[Xeque_279]

Hope he adds goals to his performances till the end of the season. Need Villa to activate that clause.

 

[Cnaiür urs Skiötha]

I would not write this in a Villa forum but he is not exactly setting the world on fire is he? His performances are similar to when he played for us the past year, maybe putting in an extra shift to prove people wrong.
That being said Villa is absolutely his level and when he gets a decent contract offered by them which guarantees him his England place as well.

 

[Red_toad]

Hope he adds goals to his performances till the end of the season. Need Villa to activate that clause.

They’d need champions league to be able to afford him. Even then his wages are going to be an issue. Their top paid player is on about half his wages are going, so he’s going to smash their wage structure, which I don’t think they want to.

 

[Ekeke]

They’d need champions league to be able to afford him. Even then his wages are going to be an issue. Their top paid player is on about half his wages are going, so he’s going to smash their wage structure, which I don’t think they want to.

Like any of our higher paid players other than Bruno, if we want to sell them we'll be paying a portion of their wages once they leave

If we want to sell them it'll be to a lesser club who cant afford what we're paying.

 

[Xeque_279]

They’d need champions league to be able to afford him. Even then his wages are going to be an issue. Their top paid player is on about half his wages are going, so he’s going to smash their wage structure, which I don’t think they want to.

Doesn't have to be Villa keeping him. Hopefully his good form gets interest from elsewhere too, they could trigger the clause and sell him for higher.

 

[ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg]

Doesn't have to be Villa keeping him. Hopefully his good form gets interest from elsewhere too, they could trigger the clause and sell him for higher.

They are not going to ‘trigger the clause and see him for higher’. Just think about the complete impracticality of doing such a thing - even before you consider the player would need to agree. This is not football manager.

 

[Xeque_279]

They are not going to ‘trigger the clause and see him for higher’. Just think about the complete impracticality of doing such a thing - even before you consider the player would need to agree. This is not football manager.

Umm, why not? Not the first time it would have happened.

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

I would not write this in a Villa forum but he is not exactly setting the world on fire is he? His performances are similar to when he played for us the past year, maybe putting in an extra shift to prove people wrong.
That being said Villa is absolutely his level and when he gets a decent contract offered by them which guarantees him his England place as well.

He’s been bang average! Ran around a bit more but other than that it’s been typical Rashford performances. It’s just the ABU media and oppo fans hyping up his performances as a stick to beat Utd with. If he’d been playing like that for us he’d be getting slaughtered never mind earning England call ups. They like to claim Utd was the problem yet he scored 2 goals in his last game for us which is still better than anything he’s done since joining Villa.

 

[BorisManUtd]

He’s been bang average! Ran around a bit more but other than that it’s been typical Rashford performances. It’s just the ABU media and oppo fans hyping up his performances as a stick to beat Utd with. If he’d been playing like that for us he’d be getting slaughtered never mind earning England call ups. They like to claim Utd was the problem yet he scored 2 goals in his last game for us which is still better than anything he’s done since joining Villa.

Long may it continue. PL, Fa Cup and CL - enough games for him to get decent G/A and convince them (or some other club) that he's worth the money.

 

[Red_toad]

Doesn't have to be Villa keeping him. Hopefully his good form gets interest from elsewhere too, they could trigger the clause and sell him for higher.

Only clubs who're going to pay a decent fee are PSG or one of the Saudi clubs. He won't go to Saudi and PSG are no longer interested in him. So we'll probably have to pay him off for the 2 years left on his deal in the summer. Lets say 15 million. He wants to go to Barca, who don't need him, as better players already in situ.

 

[criticalanalysis]

Umm, why not? Not the first time it would have happened.

Examples?

 

[Xeque_279]

Examples?

Lo Celso. Emerson.

 

[klayton88]

Are we still going to have that stupid drop off behind the goals? What's the reason for that being there in the first place?

 

[DannyCAFC]

Lo Celso. Emerson.

