He played well last night all things considered He had nothing but scraps to feed off and still managed to cause Chelsea problems on a-few occasions.
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Played well but needs to go on loan and score bucketloads before coming back to us. Too raw to be leading line for title competing side.
It would be stupid to loan him out. He has played 37 games this season so he is important first team player, there is no reason to loan him.
He needs to be playing as a 9 regularly and develop his edge in front of goal.
I love the way Keown threw in the 'fact' that Rashford hasn't played enough this season / has been underused by Mourinho, on multiple occasions last night. I'm glad to see he done his work as a pundit and was working off of fact as opposed to assumption.
Also he can play from wide areas and improve his over all game, improve his finishing from the wing area like Henry used to do.
Right now his shooting isn't great from distance and playing from wide areas means he will get chances to improve on that.
Needs to be playing more up front and less out wide.
Played well, shame he didn't put that chance away but he did really well to even make it.
Well done Rash - great attitude, great spirit!
That's the difference between guys like him and money grabbers like DiMaria. Those players are one of the main reasons why I have always loved United.
Had a very good game under very difficult circumstances. Considering he's still only 19 years old I honestly does not even care about the missed chance. He had nearly no support but tried very hard. In a nutshell: My MOTM.
Was fantastic to see him play yesterday, one of few highlights on an otherwise miserable evening. His enthusiasm and desire is infectious. Such a shame he didn't put that one chance away, it was a brilliant run and he deserved some reward for all his effort.
Good to see him as a number nine. Was very difficult for him when Herrera was set off in my opinion, still chased down every lost cause and the defensive side of his game was on point, the only blemish was the missed chance, a good game though.
You forget how good he is when you see him actually down the middle. Still a little rash but he is still extremely young.
Hope he can spread his mentality, focus and drive to others.
So you're saying he wanted to hit the keeper's leg ?
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It was a bad miss. Whether this is Zlatan, Rashford or Ronaldo.
When you're loosing 1-0 and you get a one vs one you have to score no matter who is the keeper or who is the striker.
The striker has the ball and it's up to him to score or not.
Young, tired or so. We don't care, he had to score that opportunity.
If we still accept mediocrity, our players will all finish like Walcott, Oxlade etc
When you're loosing 1-0 and you get a one vs one you have to score no matter who is the keeper or who is the striker.
The striker has the ball and it's up to him to score or not.
Young, tired or so. We don't care, he had to score that opportunity.
If we still accept mediocrity, our players will all finish like Walcott, Oxlade etc
My view exactly.
He showed that he can handle the pressure of scoring in big matches last season. I'm more on the side of lack of sharpness and match rhythm (damn you LVG!) as to why he didn't put that chance away. Overall I think he needs to hit the gym and build himself up like young Ronaldo did to get a real chance of becoming a Mourinho 9.
Also got the sense that for Mourinho, it is entirely upon the player to prove himself and take his chances. Rashford must have played through some sort of illness and he played his heart out. Think Mourinho respects that a lot. A bit like Fergusson. That is the reason why he is always playing Rashford whenever he gets the opportunity, even trusting him more than the more talented Martial.
Rashford will get two more opportunities to play as a striker. It will help him sharpen his striker instincts. Am always excited to see Rashford play more than Zlatan even though Zlatan is our top scorer and all.
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That quite the conclusion from one chance on his weaker foot against a top keeper and which he pretty much manufactured for himself.
I think you're reading too much into one chance.
What I like is that he looks genuinely pissed off when he doesn't take it. With Welbeck he never seemed that bothered. Not scoring didn't anger him enough.
He'll be disappointed that he didn't put away that chance but you can't really hold it against him. He has played about twice as a 9 in the last 8 months. He hasn't even had a run there in the reserves. It's probably the main worry with him learning his trade out on the right, you don't want him to lose that natural confidence and instinct around the goal.
He was great against Chelsea but he is still a bit weak against the defenders. If I'm not mistaken, even Kante who's quite small had it easy against Rashford and handled him with ease. Hopefully he'll get stronger in the future. Will be needed if he's going to take over after Ibra.
