Rio Ferdinand on Marcus Rashford slander:
“Makes you wonder if those criticizing him actually watched the game or just followed online narratives—because screenshots can mislead. He kept trying all game; only Lamine Yamal matched his effort.”
He wasn’t good at finishing the chances he got … but he had a good game overall
Warm_Republic4849 on
People jump ship at the sigh of trouble. But when they win they show support. They also think we should win every game 10-0
eggplantpot on
I agree he did put a lot of effort but the quality and the clinicality were not good enough for what the match required. I think critizicing this is not a narrative but a reality.
Ok-Cold-3422 on
I think he was a good outlet =/= he had a good game but it’s not like any of his chances were clear cut except the first one
xscientist on
He’s an outstanding player, and I hope we keep him. But he needs a finishing coach. Henry was commenting after the match that he tends to try to smash all his shots with power using his laces. When cutting in from the wing you need to open your hips and use the side of your foot to curl it into the far side of the net, which is finishing 101. Yes, there are times to use your laces and hulk smash, but Rashford doesn’t seem to have the instinct to choose proper technique under the pressure of the moment.
pr0cess1ng on
Solid performance from him. If one of his 10 chances hit the back of the net everyone would say it was an insane performance. Unlucky. Lets hope a little luck is on our side next leg.
ColdPlox on
We need to sign a finishing coach for him ASAP! He had everything at Man U except the end product and we can change that!
jumali-254 on
And Olmo if we want to count effort. Rashford is a good player but he lacks close control and end product required for our style of play. He is a better option off the bench to stretch games.
MiniMaggit- on
I’m tired of overrating posts about Rashford tbh. He’s been so ass and wastes a lot of chances and barely presses, he’s definitely not worth the 30 mil tag. He would only be worth for second loan but not more than that
Jspaul44 on
I thought he was good on the wing in the first half. When he had to play as the 9 after taking out Lewandowski due to the red card, he pretty much disappeared.
tomasbj on
Yesterday was when I confirmed most here don’t have a clue of what they are saying. Thrashing Rashford when he was pretty much our only offensive output with Yamal forced to be a creator. The chances he missed were not clear cut, and he could have done better in only one of the incidents (the one he chose to shoot after rounding the keeper and over-running the ball). There is a reason we created nothing else after he was taken off. But folks here already have a narrative and will bend their worldview to fit it.
Cegesvar on
I think his performance was better than most of the team apart from Yamal and maybe Cancelo and Eric. His performance was good yesterday, even better in the second half
InLovewithMayzekin on
Barça is one of the most toxic community toward their own players and especially if the player is not home grown or just a loan player.
Rashford gave us already more than some of the best subs we’ve ever had in our history but when you had messi in your team, dropping historic matches over historic matches of course people rate players badly for normal performances.
He will never be rated decently by the base if he don’t drop banger after banger. Just a daily reminder that without him in the team.
We Lose La Liga, We ain’t top 8 in UCL and may not even qualify for Quarter as the win vs Newcastle is entirely on his solo goal, our early season when Raphinha and Lamine either underperformed heavily or were injured, he stepped up to give us wins with the chances he created.
Sometimes I wonder if the players we treat badly should not just go to the opposite club and dunk on us.
forlooplover on
Eric should play as cb he js the best cb we have
HenryReturns on
Everything change after that red card.
Rashford was electric and everytime he has the ball Atletico where shitting themselves cuz “ah shit here we go again” and they do another cardio session lol
That’s even considering that referee was refusing to give yellow cards to Atletico , they did 18 fouls for the whole game
okay_oky on
His finishing was sooo shit. Let’s be real
hal4264 on
He tried yes and he got into great positions. But you know who also tries and gets into great positions? FERRAN TORRES
1manSHOW11 on
Was literally the 2nd best player for us yesterday
Fabulous_Nectarine78 on
Absolutely agree. Of course the finishing was not up to the mark ,but he was our chance creator along with Yamal
residentbio on
I was happy with Rashford. One day later, still happy. Just annoyed ball never went in.
enzob7319 on
This is why Rio Ferdinand is an awful pundit.
SummerGoal on
He probably came closest to scoring with the freekick off the bar. I thought it was a solid performance we just needed to finish chances all around
Defiant_Network7916 on
I’m a huge fan of the player personally, but I have not been impressed with him at Barca. He’s shown flashes and obviously has a ton of ability, but he’s the type of player to make a tremendous free kick or long range shot but miss the easy shot or be let down by his touch when it matters most. That all being said, Raphinha is injured, and he has done well in the role covering for him.
