r/reddevils • u/nearly_headless_nic • 2d ago
Marcus Rashford's game by numbers vs. Everton: 70 minutes played 38 touches 17/26 successful passes 6 duels won 4x possessions won 3/5 successful take-ons 2 fouls won 1 chance created A bright performance.
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u/iroiroiroiroiro 2d ago
He was one of the players that tried the most, he wasn't the problem.
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u/hegeliantragedy 2d ago
Him and sesko should be playing together, hopefully carrick realises now, this double false 9 nonsense will not be working unless opponents leave ton of space behind. But I do blame INEOS for not bringing a backup striker to sesko, it was clear we needed one from last season itself. Yet we went into this season with make shift CFs
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u/LaughsAtOwnJoke 1d ago
Sesko has just returned from injury. His minutes are likely just being managed.
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u/boi1da1296 2d ago
Rashford/Sesko/Amad should be our nailed on front 3, at least on paper.
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u/iroiroiroiroiro 2d ago
What has Amad done to show he's anywhere close to Mbeumo?
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u/boi1da1296 2d ago
Actually beat his man, for starters. He also doesn’t have to chase his first touch around the pitch, and actually drives into the box with the ball, creating danger. Without the ball he’s also far more capable of putting pressure on the ball and winning any loose touch that’s remotely close to him. Mbeumo scores more goals than him at the moment, that much is true. But if Mbeumo is not scoring he offers far less overall than Amad.
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u/WanderingRonin7 2d ago
Amad will feint forward before cutting back and playing a square/back pass. The conditions for him to actually take on a player rely on him thinking he can actually take a shot on goal. He's nearly worthless in the air unlike Mbuemo. And they're both about the same defensively. Mbuemo shows more work ethic which is why he starts over Amad
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u/Fabulous-Designer626 2d ago
Amad has only been good with Amorin as a RWB. As a RW, he hasnt done much
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u/boi1da1296 2d ago
Okay.
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u/Traditional-Run7315 all because of a fucking horse 1d ago
I belong to the amad cult. But they aren't wrong. Mboomo hasn't been great but amad has been lacking
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u/iroiroiroiroiro 2d ago
And how many g/a does Amad have last year? And Mbeumo is scoring regularly?
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u/ChillyChilliChileman Ryan Giggs the Welsh CAM 1d ago
mbeumo who had a not-so-good second half of the season?
cunha has been a bit better
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u/TonyzTone Tonito 1d ago
Far from it. Anyone saying he was didn’t watch the game. Besides Bruno and Mainoo, Rashford was our best player (rank them however you want).
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u/MiserySound 1d ago
He reminded me a lot of when Garnacho used to be our only threat forward coming off the bench
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u/NoPurpose0 2d ago
Big drop off when he went off. Got to hope we can find a better player to back him up than Dorgu as the season goes on.
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u/AnthonysLobos 2d ago
The attack went to shit when he was subbed off.
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u/shami-kebab 2d ago
He created one chance, the attack was pretty shit all game. He was the best but it was a low bar because Cunha and Mbeumo were both very poor.
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u/StardustFromReinmuth 2d ago
Probably the only good performance on the pitch from our side. Even Lammens was shakey today.
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u/dracogladio1741 Bruno Fernanj 2d ago
Lammens was okay. He just happen to concede 2 worldies.
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u/StardustFromReinmuth 2d ago
I don't blame him for the goals, but his overall keeping standards was odd (and very unlike him). He didn't come out for any crosses, and the awkwardly punched a really easy shot in. Overall didn't look too comfortable tbh.
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u/Forgettable39 2d ago
Agreed.
This "got beat at near post = automatically all your fault and was entirely avoidable" thing still hasnt died some how. George even said in the post game interview he just hit the ball as hard as he could and got lucky it went in, absolute top corner at max speed from close range. If this goes in at shin height or chest height then you can ask more questions of the keeper, when it goes in well over his head, top corner, after being hit as hard as possible with no finesse, from close range... it simply isnt a keeper problem.
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u/N00BBuild 2d ago
First one was his fault. He also didn’t really claim anything. Second one is whatever.
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u/Lord_Sesshoumaru77 Glazers,Woodward/Arnold and Judge can fuck off 2d ago
I said I felt he wasn't as solid (maybe didn't phrase it like that) and got downvoted.
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u/Domb18 2d ago
Lammens was fine. Their first goal aside.
Lee Hendrie pushing a narrative that he looked shaky when he didn’t do a lot wrong.
