Britain's "Daily Mirror" said that Lonnick's employment arrangement has brought Rashford closer and closer to leaving Manchester United. Against Leicester City, Cavani was injured, C Ronaldo was absent due to illness, and the English demon star could only continue to sit on the bench and could not enter the starting lineup, which was a big negative for him.
This season was sure to be the most disappointing year of Rashford's career, with Lonnick preferring bruno Fernandez and Pogba to guest strikers rather than pull master, apparently thinking he was in terrible shape. You know, Marcus Rashford lost to England, so he has been preparing for this game at Carrington for the past two weeks. British Sky Sports commentator Gary Neville described the decision as unbelievable.
However, this is not the case, and Rashford's appointment as a substitute is in line with his current state. In the Premier League matches since January 15, Erlanga has made 10 appearances, scored 2 goals, created 4 chances, 21 passes and 22 times regained the ball; in contrast, Marcus Rashford has also scored 2 goals in 8 games, but has only created 3 chances, 16 passes, and only 7 times, less than a third of the Swedish Fast Horse. Therefore, in this case, the more aggressive attack and defense of Elanga is of course the first choice.
Meanwhile, Fernandez scored two key goals for Portugal in the World Cup, and Ronnick's choice to make him a cameo striker was not unexpected. However, this is certainly another heavy blow for Rashford. He also spent most of his time inactive after his appearance, nearly invisible, only briefly flashing in stoppage time. Unfortunately, his only chance was interfered with by Elanga, who was in an offside position.
Interestingly, the Daily Mirror defended Marcus Rashford, who owns England's "hukou book", saying that he did not perform well after coming off the bench and that "few people will blame him for not having enough courage". But in fact, even if there is only one minute of playing time, a player should desperately prove himself, rather than giving up hope because he thinks that the manager does not trust him.
Marcus Rashford has been in a slump since undergoing shoulder surgery in October, scoring just five goals in all competitions this season and being dumped by England manager Gareth Southgate. Manchester United's other Celeu Rio Ferdinand believes that Rashford, whose contract expires in 2023, may refuse the new contract and choose to leave.
"Marcus Rashford must be thinking about something right now." "Maybe there's a new contract negotiation behind the scenes, but if you're Marcus Rashford, you're sitting on the bench and thinking, 'This old man doesn't like me,'" Ferdinand said. The team would rather not have a center than let me start, how can I stay here and sign this contract?' All the signs are wrong. I'm not saying he's perfect or has played particularly well in the last few weeks, but at the same time it's a false signal. Forget everything else, if I were Rashford, I would look at it and think 'this guy didn't rate me'. If he was going to replace me with two midfielders, he wouldn't take me seriously."
But marcus Rashford will not be smooth sailing if he leaves Manchester United, first of all, he will not be easy to find his next home, his weekly salary is as high as 200,000 pounds, and the Red Devils will also ask for a large transfer fee. It is rumored that Barca, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool and Arsenal are watching the situation of La Fufu. But former Gunners forward Eduardo believes that the old club does not need to bring in a Manchester United star.
Eduardo said: "Marcus Rashford was one of the names associated with Arsenal this summer, but is he the right person for the No. 9 position? Of course not. He's not playing as a centre-forward at Manchester United, and if Arsenal need a centre-forward, why bring him in? I don't know if he's capable of doing the jobs arsenal need, it's hard to say because sometimes the bigger players come to Arsenal and it doesn't go well, like Willian, David Luiz and so on."
Another stat shows that Marcus Rashford has played as a left winger in 146 times, as a right winger 38 times and as a centre forward 120 times at United, while his most efficient position is on the left side, averaging 0.54 goals per game, playing 0.51 goals for the center and only 0.44 goals on the right side.