When Marcus Rashford scored the goal that destroyed PSG in the 1/8 round of the 2018/19 Champions League, many people commented that MU’s striker was as good as star Kylian Mbappe. But now, when Mbappe is still the most sought-after star in the world, Rashford has become 100% useless.
The 2023/2024 season witnessed Rashford ‘s disastrous decline in form. According to statistics, the MU star has played a total of 42 matches this season but only scored 8 goals. On average, a star earning a salary of 300,000 pounds/week takes more than 5 matches to score 1 goal.
In the 2023/2024 Premier League, Rashford played 33 matches but only scored 7 goals and 2 assists for his teammates. The last goal Rashford scored for MU was in the 2-0 win against Everton on March 9, 2024.
From then until the end of the season last weekend, Rashford did not score another goal and this season’s tally is probably only eight, even though he has an FA Cup final to play this weekend. With a performance like that, it’s easy to understand why coach Gareth Southgate boldly removed Rashford’s name from the summon list to attend the EURO 2024 finals.
Obviously, Rashford had to pay the price for his unexpectedly poor performance. Remember, this is the first time Rashford has been left out of a major international tournament since the 2014 World Cup. However, Rashford cannot blame anyone other than himself and the toxic environment at MU.
Right after signing a new contract with a huge salary, Rashford was caught up in a media storm of “tabloid clickbait” after crashing his £700,000 Rolls-Royce outside the training ground and making a fuss at the box. Chinawhite night from night to morning right after the 0-3 defeat to Man City.
At the age of 26, a player once famous for being dynamic, responsible, and ambitious seems to be returning to the image of the old generation of indulgent, self-indulgent players. The chaos surrounding Rashford has reached such a level that everyone is worried about this systemic failure.
Money, MU’s top reputation, and in British society, the change of manager caused Rashford to slide. At his peak in 2020, Rashford’s right-hand man was Kelly Hogarth, who did much to encourage him in his social campaign to give him purpose and direction outside of football.
The two separated in September 2022, and from that point on, all components of the Rashford empire were directly under the control of two parents, Dane Rashford and Dwaine Rashford, partners at DN May Sports Management. Without a proper pilot, Rashford’s ship increasingly plunges into storms.
Sharing about the decision to eliminate Rashford, coach Southgate said: “This is really a difficult decision because he is a very good player and has played an important role in the England team for many years. But Rashford has played a lot worse and England has too many better players. So I’m out.”
After learning that he was not on the England team’s call-up list for the EURO 2024 finals, Rashford exclaimed on Instagram: “Wishing coach Gareth and the boys all the best for the upcoming tournament.” But what else can he say?
At his peak, Rashford was an excellent talent, who scored 30 goals last season and scored excellent goals for England at the 2022 World Cup. But now, Rashford has become mediocre and deserves to be eliminated. cancel. England does not need someone who is so arrogant that he loses his own aspirations even though he has not won any valuable titles.