[Threesus]

Agree with all that but it's still very much a case of never knowing what you're going to get with this guy. His miss today was like that one on one with the keeper midweek where he fired it horribly wide and the ref thought it was a corner.

I'm not being a jerk towards him, I like him and his record against the big teams is pretty outstanding actually but when is he going to turn a corner and be a proper elite level player that buries those chances?

He is never going to be. Ideally he should be a substitute and he would have been, if Sancho was performing like he should.

We are never going to go anywhere with Rashford as a starter. It’s his 7th season and people still talk about him like he is just breaking into the team.

 

[Threesus]

I can’t believe that a mediocre player like him has so many stans in this forum. It definitely reflects our decline when people are defending these kinds of performances.

Can anyone honestly say that he is among he top 15 wingers in the world? Because that is the caliber of winger that we need to get back to the top/ to win the biggest prizes. I hope his stans can understand this point one day.

 

[clarkydaz]

He is never going to be. Ideally he should be a substitute and he would have been, if Sancho was performing like he should.

We are never going to go anywhere with Rashford as a starter. It’s his 7th season and people still talk about him like he is just breaking into the team.

i dont think he is the level of player to win big trophies. But same as a lot of the team, just where we are currently

 

[Pickle85]

It's not melodramatic nonsense to say a striker should be hitting the target from a few feet out in key moments in crucial games.

Agreed. But this is melodramatic nonsense: 'I can't imagine how someone who plays football for a living can be so bad at it and still get paid a fortune.'

 

[van Nistelrooy]

If Ronaldo gets to that, why does he not get to anything else? It is very easy to say a player will score every chance created when he isn't on the pitch - what about all the chances when he is on the pitch? Don't they count?

What chances did Ronaldo miss today?

 

[bosnian_red]

What chances did Ronaldo miss today?

A forward who gets in the chance and misses is much better than one who doesn't get in any chances. It's not even close.

 

[the_cliff]

A forward who gets in the chance and misses is much better than one who doesn't get in any chances. It's not even close.

This.

I find it quite funny that most of our fans think it's a coincidence that we get more chances when Ronaldo is not playing than when he is. Rashford did well when he came on and provided more of a threat in the 20 minutes he was on the pitch than Ronaldo has all season.

But he missed a chance that Ronaldo would have scored apparently. Problem is if Ronaldo was on the pitch we wouldn't have had that chance anyway but then his fans will blame the team for 'not creating enough for him'.

I'm sure ETH knows this and if Rashford wasn't feeling under the weather he would've started in place of Ronaldo. People here seem to think he's the third choice CF, he's the 2nd choice CF and will defo start more games at cf than Ronaldo will during the course of the season. If Martial still isn't fit he'll start at cf against Spurs and rightly so.

 

[tentan]

Average player. Not good enough to be a starter here.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

Imo it was not really risky as despite being surrounded Fred didn't need to keep the ball. All he needed was to slide and tap the ball into the open goal. It was quite a good pass btw.

P/s: imo it was actually quite difficult to miss as Fred did. The goal is 7 m wide and he was in the middle of it.

The dumb feck tried to use his left foot while arriving from the left. Terrible technique on such a simple finish

 

[acnumber9]

he had an open goal, albeit from a steep angle, he just had to hit it inbetween the posts.

Fred had an open goal from a perfect angle. It’s weird to blame the player who created that simple opportunity.

 

[Doracle]

Fred had an open goal from a perfect angle. It’s weird to blame the player who created that simple opportunity.

Rashford shoots from there, and probably doesn’t score (feels to me it’s about a 1 in 4 finish), and the same people criticising him would be on here saying how he should have passed to Fred 8 yards out in front of an open goal.

 

[acnumber9]

Rashford shoots from there, and probably doesn’t score (feels to me it’s about a 1 in 4 finish), and the same people criticising him would be on here saying how he should have passed to Fred 8 yards out in front of an open goal.

Of course they would. It was a super bit of play from Rashford. For balance he should’ve buried the header.

 

[Doracle]

Of course they would. It was a super bit of play from Rashford. For balance he should’ve buried the header.

Yeah, very frustrating. Needs a goal now after having the one taken away v Everton, missing a lot of chances on Thursday and the one today. A confident Rashford is of critical importance to our attack.