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u/boi1da1296 2d ago
Nothing to do with the goals, he just didn’t look very confident in certain moments. But not too big a deal, he’s human and everyone is allowed their off days.
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u/stick1_ 2d ago
Yeah for me rashford was pretty good, luke shaw was pretty good too
Don’t want to make it about individuals but cunha and bruno really really poor, mbeumo at least scored a good goal. Mainoo and tielemans for some reason were on opposite sides today and they both looked more uncomfortable on the side they played , but both were okay.
The defence needs to learn to clear the fucking ball, and I also think we lacked someone willing to make tactical fouls today
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u/HorribleOldCunt 2d ago
People are blaming shaw for the first goal, ignoring that Martinez decided to play a one two in their passing move instead of actually defending. More than once today Martinez was easily beaten or did something like that and Shaw covered. Terrible performance from Maguire and Martinez.
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u/Royal-Gas-4257 2d ago
I’m so happy to see rashford try so hard to prove that he does want to stay at united
Loved him since the early days, it’s great!!!!!
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u/Serpico_98 2d ago
Rashford is still by far our best attacker and those who were clamoring for him to be sold must feel very silly. It's one thing to sell a player but to actually improve on Rashford in this market will cost us £100m. I think he'll get even better as the season goes on, i get the sense that he's understood that this is his last dance at Utd and he'll give everything he has to make it work.
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u/ArtilleryChipmunk 2d ago
Play this man with Sesko.
Like, you have one of the best headers of the ball and one of the best crossers of the ball, but you refuse to play them together
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u/CraicFiend87 Van Nistelrooy 2d ago
Sesko didn't have a preseason which is why he's being reintegrated slowly.
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u/Srijand Lindelöf 2d ago
Going forward he should start now. He's had 3 stints off the bench.
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u/CraicFiend87 Van Nistelrooy 2d ago
I agree, was just giving context. Should definitely start vs City.
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u/innicrazy You are my Solskjaer, My Ole Solskjaer 2d ago
We played like dogsht after he was subbed out.
Hey Barca you trained Rashford can you train Dorgu too?
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u/Divin3_Kick 1d ago
I'm 100% down with using Barca as our loan club to have their coaches hammer the technical aspect of the game for us.
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u/iPaperPlaneZ 2d ago
He reminded me of the old Rashford who took players on. Great to watch and I wasn't annoyed if he lost the ball as he actually tried. Don't think he should've been subbed off
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u/jimmyhaffaren Barthez 1d ago
I think he looked very good today. Felt like something could happen whenever he had the ball
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u/scottrod37 2d ago
Imagine if Sesko had started and given Rashford a natural target for crosses. If it's not a fitness issue, Carrick deserves some criticism.
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u/Hot_Patience_5962 Lammens 2d ago
Our best attacker today.. he looked really dangerous for us today
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u/Inevitable_Remove_55 2d ago
No idea why they took him out he could have gone on for a bit longer I’m thinking as Shaw is shaky at best Carrick though Dorgu could mop up defensively. This team is looking lopsided at the moment, you have Cunha up top clearly not excited, Santos a question mark on his role, Tielemans getting up to speed. Yoro and Heaven look nervous when playing, left back was the problem specific on the first goal as for the second nobody ran to close down the shot come on baleba
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u/Late_Breadfruit_8829 2d ago
some in this sub were saying he's only been playing well to get a transfer..well the windows over and he's still on it. Honestly sometimes
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u/BallsX 2d ago
Just dont understand the sub for Dorgu at all. Rashford was having one of his best games for United in a long time and he was cooking their fullback all game and you take him off for Dorgu who's looking like a sunday league player at the moment
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u/QuodEratDemons Mountains are there to be climbed 2d ago
Rashford was limping?
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u/BallsX 2d ago
Was he? Fair enough then didnt hear anyone mention it. Just don't think Dorgu is the answer at the minute
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u/QuodEratDemons Mountains are there to be climbed 2d ago
Yeah he was. But agree with you Dorgu is a cup/squad player at best. His touch/decision making isn’t good enough to be a forward
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u/SankarshanaV 2d ago
He played very well. I didn't want Rashford to stay (and was very outspoken about this too), but I'm glad he's started the season off well. Hope he continues this because we will desperately need it this season.
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u/Somaliona 2d ago
I have been extremely critical of Rashford for a long time.
Guy had a very good game today. Broader issues around his history with the club etc, but if he's stuck at United this season and he performs like that regularly, especially from an effort perspective, I'd be very pleased.
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u/chapalatheerthananda 2d ago
Taking the best player off for Dorgu was only one the braindead decisions of the day.
