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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2016 17:19:45 GMT
MOURINHO ON RASHFORD'S ENGLAND ROLE Jose Mourinho is more than happy with Marcus Rashford's progression with England and hailed his status as the number two striker to Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Manchester United's no.9 role. The Reds boss was asked about Rashford's switch from the England senior squad to the Under-21s group following his impressive, albeit fleeting, exploits for the Three Lions at Euro 2016. Mourinho is not concerned at all and believes it's more important for the teenager's development that he plays matches for the U21s rather than possibly sit on the bench for Sam Allardyce's national side. "The situation with England is funny because when you are 18 years old and are in the Under-21 national team, I don't think it's a drama," Mourinho explained in an exclusive interview with MUTV. "I think he's fantastic, I think he's very good. But to be honest, for his development, I think it's better to be in the Under-21s and play two international matches than go to Slovakia with the first team and sit watching Harry Kane and [Jamie] Vardy and those experienced players that Sam is going to select. So I think it's very good for him at the age of 18 to play in the Under-21 national team. "To be, at this moment, Manchester United's second striker [in the no.9 position] – not the third or fourth or fifth – behind one of the top players in the world, who he can learn so much from, I think his situation is very good." www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2016/Aug/mourinho-happy-with-rashford-england-progress-and-says-he-is-no-2-to-zlatan.aspx?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=ManUtdCompletely nailed it! |
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Post by CaajScot on Aug 26, 2016 19:24:46 GMT
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Post by Deez on Aug 26, 2016 20:33:58 GMT
Too many articles going around about Mourinho stunting Rashford's growth already.
We're 2 games in you gimps
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Post by Ole's Red Whiteknight03 Army on Aug 26, 2016 23:35:56 GMT
Why is Rashford's absence from the senior side a 'Mourinho cost Rashford his call up' story and not a 'Big Sam too scared to make changes' story? Pretty sure Mourinho doesn't pick the national squad or could've changed Sam's mind about Rashford over 2 league matches. If Rashford isn't playing for England, it's because the England manager didn't think he's good enough or didn't want to take a chance on an 18 year old in his first national squad, but that means going against the narrative.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2016 4:07:19 GMT
Why is Rashford's absence from the senior side a 'Mourinho cost Rashford his call up' story and not a 'Big Sam too scared to make changes' story? Pretty sure Mourinho doesn't pick the national squad or could've changed Sam's mind about Rashford over 2 league matches. If Rashford isn't playing for England, it's because the England manager didn't think he's good enough or didn't want to take a chance on an 18 year old in his first national squad, but that means going against the narrative. I think in this case it makes perfect sense for an 18 year old not playing for his club to be left out of the England squad. |
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Post by Pulang_Demonyo on Aug 27, 2016 6:46:39 GMT
Why is Rashford's absence from the senior side a 'Mourinho cost Rashford his call up' story and not a 'Big Sam too scared to make changes' story? Pretty sure Mourinho doesn't pick the national squad or could've changed Sam's mind about Rashford over 2 league matches. If Rashford isn't playing for England, it's because the England manager didn't think he's good enough or didn't want to take a chance on an 18 year old in his first national squad, but that means going against the narrative. Now this is the problem with England to be honest. There should be no shortcuts when calling up youngsters like Rash, unless he displays Ronaldo/Messi/Suarez like talent consistently for club and U-21 or below country. I believe that for so long, England has been looking for the next big thing that when gets to the big leagues young, along with all the attention, the guy burns out faster. If I were Rash, I would take my sweet time, away from the big lights, learning from Zlat and Mou, to hone my skills until they burst open for everyone to see. |
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Post by Ole's Red Whiteknight03 Army on Aug 27, 2016 13:54:24 GMT
The point isn't whether Rashford should or shouldn't be in the England squad. As it happens, I agree that he should continue developing his game at the U-21 level and tone the hype machine down a few notches.
My point was that whether Rashford gets an England call up has nothing to do with Mourinho, despite the collective efforts of the press to make everything he does pejorative.
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Post by RAZ on Aug 28, 2016 0:32:14 GMT
After 20 years of being a die hard united fan i learned my lesson about youngsters.trying to not hype them too much just because they scored a couple or showed some amazing talent,as most of them dont make it at this club in the end.
But that kid rashford...my goodness,watching him play for some minutes brings more joy to me than the last 3years combined.this kid is clearly our future as a striker,it may turn the other way around but i really dont think so.
Thanks for the fergie time winner marcus!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 0:49:24 GMT
Rashford is the First teenager to score in the league for Mourinho.
