United players playing their best football coinciding with an expiring contract

[Trex]

Don't want to be a skeptic but Shaw, Dalot, Rashford even De Gea (aside the recent blunder) has been faultless.
Discuss.

 

[Samid]

1 year rolling contract until you show the consistency over several years to deserve a longer contract.

 

[Idxomer]

Only Dalot out of those 4 is playing his best football this season.

 

[Eplel]

It's not a United thing. It's a footballer thing in general.

 

[Red Rash]

Maybe it plays a part but I'm not sure it's the driving force.

De Gea was pretty good last season. Dalot just wasn't the preferred option for Ole. Shaw and Rashford both had terrible seasons.

I think the bigger reason is being in a team where they are properly drilled, playing with better players like Varane, Casemiro, Eriksen and Martinez in particular and increased confidence as a result of this.

In the case of DDG, Shaw and Dalot in particular it must be easier to perform alongside Martinez, Varane and Casemiro offering protection rather than Maguire, Lindelof and McTominay or Fred.

Probably also Ronaldo leaving has helped the team style of play too and Rashford has had to step up now as our key attacker.

 

[Eric_the_Red99]

Shaw’s inconsistency has always been his biggest problem - he was our best player two seasons ago - so I don’t think this applies to him.

Dalot just took an extended period to establish himself as first choice right back, so I don’t think it applies to him either.

Rashford has had one bad season - last season - in his whole United career. It would be insane to say he’s only playing well this season because he wants a pay rise.

De Gea is the only one you mentioned who has form when it comes to playing a lot better when he is motivated to, and vice versa

 

[Kush]

1 year rolling contract until you show the consistency over several years to deserve a longer contract.

None of these players would ever agree to a 1-year-rolling contract.

I just hope the rumors of us having a fixed wage structure is true. It's criminal the wages we've handed out. Martial £240k a week, Rashford £250k a week, De Gea £375k a week. Will be interesting to see how much Rashford is paid when he renews, I can imagine his advisors wanting him to be best paid player at the club ahead of Casemiro which is way ahead of proposed wage structure.

 

[Fitchett]

I remember Anderson playing five good games, got a new contract, then went back to his usual underperforming self.

 

[tenpoless]

I remember Anderson playing five good games, got a new contract, then went back to his usual underperforming self.

Nah, he ran out of stamina after 5 games

 

[noodlehair]

Wouldn't say any of those are playing their best football. Well Dalot maybe but I think that's more because he is actually getting picked alongside a centreback and wide player who don't just randomly disappear 50 times a game. Bissaka would look a lot better there too I'd he only had to do his job rather than 3 people's.

Shaw always starts playing well when a new manager or signing gives him a kick up the backside.

Rashford has been good 3 out of the last 4 years apart from when playing through injuries. Last season was the anomaly.

De Gea. Similar to Dalot I thinknits a lot more to do with having a competent and organised defensive unit so he isn't constantly having to overthink every scenario and predict when one of his team mates will feck up or randomly not be there

Also we had a lot of players playing for new contracts either with us or elsewhere last season, and they were all garbage.

 

[gerdm07]

Only Dalot out of those 4 is playing his best football this season.

Shaw and Rashford are playing their best IMO.

 

[krazyrobus]

There are a lot of factors and just contract length is too simplistic.