KundiKumaran on
I mean, if all depends on the standards. This Rashford might be the best player in the current Manutd squad but he still can’t match the flair and quality that’s on the Barca squad. He still plays like an Englishman imo
hydra_2108 on
he wasnt bad, but he wasnt great either. Pretty decent perfomance overall
arackalabu91 on
Srsly screw effort ..this is Champions league …Champions play on this stage …its ruthless as it gets ..please stop praising effort …effort only is for teams who don’t wanna be Champions…
Teams with Effort and ruthless mentality get to be champions …
Imo..rashford is not cut out for a club like ours …he is a try hard …trying make a point that he belongs to elite and keeps overplaying moves in the quest for it!!
Barca is a club that believes and belongs to players that believes they already belong to the elite and the players who have thrived here have always played with that conviction…
this is sole reason we are never scared to play Real Madrid at their “roofed up shit hole” when everyone around Europe shits themselves playing at it.
Salt_Skirt1251 on
attacking wise he was really good just got unlucky, but for a team like barca especially for our tactics the attackers also need to give pressure (defending starts from attackers) but he wasnt that good upfront to pressure
PeterFile690 on
As a Man Utd fan, Rashford seems to have lost his composure and confidence with striking the ball. I didn’t realise it much when he was with us, because he was so inconsistent, but he had some swagger when he finished chances and he had conviction when things were going well for him. Even in 23/24, he had a crap season, but he had memorable goals, like the goals against Arsenal, City, Liverpool and Tottenham. I don’t know if he’ll ever get it back. The only game where I feel like Rashford was at his absolute best was that game against Newcatle at the start of the season, so maybe he still has it in him, but he just hasn’t got the mentality to do it consistently.
AlternativePOV91 on
Of course Rio is biased towards Rashford. He surely wasn’t bad per se, but he wasn’t particularly good either. Let me elaborate on this. When you’re an experienced player from a big club, you’re expected to show more than just decent movement, shots, and runs. What we really need is impact, i.e. goals, assists, created big chances and moments that make a difference. Personally, I don’t want us to sign him, because he also doesn’t press well or often enough. If you take everything into consideration (his salary, performances, style of play, and willingness to press) it really is as simple as that.
333LA on
Yeh effort was great from rashford but his quality isnt up to scratch barring dead balls
Outside-Leopard-9783 on
Couldn’t finish his dinner
rsmithcreations on
With a bit of luck, we would have been praising him instead. That is football.
I applaud the effort! Visça Barça!
No-Employee-7327 on
People here have no idea how difficult finishing is and how difficult some things are when it comes to training them, most people here can’t even do 5 keepy-ups.
gvm_barca408 on
Cancelo and Him have such a great chemistry! They were linking up so well on the left
Excellent_Village_14 on
The problem is lack of conversion of chances he get !!
MongooseDirect2477 on
he keep missing the only chances barca has, but i guess you can say he tried.
Its_Master_Roshi on
Actually there time 1v1 hes seems confused curl it in or go for laces. For the laces shot he’s trying to create space for himself,which made things harder for him to score. He should actually work hard on his shooting techniques and decision making
Major_Road6162 on
Based on that Ferran was amazing many games in which he missed easy goals
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He wasn’t good at finishing the chances he got … but he had a good game overall
People jump ship at the sigh of trouble. But when they win they show support. They also think we should win every game 10-0
I agree he did put a lot of effort but the quality and the clinicality were not good enough for what the match required. I think critizicing this is not a narrative but a reality.
I think he was a good outlet =/= he had a good game but it’s not like any of his chances were clear cut except the first one
He’s an outstanding player, and I hope we keep him. But he needs a finishing coach. Henry was commenting after the match that he tends to try to smash all his shots with power using his laces. When cutting in from the wing you need to open your hips and use the side of your foot to curl it into the far side of the net, which is finishing 101. Yes, there are times to use your laces and hulk smash, but Rashford doesn’t seem to have the instinct to choose proper technique under the pressure of the moment.
Solid performance from him. If one of his 10 chances hit the back of the net everyone would say it was an insane performance. Unlucky. Lets hope a little luck is on our side next leg.
We need to sign a finishing coach for him ASAP! He had everything at Man U except the end product and we can change that!
And Olmo if we want to count effort. Rashford is a good player but he lacks close control and end product required for our style of play. He is a better option off the bench to stretch games.
I’m tired of overrating posts about Rashford tbh. He’s been so ass and wastes a lot of chances and barely presses, he’s definitely not worth the 30 mil tag. He would only be worth for second loan but not more than that
I thought he was good on the wing in the first half. When he had to play as the 9 after taking out Lewandowski due to the red card, he pretty much disappeared.
Yesterday was when I confirmed most here don’t have a clue of what they are saying. Thrashing Rashford when he was pretty much our only offensive output with Yamal forced to be a creator. The chances he missed were not clear cut, and he could have done better in only one of the incidents (the one he chose to shoot after rounding the keeper and over-running the ball). There is a reason we created nothing else after he was taken off. But folks here already have a narrative and will bend their worldview to fit it.
