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2015-16 Performances

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6.5 Season Average Rating
Appearances
18
Goals
8
Assists
2
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Gol123 said:
This may be an unpopular opinion but I think he is very poor technically. His dribbling awkward and more hoof and chase, his first touch is too heavy a lot of the time, he seems to trip over himself and lose track of the ball and he always gets the ball tangled in his feet when he does stepovers. Great finisher though
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I do agree with this. He is still raw but has a lot of talent.
 
Gol123 said:
This may be an unpopular opinion but I think he is very poor technically. His dribbling awkward and more hoof and chase, his first touch is too heavy a lot of the time, he seems to trip over himself and lose track of the ball and he always gets the ball tangled in his feet when he does stepovers. Great finisher though
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Agreed. But what one has to remember is where was every English striker talent bar Rooney and Owen at 18 years old? No one outside of MUFC even knew his name 10 months ago.
 
Nice cameo. Some lovely touches and had an immediate effect on the game.
 
Thought he was very good, happier with his all around play with every passing game.
 
Was a fantastic performance and for that he simply has to be ahead of sterling in the pecking order now.
 
Better option than Lallana or Sterling even though he is out of position.
 
No nerves. So happy he got his tournament debut. Has done well.
 
He's cool as ice. Can't wait for the season to begin so he can continue getting better and better.
 
Completely different outlet than what Lallana was. His pace open them up. The goal was always going to come if it wasn't from him someone else.
 
Technically poor? Nah. His feet are far quicker than Sterling, who is simply all pace. Very good cameo. He must have earned the right to one of the main attacking subs going forward.
 
On the contrary, I think he has brilliant technique. At such a young age, with the amount of pressure that's on him, there's bound to be moments of heavy touches and the like, but he's shown so much that I have little doubt that his technique is anything other than good.

His shooting, dirbbling, passing, backheels and all round link-up play has been brilliant for us and, so far, good for England, too.
 
Gave a new dimension to the game and he's so much better than sterling you would think City payed 50m for him. Kept trying to take on the LB and his link up play was sensational. Must Start.
 
The last four months of this kid's life couldn't even have been written in Hollywood. From a complete unknown to representing his country in the Euros in less than half a year. Watch him score against Slovakia now to make the story even more incredible.
 
Gol123 said:
This may be an unpopular opinion but I think he is very poor technically. His dribbling awkward and more hoof and chase, his first touch is too heavy a lot of the time, he seems to trip over himself and lose track of the ball and he always gets the ball tangled in his feet when he does stepovers. Great finisher though
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According to his coaches at youth level he actually has a lot of skills in his locker. There was a vid floating about on here a while ago of him scoring a few goals at a youth tournament where he created space for himself with a few lovely bits of skill.

You're right though, we haven't really seen that from him. His best moments have been when he's playing instinctively; the little give and goes, or the goal against city where it came to him quickly and he just glided past Demichelis.

I'm hoping as he gains more experience his composure during moments when he has more time on the ball will get better, and we'll see that side of him shine through.
 
I thought he did enough to make you wonder if he should be in the England starting 11. I've actually been impressed by Lallana, apart from his finishing, so not sure which of them should start. Sterling and Kane have been poor.
 
I think Mourinho is going to absolutely love what Rashford can do for the side. I'm so impressed with his link up play, around the box, out wide, he has it in abundance. I do hope Rashford can continue this form into next season as he and Martial are the kinds of talent that great teams are built on.
 
Rashford does have an inconsistent touch, however his link up play definelty makes up for that and his ability to actually take on the fullback and get ahead of them.
 
I hope Embolo coming in, if he does, has no affect on Rashford. I don't want to hype him up too much but I would much rather develop a youth player than a bought player.
 
Red Stone said:
The last four months of this kid's life couldn't even have been written in Hollywood. From a complete unknown to representing his country in the Euros in less than half a year. Watch him score against Slovakia now to make the story even more incredible.
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If people can write stories about a dystopian future where we all live in a computer simulation and our bodies are grown by machines and used as as an energy source, they can probably write a story about a footballer playing well.
 
Should start ahead of Sterling \ Lallana. Give him the RW spot.

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He had Rose behind him who looked as though he'd pretty much given up by the end, Rose is so one dimensional you could tell he was going to square it at every opportunity. I thought overall Rashford did well and hopefully we'll see a bit more of him.
 
Liked his performance, not so sure about the high praise he got here, but he did look good at moments (The Demicheles move for example) and looked inconsistent as well (His touch after the Demicheles move). I'm not sure if he should start the next game, but he should definitely be the first sub England bring on when Lallana's mileage is done. Just love this player though. Such an amazing kid.
 
slyadams said:
If people can write stories about a dystopian future where we all live in a computer simulation and our bodies are grown by machines and used as as an energy source, they can probably write a story about a footballer playing well.
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They tried with Goal! Santi Munez only made it to Newcastle in his first year. Pretty shit in comparison.
 
Rashford just shows how important it is to be grounded and have a solid environment around you, and listen to advice.

I'd wager that Ravel Morrison was as talentet as Rashford, probably more, but poor off the pitch decisions and poor advice let him down.
 
There is nothing wrong in stockpiling promising young talents.

But it's be an absolute disgrace if we spunk an absolute fortune on some kids while overlooking Rashford just because he came with a price tag of 0 and without a fancy foreign name! He isn't a typical English pace merchant. He's so much more to his game and his game intelligence is beyond his years.
 
It's the maturity in his play that impresses me. When others might try to make a name for themselevs he uses his smarts to keep it simple and do what is right. While it might not end up on YouTube, there's something very satisfying about watching him continually choose the right options....

...then on top of that there's these occasional little moments of magic where he abandons that caution and a touch or a back heel, or he stretches his legs and finds an acre to work in.

It's that contrast in his play that makes him such a pain for defenders, they just can't figure out if they should hold off and contain him or try pressing him.
 
Gol123 said:
This may be an unpopular opinion but I think he is very poor technically. His dribbling awkward and more hoof and chase, his first touch is too heavy a lot of the time, he seems to trip over himself and lose track of the ball and he always gets the ball tangled in his feet when he does stepovers. Great finisher though
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His overall technique is fine, his link up play and quick touches around the box should be enough to tell you that. He could do with improving his dribbling a tad mind.
 
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