 

[Sky1981]

Imagine what we could achieve with a proper player playing in his position instead of him.

Sick of him and his circus. Wish he'd off to PSG and stink the place there.

Never gonna be a solid player for top 4. Midtable star player or Top 4 backup at best

 

[tenpoless]

Imagine what we could achieve with a proper player playing in his position instead of him.

Sick of him and his circus. Wish he'd off to PSG and stink the place there.

Never gonna be a solid player for top 4. Midtable star player or Top 4 backup at best

If he goes to Bolton Wanderers he can be the next Kevin Davies.

 

[croadyman]

Has to score end of story

 

[Bebestation]

Would have won if Ten Hag used him instead of Sancho for the whole game.

Dropped him and dropped points.

The pass to Fred was great and the type of pass people believed he would never do prior to this season.

 

[Jev]

Imagine what we could achieve with a proper player playing in his position instead of him.

Sick of him and his circus. Wish he'd off to PSG and stink the place there.

Never gonna be a solid player for top 4. Midtable star player or Top 4 backup at best

What's the circus exactly? The campaign to get food for children from poor families?

 

[Lentwood]

Rashford is clearly trying to take on-board what ETH and his coaching staff are doing on the training pitch.

I have definitely noticed an improvement in his work rate and the old directness in his game/running is back.

I still feel he's short of the quality required to ever be the player some built him up to be but I definitely feel this version of Rashford is a useful player to have in the XI

 

[Longshanks]

Should of scored his header it's a poor miss whatever way you look at it. Yes it happens even the very best miss chances like that on occasion, but it's still poor.

Should of had an assist aswell, shame it was Fred he picked out, probably between him and de Gea for the worst player on the pitch to have in that scenario.

But the most important thing is the affect he had on the team, with Ronaldo on the pitch everything felt forced and panicked spam balls towards Ronaldo and hope. With Rashford everything felt more patient more controlled we looked like we were trying to create good chances rather than just hitting it towards the striker at any opportunity.

 

[Nordmore]

Rashford shoots from there, and probably doesn’t score (feels to me it’s about a 1 in 4 finish), and the same people criticising him would be on here saying how he should have passed to Fred 8 yards out in front of an open goal.

Pretty much this.

Anyway this tell us a lot about him. If it was Ronaldo for example 99% he would have gone for a goal. Given the angle, the distance and the opposition defender positions it would require a very strong and perfect shot aimed at the near corner in order to score. Agree it's a 1 in 4/5 finish, even with the best finishers.

Does Rashford want the glory for himself? Definitely yes, which player doesn't. But he thinks about the team. We're chasing a goal even one goal would win us the game.

I actually wrote him off before this season. Was thinking his body was finished after playing too many matches carrying various injures. Very happy and glad that he's proving me wrong.

For the guys who want to sell him or to not renew his contract. My apologies but you don't understand feck all about football or the transfer market. An English player of his calibre, CV and commercial worth would easily cost around £150m these days. He has an outstanding CV especially in the big matches. Imagine if he plays for a lesser team our fans would literally be drooling over his CV and highlights. Then crying why the feck we don't buy him for £200m.

We often don't understand or appreciate what we're having. Wait till he doesn't renew and sign for PSG then you'd see.

 

[padzilla]

Rashford is pretty awful most of the time but at least he causes as much chaos with defenders as he does with the emotions of his own supporters, spurning chance after chance, Sancho on the other hand gets a free ride from most of our support despite constantly stinking the place out since joining last year.

 

[Sky1981]

What's the circus exactly? The campaign to get food for children from poor families?

This circus of he must play to regain his form, he's not a striker, he's good years ago, he still has potential, and the merry go round of blowing hot and cold and stinking up the place. With excuses being made for him everytime. Everytime he hit some acceptable form he got another 3 months of free ride.

 

[NicolaSacco]

This circus of he must play to regain his form, he's not a striker, he's good years ago, he still has potential, and the merry go round of blowing hot and cold and stinking up the place. With excuses being made for him everytime. Everytime he hit some acceptable form he got another 3 months of free ride.

It’s weird, I think that, by the skin of his teeth he’s still considered a youngster, and thus can be expected to approve. But I’m fairly sure this is the last season that that will apply.

 

[GueRed]

So far has looked so much sharper and alive this season compared to last season. Which is great to see.
On this form I can see him contribute a lot to the team this year...he's always a threat with his running.