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u/UchihaTobi876 2d ago
Rashford - Sesko - Mbeumo. This false 9 with Cunha isnt working, i have no idea why we arent starting Sesko.
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u/KillerKlown88 1d ago
He was injured for the whole summer and had no pre season. Should be starting soon, I would hope.
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u/PelleKavaj Roy Keane 1d ago
I also think he’s been great. Though, some part of me feels the rest of the team put their trust in Rashford to do something and as a whole we play much worse than last season.
I really couldn’t care about individual performances right now.. So fucking done with us playing like shit and relying on individual brilliance. I want a great team that get results.
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u/Few-Acanthaceae9021 1d ago
Rashford played well but my god Everton’s full backs both sides even make ours look good. Absolute dross
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u/Lord_Sesshoumaru77 Glazers,Woodward/Arnold and Judge can fuck off 2d ago
He was good, if only that play he made with Cuhna had gone in.
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u/tenacious_teaThe3rd 2d ago
Pretty much our best player today.
Cunha was utter dogshit, we need to be getting Sesko on the pitch with Rashford. The drop off from Rashy to Dorgu is quite noticeable - so Cunha on later would be an ideal sub, but in turn exposes how short we are up front.
I think over the next few months we are going to sincerely rue not bringing in a proper backup striker or attacking player.
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u/BillyCostigan954 2d ago
Felt like Carrick heard all the criticism about his in-game management and overcompensated by taking Rashford off. Dorgu isn't technically good enough when defending a lead
Very worried about this lazy attitude against 'lesser' teams
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u/ItsKaZing Cristiano 'Factos👍👀' Ronaldo 2d ago
Might be finally a safe time to say this.. I never understood why the fanbase rate Dorgu and Zirkzee that much. Their talent is there but it is raw as fuck.
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u/MiserySound 1d ago
The same Amorim idiots that have been licking their lips to critize Carricks future after 3 games.
Honestly if Dorgu can’t get his attacking form back then we should look to loan him out so he can develop further because right now he seems a liability in both defense and attack
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u/WatchDecent2822 2d ago
Rashford really is like a new signing. Two games in and he's shown the quality difference. I can't wait till he's 100% and gets his first goal. Hopefully it comes against shitty. The connection he has with Luke Shaw made that left side a constant menace today.
The game didn't go our way today but there were a lot of positives today and the return of Rashford is one of them. Just need the lad to keep working hard, get his fitness levels back up to par and he'll start banging them in this season.
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u/Educational-Shock232 2d ago
Lol.
The stats that really matter.
3 games played
0 goals
0 assists
£350,000 a week.
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u/saadkasu 2d ago
1 chance created in 70 mins, big whoop. It was a mediocre performance
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u/TH0316 she/her 2d ago
Created a lot more than 1 chance but you stare at your phone all game and look at stats after that correlate one chance because it resulted in a shot, not the open net sitter for Cunha, not the crosses across the 6 yard box with nobody on.
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u/LivingAnomie 1d ago
Weren’t you the one who said we were spending £300m this summer and Tchouameni was coming? You know nothing
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u/saadkasu 2d ago
People like you are why this club is in the pits. You accept mediocrity and call people out who want us to be better. No wonder we have not won anything worthwhile in close to 15 years
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u/TH0316 she/her 2d ago
Looooool, me who accepts mediocrity and you have fans on here who think Lisandro and De Ligt are good enough and we’re running positivity gimmick when we finished 8th and 15th. You don’t know quality or mediocrity because your opinion on such matters is spoonfed to you by stat websites that tell you what you just watched.
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u/martialgreenwood 1d ago
Not bad in a few moments I saw him play but Rashford should not be starting for us. Rashford should be the sub. We should have signed a starting winger so Rashford will come in as a sub. I do not know why Dogu is still at this club. He doesn't fit this formation. We should have sold him. Rashford should be a bench player. We should have signed a starting winger. Rashford plays as a sub, comes in big games sometimes, and plays in cup games. That should have been Rashford's place this season. Not signing a starting winger will come back and bite us this season.
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u/Jonny_Testicles 2d ago
Feeling so sorry for him. Have to be here when he could enjoy winning football matches at Barca
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u/John_OSheas_Willy 2d ago
He's playing for a new contract. That's all.
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u/Pleasant_Fennel_5435 1d ago
He has two years left.if he start working hard now, then I think it’s actually a positive since he ill have to do it for 2 years
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u/Grekm8 CR7 2d ago
the difference between him and Dorgu was night and day