I think these are slightly different though. Both ended up being buy options that were well below market value for players that were playing very well and had existing interest from bigger clubs. Betis would have happily kept Lo Celso if the plan backfired also as he was their best player and Barca could have easily absorbed the cost financially of keeping Emerson even if they didn't really use him.

£40m is about right for Rashford if he continues to perform the rest of the season, I don't see Villa being able to buy him for that and sell him on for much more that makes it worth the time and resources. If it backfires and they have to keep him as well although I'm sure he'll be a decent player for them, it's a big outlay for a team that are constantly having to wheel and deal their way out of PSR infringements every season.

 

[Tallis]

Only clubs who're going to pay a decent fee are PSG or one of the Saudi clubs. He won't go to Saudi and PSG are no longer interested in him. So we'll probably have to pay him off for the 2 years left on his deal in the summer. Lets say 15 million. He wants to go to Barca, who don't need him, as better players already in situ.

Yup. Villa must be cash rich given the sale of Duran. If they want him, they can probably pay 30-40m. However, we will likely need to shell out part of his wages as a payoff as dont believe Villa will match his pay. Net, we get around 15m and get him off the wage book.

 

[JB08]

Was he any good for England tonight?

 

[DOTA]

Was he any good for England tonight?

Better energy than his average Utd performance over the last few years. Otherwise very much the player who left us. Got himself in to dangerous positions, linking with Bellingham, but failed to do much from them. Then was less involved second half and was taken off.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Was he any good for England tonight?

He was fine. Not amazing but not terrible. Lots of endeavour and some nice moments without every really truly effecting the game.

He was much better then Foden on the other side, who was terrible.

 

[spwd]

As well as what @DOTA said he Pulled out of at least 2 challenges (very noticeable) which the commentary pulled him up on and the crowd sighed too. Both led to dangerous situations.

 

[Doracle]

He was fine. Not amazing but not terrible. Lots of endeavour and some nice moments without every really truly effecting the game.

He was much better then Foden on the other side, who was terrible.

Decent display against a low block. Involved in a lot of England’s best work. Nothing amazing but will have kept his place. Gordon and Foden were absolutely shocking.

 

[ColvaleGoa]

As well as what @DOTA said he Pulled out of at least 2 challenges (very noticeable) which the commentary pulled him up on and the crowd sighed too. Both led to dangerous situations.

This pulling out of challenges must be a mental thing now. I saw one and it wasn't even a blood and thunder challenge

 

[TheGame]

He was fine. Not amazing but not terrible. Lots of endeavour and some nice moments without every really truly effecting the game.

He was much better then Foden on the other side, who was terrible.

Yep thought the same.

 

[FootyGirl88]

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Zero shots at goal, after playing 74 minutes for a team that had 74% possession. Also zero aerial duels. Sounds a bit shit, to be honest. Hojlund would be getting dogs abuse for a performance like that.

 

[Lentwood]

As usual, what people believe about a player is largely defined by the coverage they receive in the media.

Rashford the United player

"Goal drought continues, now 8 without a goal for £350,000p/w flop"

Rashford on loan at Villa

"Rashford renaissance continues with lively performance for England following recall"

 

[Djemba-Djemba]

Certain sections of the media have clearly decided the story is Rashford is a player reborn and is back to his best, regardless of how he's actually playing.

I saw one review of the game saying something like oh Rashford continues to make Amorim look foolish with another great display. I think that's now 10 games without a goal for him and the manager Tuchel himself criticised his performance after the match.

He was ok and did some decent things but it wasn't anything special. And he didn't look a threat at all.

 

[Moston Red]

As usual, what people believe about a player is largely defined by the coverage they receive in the media.

Rashford the United player

"Goal drought continues, now 8 without a goal for £350,000p/w flop"

Rashford on loan at Villa

"Rashford renaissance continues with lively performance for England following recall"

Yeah I’m not getting the media’s take on Rashfords move to Villa. From what I’ve seen he has put in a bit more effort, which was expected, probably looks a bit happier, which was expected, but no goals or match winning performances. Last night’s performance wasn’t setting the world alight either.

