Rashford will beat Rooney's record

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100th goal today, 153 goals more!
 
Don't think so, but he'll get close IMO. Can see him scoring 20 goals regularly with EtH, but he'll need to score that for 8 more seasons, which would bring him til he's 33. Possible, if it tapers down and he plays here til he retires and stays fit and retired in his mid 30s.
 
bosnian_red said:
Don't think so, but he'll get close IMO. Can see him scoring 20 goals regularly with EtH, but he'll need to score that for 8 more seasons, which would bring him til he's 33. Possible, if it tapers down and he plays here til he retires and stays fit and retired in his mid 30s.
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It's a big shout obviously, but I am sure he can score 25-30 goals at least twice in the next few years in a good team that creates a lot. If he can keep up his form he can easily go for 25 this season too.

Of course, everything depends on his fitness and how competitive and creative we can be in next 7-8 years, if he plays similar role like he did so far in his career for us.
 
I'd honest to God be depressed if Rashford was a our main attacking option over the next 8 seasons. Superb goal today, but he's not a patch on some of the forwards we have had over the years.
 
No doubt Rashford can score high teens or 20 goals a season, but to score 30 goals, he need to drastically improve his shooting skill to the level of Martial. We have seen players improving on their weaker foot, but decision making is hard to change, which is Rashford's weakest point. Rashford is also 4th in line on set piece, so all his goals will have to come from open play. I am just happy to see him scoring 18-20 goals a season, consistently.
 
No way.

Once he loses his pace, there won't be much left.
 
Kinky Melinky said:
I'd honest to God be depressed if Rashford was a our main attacking option over the next 8 seasons. Superb goal today, but he's not a patch on some of the forwards we have had over the years.
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He shouldn't be and won't be. But I would expect him to get between 15 and 25 goals a season if we are to be successful or competitive, even from out wide.
 
There’s not a chance he beats it unless he develops into a 30 goal a season player.
 
Would love to see it as it would be great to have a homegrown player with the record but it's unlikely
 
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I don't think he gets close. Clearly has motivation issues and is a very one dimensional player. He will probably go through more tough periods and when his pace deserts him he will fall off a cliff unless he fixes some serious weaknesses.
 
cyril C said:
No doubt Rashford can score high teens or 20 goals a season, but to score 30 goals, he need to drastically improve his shooting skill to the level of Martial. We have seen players improving on their weaker foot, but decision making is hard to change, which is Rashford's weakest point. Rashford is also 4th in line on set piece, so all his goals will have to come from open play. I am just happy to see him scoring 18-20 goals a season, consistently.
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Martials best season was what? 23 goals? He has also scored about half the goals the amount Rashford has for Utd. They are both 1 in 3 players.

How exactly will improving his shooting skill to the level of someone who scores roughly the same amount of goals per game help him become Utd's record goal scorer?
 
Nah i don't think so. I think he can hit another 100 and that would be a very good achievement.
 
Oranges038 said:
Martials best season was what? 23 goals? He has also scored about half the goals the amount Rashford has for Utd. They are both 1 in 3 players.

How exactly will improving his shooting skill to the level of someone who scores roughly the same amount of goals per game help him become Utd's record goal scorer?
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They've got different strengths. Martial, at least until the last couple of seasons where his entire game fell apart, was a much better finisher. He was the best finisher in the squad, at least until Greenwood came along who was probably a little better. Rashford has better movement so gets more opportunities to take a shot though. Overall they tend to end up with similar numbers.

If we could give Rashford the finishing ability that Martial did have, or give Martial the movement to get as many chances as Rashford gets, then they would both be much better players.
 
As much as I like him I really dont see it. But I can see him having a good season. I dont know why he is so undermined amongst some of our fans. Amongst our academy products he has surley contributed more than the likes of Nicky Butt or Welbeck. But all in all Rooneys record is not going to be reached for quite a while. You need a proven striker for at least 10 years scoring 25 a season say between 22 and 32 during some kind of peak. I hope Im wrong but Rashford is more in the lines of 15/20 goals a season which surley isnt bad but not enough
 
He’s 25, and not even halfway there. Let’s not forget he also plays on the wing, he shouldn’t really come close but he’ll do really well to even hit 200.
 
MadDogg said:
They've got different strengths. Martial, at least until the last couple of seasons where his entire game fell apart, was a much better finisher. He was the best finisher in the squad, at least until Greenwood came along who was probably a little better. Rashford has better movement so gets more opportunities to take a shot though. Overall they tend to end up with similar numbers.

If we could give Rashford the finishing ability that Martial did have, or give Martial the movement to get as many chances as Rashford gets, then they would both be much better players.
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Yeah and if my aunt had balls she could still be my uncle if he wanted to.