Proving Mourinho right though in that he is not a natural centre forward.

Should've buried that header but also didnt expect him to, He's a poor headerer of the ball.

 

[Sky1981]

It’s weird, I think that, by the skin of his teeth he’s still considered a youngster, and thus can be expected to approve. But I’m fairly sure this is the last season that that will apply.

You really believe that, we're still clamouring for Jones to be given a start and Martial to he given a new contract. Granted he sparked some spark fair play but one would think enough is enough.

Rashford is mr. united. Before long he'll play for new contract and back to obscenity

 

[JoaquinJoaquin]

All I will say, is that Ronaldo would of finished that chance

 

[phelans shorts]

All I will say, is that Ronaldo would of finished that chance

All I will say, is that Ronaldo would have been 10 yards minimum away from where the ball went for that chance.

 

[Bebestation]

All I will say, is that Ronaldo would of finished that chance

All I will say, is that Ronaldo would be no where near that chance.

 

[SAF is the GOAT]

Passing when he should’ve taken the shot last week against Omonia, goal wrongfully ruled out & Casemiro’s header vs Everton, all of those chances missed the other night & then Fred’s miss & his header at the end today.

Rashford should’ve had at least 10 G/A’s in the last 4 games.

 

[ayushreddevil9]

All I will say, is that Ronaldo would of finished that chance

Only if Bruno and Antony picked him up and put him there so that he could finish.

 

[ayushreddevil9]

I don't see him being brutal in front of goal. Horrific finishing. I'm never comfortable when he is 1v1 because you just know that he has that ability to miss a high percentage chance.

How bad do you need to be to miss so many chances? He really needs to work on his finishing. Vinicius Jr did it last season and is getting better ever since. Why can't this guy do it?

 

[Cassidy]

I don't see him being brutal in front of goal. Horrific finishing. Misses so many chances.

How bad do you need to be to miss so many chances? He really needs to work on his finishing. Vinicius Jr did it last season and is getting better ever since. Why can't this guy do it?

He doesn’t consistently miss sitters so its a weird comment to make

 

[ayushreddevil9]

He doesn’t consistently miss sitters so its a weird comment to make

He has been missing a lot lately. He was never prolific in front of goal but his finishing is not what it used to be.

Hoping it's a bad streak and he turns it around before we drop more points.

 

[Cassidy]

He has been missing a lot lately. He was never prolific in front of goal but his finishing is not what it used to be.

Hoping it's a bad streak and he turns it around before we drop more points.

Lately. Players go through spells of form. It happens to all forwards. The worrying thing is the other forwards not getting as much chances as he does. Hes not the problem

 

[ayushreddevil9]

Lately. Players go through spells of form. It happens to all forwards. The worrying thing is the other forwards not getting as much chances as he does. Hes not the problem

He is the least of our forwards problem and that's why the team relies on him far more than in the past. If he keeps missing chances like yesterday and in the EL game before its gonna be a long season.

 

[Bebestation]

His finishing is going to be worse when he hardly plays with a striker setting him up or taking those main positions.

Vincinius has Benzema.

Rashford only really has Martial.

It’s the same with Sancho but Has shown some lack of tenacity.

 

[Solius]

His finishing is going to be worse when he hardly plays with a striker setting him up or taking those main positions.

Vincinius has Benzema.

Rashford only really has Martial.

It’s the same with Sancho but Has shown some lack of tenacity.

He's also just not a good header of the ball, especially for someone of his height.

I don't think he ever will be. You've either got it by now or you don't. He's much better suited to the left.

 

[Bebestation]

He's also just not a good header of the ball, especially for someone of his height.

I don't think he ever will be. You've either got it by now or you don't. He's much better suited to the left.

I mean yeah, I thought his heading would be better since his PL debut headed goal - but he simply is not that type of player.

He wants to shoot fast with power after dribbling rather than read the chance out of a headed opportunity.

He will score some headed goals here - but I also kind of feel like sending head-a-ble crosses in to him is a bit of a waste in itself.

The same with Martial. You got to use a players strengths.

 

[footballbite]

He's never been that good at headers, which is one reason why he's a wide forward and not a CF.

But he's still the closest thing Utd have to an elite level attacker and has been Utd's sharpest attacking player this season. He needs to be kept.