14 - Marcus Rashford

[ZenI]

All of the great goalscorers Barça acquired took some time to adapt, they didn’t hit the ground running as well as him IMHO

Suarez was missing easy chances and was a facilitator more than a goalscorer first, looking to find his role in the attack. Ibra never truly was a consistent threat. Titi was whistled early on. Villa struggled and many of us wondered if we got him too late in his career. Only Samu comes to mind who was a rising star at Mallorca and hit the ground running at Barça. Saviola was a disaster

Only Lewandowski was WC from the go and has actually become a key piece in Flick’s offense

I thought Marcus would struggle more in tight spaces since his dribbling is more suited to the Premiership where he could kick & rush the defenders more. But that too he’s becoming more dangerous

We’re 5 months into his loan, months before the business end of season where we should see whether he has what it takes to continue. That will dictate his continuity or not and while I am not fussed one way or the other on the outcome I have the impression he will deliver

I agree, many forwards took some time to adapt. But I don't think he'll become a "scorer" of rang - but he'll improve for sure.
Like you said, not many forwards hit the ground running as well as Rashy. Not trying to secure a new loan or buying him will leave us exposed, not like there are cheap wingers as good as Rashy growing on trees. Bringing a new player will be a risk, Rashy isn't a risk - he produces every time he plays. Also, no more Torres in the wing ffs - Torres only plays CF from now on... so we only have Yamal, Raphinha and Rashy for 2 spots really.

 

[MonteCuler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2001296150595310021

Here is a comp of his great actions so far. Honestly when you watch it like this it looks fucking impressive. Of course it doesn't paint the whole picture but you can see his quality

I hope he keeps improving and we get his absolute best in April - May. This guy will be a very powerful weapon off the bench in big CL games

But it's undeniable he improved a lot. This could be another player whose career Flick revived. His mindset is also completely changed. He doesn't press like a madman but it's not that he's too lazy either. United will be getting a much better player back if we don't buy him but not sure if he'll want to stay there