In the early morning of March 27, England narrowly defeated Switzerland 2-1 in a warm-up match, and after conceding an first goal, England completed the reversal with Luke Shaw's goal and Kane's penalty. However, for Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford, he is now just a spectator. In this issue's England squad, he and teammate Sancho both lost. It also casts a shadow over his World Cup dreams. At last year's European Championships, Marcus Rashford was also considered the future leader of England's forward line. According to the football Insider, Rashford has told friends around him that he hopes to leave Manchester United this summer, and the next stop includes but is not limited to Arsenal, Newcastle, Tottenham Hotspur and La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barca.
That's because Marcus Rashford isn't having a good time at Manchester United right now. This season, Marcus Rashford has scored just five goals and two assists in 26 games, and in the Premier League, he has only started 10 times in 19 games and scored four goals and two assists. This is also the most important reason why he lost the English team. Rashford's best position is left winger, and he can also play as a single arrow to take on the task of quick counterattack. But now, Sancho is getting better and better on the left, his offensive creativity and passing shots are impressive, and Rashford can only go to the right to look for opportunities, or form a double striker with Ronaldo, which makes him feel confused.
In addition, during the solskjaer coaching period, Rashford's connection with Pogba was once the most direct and effective way of attacking Manchester United, and since then B Fee has joined, Rashford's offensive space has been compressed, fortunately, he still has a lot of room to play in solskjaer's anti-counter tactical system. It wasn't until Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo joined in succession that Rashford really felt what it meant to struggle.
However, Rashford's sluggish form is not all tactical reasons, after returning from injury this season, Rashford's mentality has changed a lot, last season he was United's second attendance king after B Fee, and he spared no effort on the field. This season, Rashford is like Martial, and he will even give up the opportunity to make up for the shot because his teammates do not pass the ball. In addition, Rashford has received a lot of praise for his enthusiasm for charity activities, but in the eyes of some football insiders, this kind of off-field activity will also make him stop focusing on football.
Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he will continue to stay at Manchester United next season, which means that even if Manchester United changes managers, Rashford's offensive pick will not become higher. In this case, it is actually normal for him to have a mind. Marcus Rashford's contract with Manchester United expires in the summer of 2023 and, like Pogba, United have the option to proactively extend their one-year contract. In addition, Rashford's weekly salary of 250,000 pounds and a value of 85 million euros are also obstacles to his departure.
England boss Southgate has also previously said he will meet with Marcus Rashford to help him regain his best form. The desire for the World Cup will also strengthen Rashford's determination to leave. Now, the team most interested in him is the Gunners Arsenal, and with Aubameyang leaving and Lacazette and Nketia's contract expiring, Arteta wants to bring in a new attacker, and Rashford's speed, skills and ability to seize opportunities in front of goal are all appreciated by him. Tarsier is confident of getting the 24-year-old England striker back on track.
Aubameyang was swept out of the arsenal and then switched to Barcelona and began to explode, becoming the absolute main force of the Red and Blue Army, a successful model of moving the dead to the dead, which may give Rashford more confidence. However, whether it is staying at Manchester United or going to other teams, the first thing Marcus Rashford has to do is to correct his attitude to the game and become diligent on the field again, otherwise, it is useless to say anything.