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Post by grandpaTJ on Aug 28, 2016 5:40:39 GMT
Why is Rashford's absence from the senior side a 'Mourinho cost Rashford his call up' story and not a 'Big Sam too scared to make changes' story? Pretty sure Mourinho doesn't pick the national squad or could've changed Sam's mind about Rashford over 2 league matches. If Rashford isn't playing for England, it's because the England manager didn't think he's good enough or didn't want to take a chance on an 18 year old in his first national squad, but that means going against the narrative. Now this is the problem with England to be honest. There should be no shortcuts when calling up youngsters like Rash, unless he displays Ronaldo/Messi/Suarez like talent consistently for club and U-21 or below country. I believe that for so long, England has been looking for the next big thing that when gets to the big leagues young, along with all the attention, the guy burns out faster. If I were Rash, I would take my sweet time, away from the big lights, learning from Zlat and Mou, to hone my skills until they burst open for everyone to see. So far, IMO, Rashford has shown incredible poise and seems to be living "in the moment". I believe that players like Ibra and other veterans, along with Mou and his staff will mentor Rasher and make sure he is well taken care of and has the time to develop his game properly. So far, I cannot think of him playing a "bad" game, and that is not hype, that is my eyes (which are, admittedly old and untrained in all nuances of football) |
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Post by CaajScot on Aug 28, 2016 6:24:40 GMT
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Post by Pulang_Demonyo on Aug 28, 2016 6:47:50 GMT
Now this is the problem with England to be honest. There should be no shortcuts when calling up youngsters like Rash, unless he displays Ronaldo/Messi/Suarez like talent consistently for club and U-21 or below country. I believe that for so long, England has been looking for the next big thing that when gets to the big leagues young, along with all the attention, the guy burns out faster. If I were Rash, I would take my sweet time, away from the big lights, learning from Zlat and Mou, to hone my skills until they burst open for everyone to see. So far, IMO, Rashford has shown incredible poise and seems to be living "in the moment". I believe that players like Ibra and other veterans, along with Mou and his staff will mentor Rasher and make sure he is well taken care of and has the time to develop his game properly. So far, I cannot think of him playing a "bad" game, and that is not hype, that is my eyes (which are, admittedly old and untrained in all nuances of football) Yep... he seems to be a grounded kid and I like that. Also, he seems to still have the youthful energy and I like that as well, hence the good performances. However, I wouldn't mind if he doesn't start for another few games, because for example, you put immense pressure on the kid if you start him on the derby for example, in place of say Zlat or Mata. Last season's case was understandable, because we were short on bodies back then. Me thinks he will kill it mid season, if for example we lose any of the front four for some time. hahaha |
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Post by viking22 on Aug 28, 2016 7:37:59 GMT
I really don't understand the fuss. As Mourinho points out Rashford is our number 2 striker and that is impressive for an 18 year old and will ensure he will get plenty of opportunities especially as our number 1 striker is 35 years old. Viewing that as a demotion while technically correct is the wrong way of thinking about it because he only ended up as our number 1 striker last season because Van Gaal sold Van Persie and Hernandez and moved Rooney to midfield to spare him further embarassment after he sucked so badly as a number 9. Young players should have to fight for their places. Rashford knows he has to take his opportunities under Mourinho to get more gametime because all things equal Zlatan will get the nod. But that is the way it always has been and should be.
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Post by Dave on Aug 28, 2016 8:38:44 GMT
Why is Rashford's absence from the senior side a 'Mourinho cost Rashford his call up' story and not a 'Big Sam too scared to make changes' story? Pretty sure Mourinho doesn't pick the national squad or could've changed Sam's mind about Rashford over 2 league matches. If Rashford isn't playing for England, it's because the England manager didn't think he's good enough or didn't want to take a chance on an 18 year old in his first national squad, but that means going against the narrative. The press want a story and they aren't going to take digs at the new England manager before he's even started so Mourinho coupled with his history of youth suits. Not that Mourinho is doing wrong but the club managers dictate the selection to the national manager or at least they should imo, if you aren't playing for your club then you shouldn't be in the national team, Big Sam has said that from the off but whether he'll be true to his word we'll see. |
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Post by Dave on Aug 28, 2016 9:14:37 GMT
After the game yesterday it sounded like Mourinho is reluctant play him wide which is a shame.
I don't quite understand this overprotectiveness from fans this season, all this talk of limelight and pressure it's not even on him now with the options we have. There is more reason to play him not less, he scored on his Derby debut and now he's not ready for a game like that?
The kid lit it up yesterday and Jose needs to let him loose on the Berties.
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