Erik ten Hag gives two reasons why Marcus Rashford has lost form for Manchester United
Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag has instructed he has held discussions with Marcus Rashford about his work fee this season.
Rashford has scored solely eight objectives this season and he was booed by United supporters through the FA Cup semi-final in opposition to Coventry at Wembley final week.
The 26-year-old’s Twitter account tweeted at 12.36am on Friday morning, expressing his appreciation for a supportive tweet from a fan account, including: “It is abuse and has been for months. Enough is enough.”
Rashford’s physique language has been broadly criticised this season and Coventry gamers had been staggered by how easily he faded during the second half of their semi-final with United.
“He knows, I know,” Ten Hag stated when requested about Rashford’s drop-off in form. “It has to do with himself but in addition to do, in fact, with the workforce and within the first season and a half we had issues. I already stated our attacking sport has improved rather a lot after the winter. But earlier than winter our attacking sport was not adequate.
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“I believe it’s at all times the two elements I discussed – it’s the workforce and it’s himself. They are in fact associated with one another.
“I believe Marcus Rashford is succesful each season of scoring 25 to 35 objectives. He has the property to do this. I’m 100 per cent assured of this.
“The other thing, yeah, when he is not doing the right stuff out of possession I will confront him with this. Yeah, I will give arguments and also we use data. I think that (such discussions) is an internal matter.”
Ten Hag additionally believes Rashford has suffered from the lay-offs Luke Shaw has had this season. Shaw has solely performed 14 instances for United because of three separate lay-offs and he has not performed since February 18.
Shaw has began outside coaching and he is because of resume workforce coaching subsequent week. “They (the players) need also backing, covering and then it’s about the team and we don’t have a consistent back four,” Ten Hag complained. “That’s why (the workforce struggles to press). That is the principle cause whenever you don’t have that within the again.
“For Rashy, I know he is very comfortable when Luke Shaw has his back because that’s a very good partnership.”
