In 2016, the 18-year-old Rashford turned out to be a success, and fans even marveled at his appearance like C Ronaldo in his youth, especially the elevator ball with a sharp fall. On 19/20 and 20/21, Marcus Rashford delivered a 20+10 record for two consecutive seasons. But from the second half of the 20/21 season to the present, Rashford seems to have lost his former spirituality, and the lazy attitude of the last game against Villa, when you gave up the opportunity to make up for the shot, pushed him to the cusp of public opinion.
The Times wrote an article analyzing the reasons for Rashford's downturn, in the end is a change of coach? Or injuries and attitudes? Or is it an off-site factor?
The Times Paul Hurst:
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Six months ago, when Real Madrid announced their interest in signing Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain began working out a list of possible replacements in case the Frenchman left last summer.
The first name on the list was Marcus Rashford. Paris boss Mauricio Pochettino was – and still is – a big admirer of the England striker.
It's not hard to see why Pochettino is paying attention to Rashford. Marcus Rashford, 24, scored 23 goals for United and England at the end of the 20/21 season, despite suffering numerous injuries.
Pochettino is not the only person outside of Old Trafford who admires Rashford. Talk to his England team-mates and they'll tell you that few strikers in the Premier League can shoot as cleanly as Marcus Rashford.
So it's a bit surprising to see a two-man Rashford recently: the low-confidence man seems to have lost his ability, lazily passing up scoring chances without even a second of his brain.
Marcus Rashford has been unscored in 11 games, the second-longest goal drought in his six-year career, and he has admitted publicly and privately that his performances have not been up to par.
There are also concerns within United about Rashford's form, although they plan to negotiate a contract extension with him before the end of the season. Some club legends have offered their advice in an attempt to help players get out of the slump.
What happened to the killer, who has scored 56 goals and assisted 37 times in the last three full seasons at Old Trafford?
Marcus Rashford scores, shoots, and expects to score every 90 minutes
After the FA Cup third round win over Villa, Lonnick didn't answer the question: "Actually, I don't know. ”
The search for answers is certainly long and complex, with various factors at play.
This season alone, Marcus Rashford has held five positions in four different systems. He played as a left winger in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Villa, a second striker in a 3-4-2-1 formation under Solskjaer and one of the centre-forwards in another Norwegian's two-centre-back system, united's 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in that league game. Lonnick has only coached seven games, but Marcus Rashford has already played three positions under him: a 4-2-3-1 left front, a striker in a 4-2-2-2 formation and a flank forward on the right.
Since his memorable debut against Central Jutland on 25 February 2016, he has never really occupied a fixed position on the flanks. Under Louis van Gaal he was a striker and then moved to the left flank under Jose Mourinho, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer placed him in three positions up front, although he said he preferred to play on the left.
Critics of Marcus Rashford will point out that he played in his favorite position on Monday night but did not perform well, which is indeed an objective comment.
However, the idea that Rashford's poor form is due to his campaign against child poverty off the pitch is absurd. Everyone at the club supports his commendable efforts to hold the government accountable during the pandemic.
Another claim made by Steve McLaren on talkSPORT is that Rashford's attitude is problematic — "He's too easily intimidated to fight in times of adversity." But everyone in Carrington could see that Rashford came to training base every morning at 7:15 a.m. during his summer shoulder injury recovery and left 12 hours later, would they laugh at him for it?
In Rashford's best 19/20 season, his touch area was mostly on the left
Injuries are an important factor in Rashford's struggles. He missed the first 10 games of the season when he was recovering from shoulder surgery.
During his recovery, Marcus Rashford was unable to do much cardio training because if he ran on the treadmill, he could injure his shoulder again. His training focused on lower limb strength. Only recently has he returned to a state of near-complete health.
Last season, Marcus Rashford played 4,200 minutes despite a double stress fracture in his back, before injuring his foot again towards the end of the season.
Marcus Rashford still played in the Europa League final defeat to Villarreal, although his left foot was so swollen that he could barely wear his shoes before kick-off. For about two weeks before the game, he wore slippers most of the time.
Marcus Rashford himself is not completely out of responsibility, but he, like many other young players, has been affected by the constant dismissal and turnover of the manager. Marcus Rashford is a very introverted man and he needs strong coaching from his coach. He didn't get that from the first three terms.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaho Rashford respected and admired each other, but the Norwegian did not do it himself, and he largely let assistant coaches Carrick and McKenna direct the training.
Lonnick has the hope of getting Marcus Rashford to play at his best. His high-post oppressive style fits Rashford and the Englander enjoys working with the manager.
United need Marcus Rashford now and he has to rise to the challenge.
（WinksK4）