He worked extremely hard yesterday and played pretty well. That chance though, he should have finished it.
You're right. Rashford looked seriously pissed off last night. Especially with the ball that caught him offside. He was screaming to Pogba to play it quicker. You didn't need to be a lip reader to see how unhappy he was. First time I've seen him as fired up as that. I hope he starts again on Thursday.
Yeah agree. You want the work rate to continue but you don't want him thinking it's somehow a substitute for goalscoring. Right now I'd say his attitude is spot on.
Yesterday showed me he has the desire and attitude to make that number 9 spot his own after Ibra. I think he had a good game, he needs some fine tuning and needs bulk up a bit more though. The chance, it happens, it's a shame he couldn't take it, but credit the keeper to some extent. With experience he will hopefully make the right choices.
How should I know, still was not a 'terrible miss' though, he hit something at least.
If he was honestly sick (and I have no doubts about that since the quotes from Jose) and put out this performance he deserves the highest respect possible. He always gives his everything. He needs to learn a lot but he has still all the time in the world to do so. I think that is what Jose likes so much about him - sometimes it is not only down to talent but passion and determination.
I really love seeing this guy on the pitch for us - he keeps the 'old' United spirit alive and deserves every minute of game time. Really hope he could get himself on the score sheet in the next two games.
I dont think he can ever be the single striker for United the way he plays but I'd absolutely love a Martial/Rashford partnership in the future.
He will develop into a good player and Mourinho recently said that he expected this season to be a difficult one for him and tbh I feel sophomore syndrome affecting both Martial and Rashford is one of the reasons why we are not higher in the table. I do feel that playing on the wing this long has caused his shooting and general play in the box to regress a bit though, he was very clinical last season whenever he got chances.
In the England squad (will be named on Thursday) according to BBC.
I'm honestly not against the kid getting a solid loan under his belt
He has sufficient ability and the right attitude to succeed at United. The next few league games will be a huge opportunity for him to impress Mourinho (and fickle United fans who are dreaming of mbappe). Hope he takes it with both hands.
Seeing other teams play their youths more has me envying them. I just want to see him get more games up front, Ibra plays too many games which wears him out. I hope that in two seasons time he is our starting striker.
Hope he is, he deserve it.
Why not both?
Don't see him as a nailed on #9 and certainly not to replace Ibra in the next year or two. Long way to go yet, but I really wish Jose would play him from the right a bit more.
We need to give him more games. He has shown that he has the required skills and the mentality. We need to take a risk and play him up top more often.
All other teams except for Chelsea and Manchester City are trying to develop at least one home grown player. We are constantly looking at the players at Dortmund and Monaco, but we could do with developing a few of our own. In my opinion players like Rashford or TFM are just as good as the alternatives there. The only difference is that those players have been given time to develop and our players have just been given sporadic chances.
I am not saying that we should not buy players. But we should not be looking to buy the entire first 11. There were so many matches where Rashford could have been played instead of Zlatan who has looked increasingly tired in the last few matches.
We could have easily played him in FA cup or the earlier rounds of the Europa League. He should have played at least 10 more matches than what he has done now. We got knocked out of the FA cup anyway. It is too late this year because the remaining matches are really important but I hope next year Mourinho changes his strategy and starts giving Rashford more chances.
All other teams except for Chelsea and Manchester City are trying to develop at least one home grown player. We are constantly looking at the players at Dortmund and Monaco, but we could do with developing a few of our own. In my opinion players like Rashford or TFM are just as good as the alternatives there. The only difference is that those players have been given time to develop and our players have just been given sporadic chances.
I am not saying that we should not buy players. But we should not be looking to buy the entire first 11. There were so many matches where Rashford could have been played instead of Zlatan who has looked increasingly tired in the last few matches.
We could have easily played him in FA cup or the earlier rounds of the Europa League. He should have played at least 10 more matches than what he has done now. We got knocked out of the FA cup anyway. It is too late this year because the remaining matches are really important but I hope next year Mourinho changes his strategy and starts giving Rashford more chances.
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