Lacks too many fundamentals in his game, particularly for possession and progressive style of football. Playing in the striker position highlights his limitations even more
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He’s essentially Timo Werner with better PR at this point. Not a useless player by any means but one you have to be mindful of his strengths and what games he’s going to be effective. Our squad isn’t good enough to use him as a role player but eventually I think that will be what he ends up as (if we don’t feck up bringing players in that is).
He’s got to make runs to get himself free in the first place if he wants the ball.
Thought he did well against Liverpool, at least showing the desire to work and obviously his goal.
Today he just was anonymous and back to his lazy self.
Today he just was anonymous and back to his lazy self.
He was back to his lazy arrogant self today.
Wasn't impressed with the team as an attacking outfit today, our midfield play was non existent other than a few passes from Erikssen in first half.
I get we dug in and won, but we didn't play well and were hanging on at the end
Wasn't impressed with the team as an attacking outfit today, our midfield play was non existent other than a few passes from Erikssen in first half.
I get we dug in and won, but we didn't play well and were hanging on at the end
Passion, effort, putting in a shift thats all that is being said about this guy. He lacks technical ability to play for a ball playing side, his shooting is hope and pray. Passing ability very questionable when we get that winger in he’ll join Maguire and Shaw on the bench.
Had big hopes that Liverpool was a turn around for him, but I hardly noticed him playing today.
His hold up play as a striker is how you would expect lightweight 16 year old academy player thrown in surprisingly to start a difficult away game.
Mate you can criticise Rashford for lots of aspects of his game but one thing he does constantly is make runs to receive the ball, then he loses it.
Yeah that half hour in the last 2 seasons and he looks like the Rashfotd of old.
Only four games in and we get these type performance's, it's going to be a long wait to expect anything different from him.
Did he have an argument with his girlfriend after the Liverpool game? Maybe he's recalling his back injury? Maybe Jack Monroe pretending to sell her child's toys to pay for food again has distracted him. So many variables that may impact his performances every week
Said it after the Liverpool game, he'd be back to stinking out the place as soon as we play any side who doesn't leave gaping space in behind. Which is almost every team in the league other than City and Liverpool.
He's extremely limited as a footballer. He's the definition of a pace merchant. He can't beat a man anymore, he makes the wrong decision in the final third on almost every occasion. He's not a good finisher. He can't head the ball. What is he actually good at? Other than sprinting? We may as well have Usain Bolt in the side. He's quicker and of similar footballing ability...I'm being facetious of course but the comparison isn't far off.
He's extremely limited as a footballer. He's the definition of a pace merchant. He can't beat a man anymore, he makes the wrong decision in the final third on almost every occasion. He's not a good finisher. He can't head the ball. What is he actually good at? Other than sprinting? We may as well have Usain Bolt in the side. He's quicker and of similar footballing ability...I'm being facetious of course but the comparison isn't far off.
The only variable is there was no space in behind. Anyone with pace, literally anyone, see my Usain Bolt point above, would look good if fed balls over the top with masses of space left by Liverpools high line. But outside of this on any typical game where footballing ability is required, he's consistently useless.
Attacking wise, it was not a vintage performance and I'd single him out as the most disappointing. He offered almost nothing. As others have said, we hoped Liverpool would mark a turnaround for him but it looks more likely it was just a blip.
His play on the ball has gone massively downhill. I don't think he's ever been a pressing machine, he seems to lack 90 minute intensity to do that, so his off the ball work is something like normal this season in comparison to last.
But dear me what has happened to his play? He might not have been the silkiest most technical player in the world but he'd occasionally beat his man, or provide an incisive bit of football a few years back. He'd scare defenders with his dribbling occasionally. Now he runs into every cul de sac, it feels like his only threat is in behind.
But dear me what has happened to his play? He might not have been the silkiest most technical player in the world but he'd occasionally beat his man, or provide an incisive bit of football a few years back. He'd scare defenders with his dribbling occasionally. Now he runs into every cul de sac, it feels like his only threat is in behind.
I thought he was quite ok today. Difficult game for him. But at least he put in the effort.
Will hopefully be more involved against Leicester.
Will hopefully be more involved against Leicester.
Invisible for the whole game, we're just not set up in a style that suits his strengths.
Can do really well from wide in a fast counter attacking team, but that's not how we play anymore.
Can do really well from wide in a fast counter attacking team, but that's not how we play anymore.
That’s not far off what his actual debut was like.
He was invisibleWe saw
Coaches like Ole damaged him as they would start him without requiring him to learn certain things such as head a ball. His pace however is indispensable which is why ETH is so desperate to get Antony. A player who possesses the best qualities of both Rashford and Sancho. Quick .. aggressive… workaholic.. technically accomplished. Antony is physically ahead of Jadon Sancho.
