Irwin99
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Excellent header and a good performance. I'm pleased he's coming back to his best.
Very interesting interview post match with Sky.
Said he recognises he wasn’t mentally right last season due to off field issues and acknowledges he wasn’t feeling motivated.
Commented that’s the energy and vibe at the club has now totally changed and he’s feeling much better.
Quite refreshing to hear a pro athlete say that to be honest.
Will only take one bad performance for the usual suspects to return, convincing us he's never been a good footballer
Really good header, didn't think he had that in him.
Best performance in about 3 years
First 60 mins was imo. Hasn't always been great at getting on the end of things and making runs to anticipate crosses and whatnot. Was yesterday. Good movement, good decision making. Lots of energy, lots of clever runs against a team sat pretty deep. Thought it was a convincing performance in a situation you might not always expect from him. Some of his finishing was wayward if i was going to be hyper critical.Wasn't even his best performance this season
The discussion did come up after the Villa game in Jan. I remember there was a ball in the box that he didn't chase. He just turned away and started walking. He was brought off and the camera showed him on the bench looking almost out of it. A lot of people started to discuss if his mental health was okay after that. One of my friends went to that match and he said the crowd were giving Rashford a tonne of abuse.It was quite a refreshing interview. I can remember saying to friends on several occasions over the past year or so that he doesn't look himself and there could be something affecting him outside of football. We often forget that these players are young men and have the same mental struggles many of us have. Glad to hear he's in a better headspace now.
I remember Rooney not being the best with his head early in his career then suddenly one year he was scoring them for fun with real conviction, pretty sure it was noted he had worked on it over the summer, wonder if Benny McCarthy has had the same effect on rashford and it’s something they’ve been working on! If so really adds another dimension to his game!
Judging by his demeanour last season I think he may well have been clinically depressed. Great to see him playing well again and enjoying it too. Hope Martial is back soon- the both of them on form together would be sweet and dangerous.The discussion did come up after the Villa game in Jan. I remember there was a ball in the box that he didn't chase. He just turned away and started walking. He was brought off and the camera showed him on the bench looking almost out of it. A lot of people started to discuss if his mental health was okay after that. One of my friends went to that match and he said the crowd were giving Rashford a tonne of abuse.
I love to see Rashford play well and score. Seeing a player from the academy winning us games is amazing.
Never imagined that Rashford would become an aerial threat. Liking this development.
I think it's not a coincidence when we still remember that last-minute miss against Newcastle and mostly agreed that heading ability was below average. The fact that he scored his last 2 goals with such powerful headers tells me that he received serious coaching for that part alone after the Newcastle game and is now reaping the rewards. Really good development indeed.
When did he learn to head the ball?
One thing I dislike is when he is out wide and cuts in, he seems to rarely ever look for another player and tends to smash the ball not allowing another player to get onto the end of it.