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At the end of the 1999 season David Beckham had only just turned 24 and had played 205 senior appearances for us.
At the end of this season Marcus Rashford is a few months shy of 24 and has 271 appearances for us.
Different players but Beckham was considered an established, competent, fully developed footballer. Not because he’s an exceptional player (though he was) but because considering someone with the level of experience he had at the time playing the number of games he had at the top level as being developing in basic areas of the game would rightly be considered fecking ridiculous. “He’s only played 205 times of us and he’s only 23” was absurd then and “he’s only played 271 times for us and he’s 23 and still developing” is ridiculous now
Just look at the language around Rashford and how so many still talks about him as someone in the early stages of his development. Bull. He should be developed as a footballer. Of course he could still improve but he should be a fully-formed, competent, reliable footballer by now and not have everyone still talking about him in ways that is indistinguishable to how they talk about a 18 year old novice
At the end of this season Marcus Rashford is a few months shy of 24 and has 271 appearances for us.
Different players but Beckham was considered an established, competent, fully developed footballer. Not because he’s an exceptional player (though he was) but because considering someone with the level of experience he had at the time playing the number of games he had at the top level as being developing in basic areas of the game would rightly be considered fecking ridiculous. “He’s only played 205 times of us and he’s only 23” was absurd then and “he’s only played 271 times for us and he’s 23 and still developing” is ridiculous now
Just look at the language around Rashford and how so many still talks about him as someone in the early stages of his development. Bull. He should be developed as a footballer. Of course he could still improve but he should be a fully-formed, competent, reliable footballer by now and not have everyone still talking about him in ways that is indistinguishable to how they talk about a 18 year old novice