Would you trade the potential of Rashford for Harry Kane ?

Would you trade the potential of Rashford for Harry Kane ?

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dogwithabone

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Interested to know how people see this one. It'll never happen in reality of course but I think it'd be a difficult call.

Kane is edging towards becoming the complete striker but Rashford has potential, including blistering pace, that I don't think Kane was anywhere near at the age Rashford is now.

I think I'd slightly go in favour of Rashford's all round game and take a chance that the goals would flow.
 
Rashford can still get a decent bunch of games if United gets an established striker... Imho it would be ideal to let Rashford develop a bit more without him being the main man.
 
As we seen with Welbeck, Januzaj, among others, a lot can go wrong with young talents. I've a lot of faith that it won't with Rashford, but you never know. Kane is young himself and considering what he's done for Spurs up to this point, he'd be a no brainer.
 
I'd rather Rashford. I think he'll end up having a bigger impact on the game in the long run.
 
Reminds me of 'would you swap Martial for Messi' thread last summer. This place is obsessed with such threads.
 
Nope. I prefer Rashford's more mobile style of play. Plus, Rashford can change a game on his own. My sense is that Kane needs a fully functioning attack to do well.
 
I know we tend to be biased as football fans but this is a joke right? Kane is a proven 30 goal a season striker. Rashford is a youngster with lots of potential, but could very easily go the same way as Welbeck or Sturridge.

If this was on a Spurs forum they would think we were having a laugh.
 
I'm sure we will see how they develop further as they will be playing together for England a lot. Hopefully Kane will be more than happy to help Rashford progress.

In terms of trading Rashford for Kane, I wouldn't do it. Seeing someone develop from your own academy and be such a breath of fresh air is hard to compare to another player regardless of their talent.
 
Swap a lad from Wythenshaw for a Cockney?? No chance :nono:

In all seriousness though, I do believe they are both destined for great things. And in a way, I'd like to see Kane stay at Spurs. A club that he's been at from a young age, and show a bit of loyalty.
 
gfactor86 said:
I know we tend to be biased as football fans but this is a joke right? Kane is a proven 30 goal a season striker. Rashford is a youngster with lots of potential, but could very easily go the same way as Welbeck or Sturridge.

If this was on a Spurs forum they would think we were having a laugh.
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I can't ever remember Welbeck or Sturridge having the impact Marcus has at 19 years of age.
 
For me, I love the fact that Rashford is a local lad who grew up dreaming of playing for us... his boyhood club. It's stories like that which contributes to the magic of United for me. Rashford doing well at United means way more to me as a fan, than what it would mean to buy or swap for a Harry Kane in my opinion.

You can argue that this type of attitude is overly sentimental but I just wouldn't swap him. No way...
 
ZupZup said:
For me, I love the fact that Rashford is a local lad who grew up dreaming of playing for us... his boyhood club. It's stories like that which contributes to the magic of United for me. Rashford doing well at United means way more to me as a fan, than what it would mean to buy or swap for a Harry Kane in my opinion.

You can argue that this type of attitude is overly sentimental but I just wouldn't swap him. No way...
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For what it is worth, I think Rashford is good enough to justify that sentimentality. I wouldn't swap him either. The likes of Welbeck though..
 
No.

Partly out of the sentimentality and romantic notion of a local lad making it at the club, partly because Rashford has had a very good first 18 months to his professional career, and partly because Harry Kane would be very expensive, and I'm personally not totally convinced that he'll have quite the same magic touch outside of this current Spurs team, where everything is effectively built around him and there aren't really any 'star' players.
 
Ramshock said:
We arent allowed deprh apparently.
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Yup, when there's an academy player in any position here, the caf will prefer the club never buys anybody else there so as not to 'hamper their development'. Some don't mind where the club finishes as long as x player is getting his precious minutes
 
I can't see how they are mutually exclusive - Rashford can't play 50+ games next season. He's still only 19 and needs the proper time to develop. Yes, he should start centrally in a lot of games but he shouldn't be our main man just yet. That's too much pressure for a 19-year old to bear.
 
