training-programme-set-United.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...lensteen-s-training-programme-set-United.html
Haha class
Has Welbeck ever scored back to back braces in senior football?
I have my doubts.
I know it has a lot of followers but thats a fake account
I figured as much but posted it anyway for the comedic value.
I know this is a proper hindsighty comment with no real value, but He has that "It" factor that i dont see in the likes of Wilson.
That really is nonsense. No-one who's watched more of Wilson's career than his handful of glimpses of first team football would deny that he has an 'It' factor - I've lost count of the number of sides he savaged for the U21s, the number of four- or five-goal games, the number of wondergoals both for United youth sides and loan teams - and he put on just as special a performance for his senior debut as Rashford's, also scoring a brace, in a team playing much worse. Ok, he didn't score another double in his next game, but that seems a pretty high bar! There's no denying that he's never enjoyed the same youth-friendly atmosphere that Rashford has stepped into. If he hadn't been on loan (and still sick, I think?) then he'd have been the one reaping the rewards of Memphis tearing Midtjylland to pieces. There's absolutely no question he'd have put away those same straightforward chances.
They're both special players, both the star strikers of their age groups throughout their youth careers, and both have the talent to potentially stick with United and do great things. For Rashford to do what he's done so incredibly early in his career is astonishing. I hate that the response on here to one United player doing well is always to spuriously criticise another.
i havent followed his youth career, as i just dont have the time to watch u21 football, so if he's shown something special there then fair enough. of what ive seen of both players in first team senior football however, i just see something more all rounded and promising in Rashfords game.
Yep, your assessment is spot on once again. Wilson was phenomenal for the u21 and u19 in the Champions League. At times he was a one man attack and absolutely clinical on the big occasion. However,to be fair, Rashford seems more suited to a lone striker role with his stronger hold up play, better first touch and I think he's a naturally better tackler than Wilson (although Wilson's pressing is fantastic). I feel Wilson needs to play with a partner in first team football if he is to play as a striker. I'd love to see Wilson get time as an inside right though, hugging the line. He's probably the quickest player in the attack, with ridiculous acceleration and we've seen him score great strikers from distance and a few nice mazy dribbles from his time in the academy. He certainly gives a different option than Lingard, Adnan,Mata or Pereira out wide. While we have the next Pele and Henry, a Jairzinho type player would complement them nicely!
To be honest I think in the heat of the Rashford excitement you're just forgetting what Wilson was like in his handful of first team outings. Check out this video, it's exclusively footage from his senior games in 2014/15. There are four or five moments in there better than anything Rashford has shown so far, and for a team playing worse than our last two performances and in an atmosphere much less conducive to giving youngsters their chances.
The hold up play at 0:41
The pass at 1:20
The run at 1:43
The attack at 2:13
The goal at 2:50
And the dozen or so times he burns straight past multiple opponents as if they aren't there.
I'll stop now as this is getting OT. As I say, I just don't like it when we use one United player's success as a stick to beat another with, often undeservedly.
Yep, your assessment is spot on once again. Wilson was phenomenal for the u21 and u19 in the Champions League. At times he was a one man attack and absolutely clinical on the big occasion. However,to be fair, Rashford seems more suited to a lone striker role with his stronger hold up play, better first touch and I think he's a naturally better tackler than Wilson (although Wilson's pressing is fantastic). I feel Wilson needs to play with a partner in first team football if he is to play as a striker. I'd love to see Wilson get time as an inside right though, hugging the line. He's probably the quickest player in the attack, with ridiculous acceleration and we've seen him score great strikers from distance and a few nice mazy dribbles from his time in the academy. He certainly gives a different option than Lingard, Adnan,Mata or Pereira out wide. While we have the next Pele and Henry, a Jairzinho type player would complement them nicely!
Not a bad shout at all. Although I have to differ about Rashford's hold-up play - he didn't even bother trying against Arsenal, and understandably since he's still incredibly lightweight and didn't have a hope of competing physically with Arsenal's CBs. But obviously that's all down to his age, and he'll fill out and be able to hold his own in those situations. Wilson's hold-up play isn't a strength, but it is a bit underrated because of the trying circumstances he was often playing in last season. Check out 0:41 in the video above, he takes a howitzer of an aerial ball on his chest while being shoved in the back and harried from the side and still manages to lay it off to Fellaini.
At least from the two games, he is not Bambi on ice. Pretty ice cool in his finishing
He was 15 when SAF retired......................
I'm feeling old
He's only 18 now for feck's sake lol
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