Ole got the best out of him. Marcus was never a good header of the ball and has had all the time in the world to practice and become better.
It still remains to be seen that Marcus can be an effective player if he doesn't have enough space to run into or try to dribble into. Plus it doesn't help that he is a shoot first type player and his passing isn't as tidy as it could be for a forward player.
When United face a back 3 again, he'll get even more exposed if he's tasked to play as a CF.
Given we got absolutely dominated in the second half that's exactly how we would have played had our team been able to keep a move going for more than a couple of passes. The forwards in particular seemed to lose every duel and were unable to get the ball to stick.
Rashford did well against Liverpool but he was his usual mediocre self. Everyone wants him to gain some form but I really find it hard to see how he's ever going to justify a new contract. He just looks an average football now. He has pace and he should be working hard every game. But the quality he shows is really low. Players like him, Elanga and usually Mctominay and Dalot showing mid table technical qualities every week are what stop us from playing with any fluidity.
Anyhoo hope he gets better in the coming weeks.
Hopefully we can bring Antony in so the likes of Rashford and Elanga can be backup / rotational players.
This guy is so pointless.
It feels to be that ever since the PSG stuff came out, he's played every single minute. Always stays on the pitch with lazy performances whilst players that have done better are subbed off. I hope ETH isn't pandering to him to make sure he stays.
Find this thread odd sometimes. Against Liverpool he (and some others) played the majority in headless chicken mode but he scored and the performance was retroactively deemed great. So if Ronaldo hadn't (intentionally, let's be real) misplaced that final ball and he scored on the breakaway that gash showing against southampton would also be deemed a return to form. Current Rashford isn't that much different, he plays really well when he plays with more counter opportunities. It's not all bad form. He's a specialised weapon, the star people are still waiting for likely isn't going to come.
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I think the standard for having a 'decent game' is if he managed to put his shorts on the right way round.
Honestly don't see what some see in this absolute nothing player. First time I think that I've seen a player ghost an entire football match.
Honestly don't see what some see in this absolute nothing player. First time I think that I've seen a player ghost an entire football match.
never a striker - the same way that Sancho does crap all on the LW.
Why persist with him. He's finished. He's too lazy to work hard even when his form is on the gutter.
If he doesn't improve his game this season, we should use extend his contract to 2024 (that +1 year contract option), and sell him next summer. Will be 7 years next year since he got into 1st team, plenty of time, even with injuries, to fulfill his potential.
United cannot afford more mediocre seasons from Rashford if the club wants to compete for trophies. Rashford seriously needs to step up or leave.
He must turn up good performances in training. This is what makes me doubt its injury related. I think he just hasn't got the attributes to make an impact on a top level match in a competitive environment outside of maybe looking decent for 10 or 15 minutes once every couple of months
Clearly not a striker. Whether he's first team quality or not, if we're going to play him then we should play him where he's best suited.
By the end of the window hopefully he wont be a first XI player. Ten Hag doesnt strike me as someone who would put up with a season of this nonsense.
Given Rashford lost his place to Elanga towards the end of last season after a torrid time when he got shuffled around from LW to RW to bench role by Rangnick, his chances in the first team will only get worsen with the pending arrival of Antony.
Yeah he'll be dropped soon. I think he's leaving them out there as it is early on in hope of seeing something
28 touches. That's less than any other player to see out the full 90. I'm pretty sure that more would have been expected of him. One shot and I don't think he won a single header, as others have said, it's unbelievable that he made it to the end.
Rashford got absolutely panned for being awful last time we played the saints as well. Oh well, at least he didn't give a goal away this time.
Hopefully he will be dropped soon and can find his hunger fighting for his spot as he doesn't deserve any minutes based on his current work rate.
Rashford got absolutely panned for being awful last time we played the saints as well. Oh well, at least he didn't give a goal away this time.
Hopefully he will be dropped soon and can find his hunger fighting for his spot as he doesn't deserve any minutes based on his current work rate.
I hoped the same with our previous two managers but they didn't drop him either. It seems Rashford is invincible no matter how poorly he performs. There's clearly something going on with the board in terms of pressure to play Rashford. It was well documented that when interviewed for the United job, one of the main topics of conversation was if Ten Hag would play Rashford and get him back to his best. To which he obviously said he would.
We clearly have better players than Rashford for the wings and up front but we've had that for years and he still plays. I hope I'm wrong but I think we are in for another season of diabolical performances from Rashford with him continuously played every game in the hope of him supposedly finding form. Out of 20 crap games, he'll have once decent game where there's space for him to run into like against Liverpool and he'll live off that performance for the next 6 months and the cycle repeats.
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