Martial might have a higher converison rate.
But neither are very good goal scorers, their scoring record proves that, they are both one in 3 players.
 
He could get to 150 in the next 3 seasons and by that point he'll be entering his peak so who knows.

I'd imagine if he didnt have a down season last year and got another 15/20 goal season by the close of this season he could have been looking at 140 goals and then he'd have a very good chance over the next 5 years until he was 30 to get another 100.

What we need to appreciate is that an academy player scoring anything close to 150+ goals the club is sensational to get that from a transfer you'd be looking at a very high transfer fee and then a player actually staying with the club for a significant amount of time.

I think if he stays for his career he'll get over 200 for sure, the next few years could very well see him become more prolific and he is still adding to his game that header yesterday was monstrous at the back post.
 
Oranges038 said:
Martials best season was what? 23 goals? He has also scored about half the goals the amount Rashford has for Utd. They are both 1 in 3 players.

How exactly will improving his shooting skill to the level of someone who scores roughly the same amount of goals per game help him become Utd's record goal scorer?
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It was probably the Omonia home leg. Rashford was about 6y from goal, shoot hard as he always does. Martial would have chip it in. If your inventory is always shoot it hard, or so predictable, and if the Keeper does his homework, your scoring chance diminish.
 
If he can reach 200 goals then it puts him in the list of best ever goalscorers for us and would be an unbelievable achievement for Rashford.

Rooney’s record will. Not be broken by Rashford.
 
I rate Rashford, but there is no way this is happening. He relies too much on pace and Rooney was significantly more lethal in front of goal.
 
Rashford is 25 and may have another 5-6 seasons with us. He is a player who depends much on power and Pace. in few years, these attributes will diminish and he may need to adabt his game which may not even suit with the way we play. he is not exactly very proficient in goal. he may score another 100 but i dont think he can outscore Wazza. lets just see him enjoy his football.
 
Rooney's record is going to be safe for a long, long time, let's not kid ourselves.

A realistic goal for Rashford is to end his United career as a top 10 all-time goalscorer. Let's assume he gets a new contract and remains a United player until he's at least 30. Figuring he's gonna maintain his pretty decent form this season but in the future probably won't be the main goalscoring threat (assuming we hopefully eventually have a legitimate star #9) I could see Rashford being a 10 goals per season kind of guy. He could wind up around 160 or so and be in the top 10 all-time for the club, which would be a pretty incredible accomplishment and leave him a United player well-deserving of a good legacy.

Hell, being one of only 22 players ever to have scored 100 for the club I think he has already made a permanent mark on the club. I think ETH has really helped him mentally so let's hope he keeps banging in goals and staying confident and hungry.
 
I think he’ll peak at around 210
 
I doubt it as Rashford may not be here for more than another 3!years
His form is so inconsistent that I think he will leave eventually to different pastures
 
He’s had a rough patch for a year to 18 months, but it’s a fantastic achievement that he’s hit 100 goals for his boyhood club, and a club he’s been at since 7 years old. I’m proud of him. That coupled with the excellent work he does off the pitch makes me so glad that he’s one of ours. Long live the return of Rashford!
 
Todd said:
Rooney's record is going to be safe for a long, long time, let's not kid ourselves.

A realistic goal for Rashford is to end his United career as a top 10 all-time goalscorer. Let's assume he gets a new contract and remains a United player until he's at least 30. Figuring he's gonna maintain his pretty decent form this season but in the future probably won't be the main goalscoring threat (assuming we hopefully eventually have a legitimate star #9) I could see Rashford being a 10 goals per season kind of guy. He could wind up around 160 or so and be in the top 10 all-time for the club, which would be a pretty incredible accomplishment and leave him a United player well-deserving of a good legacy.

Hell, being one of only 22 players ever to have scored 100 for the club I think he has already made a permanent mark on the club. I think ETH has really helped him mentally so let's hope he keeps banging in goals and staying confident and hungry.
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10 goal a season in all competitions? You're kidding right? Rashford under EtH can easily average 20 goals a season while he's fit and in his prime for the next 5 years. That's another 100. Getting the last 60 as he's declining is the tough part
 
Kinky Melinky said:
I'd honest to God be depressed if Rashford was a our main attacking option over the next 8 seasons. Superb goal today, but he's not a patch on some of the forwards we have had over the years.
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He may not be our main attacking threat, but he may play pretty regularly on the left, as it appears as though Ten Hag has him coming off the left wing to attack the six yard box. He is also on the lookout for quick counter attacks, and will get a few goals that way, especially if he learns that you don't have to blast the ball as hard as you can every time your through on goal.
I'm not sure he will break Rooney's record, but I'm sure he'll get close to 200 goals.
 
How many goals did Rooney have for us when he was 25? Feels like he'd have been nearer 150?
 
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