I think his performance was better than most of the team apart from Yamal and maybe Cancelo and Eric. His performance was good yesterday, even better in the second half
Barça is one of the most toxic community toward their own players and especially if the player is not home grown or just a loan player.
Rashford gave us already more than some of the best subs we’ve ever had in our history but when you had messi in your team, dropping historic matches over historic matches of course people rate players badly for normal performances.
He will never be rated decently by the base if he don’t drop banger after banger. Just a daily reminder that without him in the team.
We Lose La Liga, We ain’t top 8 in UCL and may not even qualify for Quarter as the win vs Newcastle is entirely on his solo goal, our early season when Raphinha and Lamine either underperformed heavily or were injured, he stepped up to give us wins with the chances he created.
Sometimes I wonder if the players we treat badly should not just go to the opposite club and dunk on us.
Eric should play as cb he js the best cb we have
Everything change after that red card.
Rashford was electric and everytime he has the ball Atletico where shitting themselves cuz “ah shit here we go again” and they do another cardio session lol
That’s even considering that referee was refusing to give yellow cards to Atletico , they did 18 fouls for the whole game
His finishing was sooo shit. Let’s be real
He tried yes and he got into great positions. But you know who also tries and gets into great positions? FERRAN TORRES
Was literally the 2nd best player for us yesterday
Absolutely agree. Of course the finishing was not up to the mark ,but he was our chance creator along with Yamal
I was happy with Rashford. One day later, still happy. Just annoyed ball never went in.
This is why Rio Ferdinand is an awful pundit.
He probably came closest to scoring with the freekick off the bar. I thought it was a solid performance we just needed to finish chances all around
I’m a huge fan of the player personally, but I have not been impressed with him at Barca. He’s shown flashes and obviously has a ton of ability, but he’s the type of player to make a tremendous free kick or long range shot but miss the easy shot or be let down by his touch when it matters most. That all being said, Raphinha is injured, and he has done well in the role covering for him.
I mean, if all depends on the standards. This Rashford might be the best player in the current Manutd squad but he still can’t match the flair and quality that’s on the Barca squad. He still plays like an Englishman imo
he wasnt bad, but he wasnt great either. Pretty decent perfomance overall
Srsly screw effort ..this is Champions league …Champions play on this stage …its ruthless as it gets ..please stop praising effort …effort only is for teams who don’t wanna be Champions…
Teams with Effort and ruthless mentality get to be champions …
Imo..rashford is not cut out for a club like ours …he is a try hard …trying make a point that he belongs to elite and keeps overplaying moves in the quest for it!!
Barca is a club that believes and belongs to players that believes they already belong to the elite and the players who have thrived here have always played with that conviction…
this is sole reason we are never scared to play Real Madrid at their “roofed up shit hole” when everyone around Europe shits themselves playing at it.
attacking wise he was really good just got unlucky, but for a team like barca especially for our tactics the attackers also need to give pressure (defending starts from attackers) but he wasnt that good upfront to pressure
As a Man Utd fan, Rashford seems to have lost his composure and confidence with striking the ball. I didn’t realise it much when he was with us, because he was so inconsistent, but he had some swagger when he finished chances and he had conviction when things were going well for him. Even in 23/24, he had a crap season, but he had memorable goals, like the goals against Arsenal, City, Liverpool and Tottenham. I don’t know if he’ll ever get it back. The only game where I feel like Rashford was at his absolute best was that game against Newcatle at the start of the season, so maybe he still has it in him, but he just hasn’t got the mentality to do it consistently.
Of course Rio is biased towards Rashford. He surely wasn’t bad per se, but he wasn’t particularly good either. Let me elaborate on this. When you’re an experienced player from a big club, you’re expected to show more than just decent movement, shots, and runs. What we really need is impact, i.e. goals, assists, created big chances and moments that make a difference. Personally, I don’t want us to sign him, because he also doesn’t press well or often enough. If you take everything into consideration (his salary, performances, style of play, and willingness to press) it really is as simple as that.
Yeh effort was great from rashford but his quality isnt up to scratch barring dead balls
Couldn’t finish his dinner
With a bit of luck, we would have been praising him instead. That is football.
I applaud the effort! Visça Barça!
People here have no idea how difficult finishing is and how difficult some things are when it comes to training them, most people here can’t even do 5 keepy-ups.
Cancelo and Him have such a great chemistry! They were linking up so well on the left
The problem is lack of conversion of chances he get !!
he keep missing the only chances barca has, but i guess you can say he tried.
Actually there time 1v1 hes seems confused curl it in or go for laces. For the laces shot he’s trying to create space for himself,which made things harder for him to score. He should actually work hard on his shooting techniques and decision making
Based on that Ferran was amazing many games in which he missed easy goals