Reckon a poll will be better gauge for general opinion than posts. The thread starter specified a hypothetical either/or situation:
dogwithabone said:
It'll never happen in reality of course but I think it'd be a difficult call.
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Yet some are answering with 'why not both' - which isn't really an option per the OP - if it were, I doubt anyone would even consider a trade, and it wouldn't be a difficult call.

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Yeah. Then I'd sell Kane and buy back rashford for a quarter of the price.
 
No. If Rashford develops the way he should, he can be a better player than Kane.
 
Rashford has a lot in his ammo to hurt the opposition than Kane. He's 19 and will develop into a complete striker real soon.
 
gfactor86 said:
I know we tend to be biased as football fans but this is a joke right? Kane is a proven 30 goal a season striker. Rashford is a youngster with lots of potential, but could very easily go the same way as Welbeck or Sturridge.

If this was on a Spurs forum they would think we were having a laugh.
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Kane's obviously the better player at the moment but it's not that weird to prefer holding on to Rashford, who is an incredibly exciting academy player. As strikers go there are ones I'd rather see us have than Kane, and since money isn't really an issue we can simply buy a striker as good or better than Kane and still have Rashford
 
fellaini's barber said:
Yup, when there's an academy player in any position here, the caf will prefer the club never buys anybody else there so as not to 'hamper their development'. Some don't mind where the club finishes as long as x player is getting his precious minutes
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This thread isn't a great example but i'd rather see an academy player given a chance over an average import, every day of the week.

If the team is just an expensively assembled bunch of players... is the man united identity still there? Could it not just be any team playing in red?

Accademy players are one of the real traditions and core values of just about any club.

Look at liverpool with gerrard and carragher, chelsea with terry. Us for years and years. Home grown players come up through the club and often love it.
 
Yeah, definitely. Rashford is a raw but exciting potentially world-class striker. Harry Kane is already a complete world-class striker, and he's still young and will only get better.

No-brainer for me. Surprised by the results.
 
Shark said:
As we seen with Welbeck, Januzaj, among others, a lot can go wrong with young talents. I've a lot of faith that it won't with Rashford, but you never know. Kane is young himself and considering what he's done for Spurs up to this point, he'd be a no brainer.
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gfactor86 said:
I know we tend to be biased as football fans but this is a joke right? Kane is a proven 30 goal a season striker. Rashford is a youngster with lots of potential, but could very easily go the same way as Welbeck or Sturridge.

If this was on a Spurs forum they would think we were having a laugh.
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Physiocrat said:
Yes. Guaranteed goals is what we need. Kane delivers that.
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Jev said:
Yeah, definitely. Rashford is a raw but exciting potential world-class striker. Harry Kane is already a complete, world-class striker, and he's still young and will only get better.

No-brainer for me. Surprised by the results.
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Yeah, I'm in this camp.

Obviously, getting Kane wouldn't mean that Rashford had to leave, but hypothetically, if I could only have one or the other, right now I think it's laughable to pick Rashford over Kane.

Kane is a proven 20 plus goals a season pedigree striker that turns up in big games and handles penalties as well.

I love Rashford, and while it is possible that he'll outshine Kane, I think it's incredibly naive to simply presume he will.

Surprised at the poll results.
 
It's really nice to have an academy prospect and witness his journey and see whether he fulfills his immense potential. One of the most exciting parts of supporting United.
 
DanBorja said:
Rashford can still get a decent bunch of games if United gets an established striker... Imho it would be ideal to let Rashford develop a bit more without him being the main man.
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I don't think its a question of Rashford being the main man or not, he has already proved he is too good to be a second option. What we do need is to strike the right balance by bringing in a striker who can split games and compete with Rashford on equal footing.
 
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