If was playing like that at United the media would be roasting him.

 

[DJ_21]

Tuchel a big fan of him. Didn’t he want to sign him when he was at Chelsea from us?

 

[Bowlcut11]

Yeah I’m not getting the media’s take on Rashfords move to Villa. From what I’ve seen he has put in a bit more effort, which was expected, probably looks a bit happier, which was expected, but no goals or match winning performances. Last night’s performance wasn’t setting the world alight either.

If was playing like that at United the media would be roasting him.

I think that's a big part of why he's moved on as well. The heat in the kitchen became too much for him here, like it does for so many others, and he needed the change in environment.

United really is a greenhouse where everyone is watching in as you either grow or melt under the heat and Marcus just looked to have lost his ability to cope with it all here.

 

[BorisManUtd]

Game vs Albania at home was a chance to finally score a goal after a long time.

 

[acid_fuji]

Zero shots at goal, after playing 74 minutes for a team that had 74% possession. Also zero aerial duels. Sounds a bit shit, to be honest. Hojlund would be getting dogs abuse for a performance like that.

I watch almost full game and it was the same rashford we know. Driving forward little bit and that was only happening due to opposition allowing it, just to loose the ball at the end or pass it back. This was a good opportunity to do something as there was a good amount of time and space for him - something opposite to club football I think.

I hope media will hype him and someone will come and buy him this summer. Either Villa or someone else but I have a feeling there will be long saga during whole summer with him wanting something better.

 

[Beachryan]

Long may his renaissance continue, as long as it leads to a transfer so he can continue his rebirth, return to form and boosted happiness. Everyone's a winner.

 

[Ekeke]

Was he any good for England tonight?

He had a few moments, most notably he had a good run behind the defence when Kane was at rightback and pinged a ball from there. He didnt quite get the touch right. That was his chance to get on the scoresheet if he had taken a great touch. He was certainly better than Foden who did absolutely nothing, again, on the right but not as good as Bellingham

Other than that he had one of the passes of the match playing a great cross field pass to Foden. As it went to Foden nothing happened after, but it was great to watch

 

[Lennon7]

I do get the feeling he'll come out and say he wants to return to United and fight for his place. He's young enough that I think Amorim will take a chance, but I think we should just sell up whilst his stock is high

 

[SoCross]

The Guardian -

“Rashford faded a little as the game went on. Not everything he tried came off. But for a player basically written off at this level, sucked deep into the Manchester United abyss, it has been a stunning return to form, a reminder that this is a player of rhythm and confidence, who needs to feel good to do good. His work off the ball was ferocious. His relentless running in behind was a reminder of what he brings to this role that – say – Phil Foden and Jack Grealish do not.”

Was it anything like this?

 

[iHicksy]

The Guardian -



Was it anything like this?

No, no it wasn't. It was literally the exact same performance we've seen him give for a 6/10 for United. The media love in is fecking embarrassing.

Gordon should be fuming he's not starting. He's a much much better LW player.

 

[Blood Mage]

He's just really bad now. We're never getting money for him.

 

[Ish]

I do get the feeling he'll come out and say he wants to return to United and fight for his place. He's young enough that I think Amorim will take a chance, but I think we should just sell up whilst his stock is high

Nah I think his times up. The only way he returns is if we perhaps have no interested takers who can afford him/he’s unwilling to budge on salary negotiations etc. Also, seems Ineos wants to get that wage bill under control as well.

I really do hope he leaves and does well elsewhere - preferably overseas where he supposedly wants to go to. It’s best for both parties and we get some money to reinvest.

 

[RuudTom83]

Another amazing performance by all accounts, Villa would absolutely mental not to sign him permanently.

 

[Ekeke]

The Guardian -



Was it anything like this?

Yes actually. He was decent but Bellingham outshone him, but he was the main one making runs in behind as Kane dropped. As it says our other wingers dont do that