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Marcus Rashford has already landed himself in scorching water with Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick in a transfer which mirrors the problems the 27-year-old ahead confronted with Manchester United, in accordance with a report from Spain.
A Dream Transfer
Rashford joined Barcelona in the summertime on a season-long mortgage after a public fallout with Purple Devils’ head coach Ruben Amorim.
The previous Sporting supervisor – who arrived in November to exchange Erik ten Hag – took problem with Rashford’s perspective and professionalism in coaching, selecting to drop him for the Manchester Derby consequently.
Rashford’s response was to launch an unauthorised interview a couple of days after the match declaring his intention to go away United. This was not well-received by the manager department or the teaching workers at Outdated Trafford.
Rashford wouldn’t play once more underneath Amorim and a hastily-agreed mortgage deal to Aston Villa was sanctioned on the finish of the winter switch window.
The academy graduate loved a mini-resurgence underneath the tutelage of Unai Emery at Villa Park, incomes a recall to the England squad underneath new supervisor Thomas Tuchel. However Rashford retained hopes of a “dream transfer” to Barcelona, who additionally expressed curiosity in January however couldn’t afford to finish a deal.
This modified over the summer season, nevertheless, after Rashford returned to Outdated Trafford after Villa selected to not train the £40 million purchase possibility.
This then led to United being compelled to simply accept a mortgage to Barcelona, relatively than the everlasting exit INEOS had hoped to motion for the membership’s most handsomely paid participant, as Rashford’s coronary heart was set on Catalonia.
From Hero to Zero
Rashford has skilled a quiet begin to life at Camp Nou with only a solitary help from his opening 5 appearances for the Blaugrana.
However this took a dramatic flip after the 27-year-old ahead was trusted by Flick for his first return to England as Barcelona confronted Newcastle in a pulsating Champions League tie at St James’ Park.
Regardless of an inconsistent efficiency within the first half, Rashford exploded into life within the second with a well-taken header adopted by a spectacular long-range effort to place his adopted aspect two-nil up – a triumphant second on English soil for the England worldwide.
This may have been anticipated to be the clear begin of a brand new chapter in Rashford’s profession in Spain; a key second which he constructed upon in his subsequent look in a Barcelona shirt, as clearly Flick would haven’t any alternative however to start out him towards Getafe at present after such a efficiency.
Besides because the crew sheets for tonight’s fixture have been introduced, Rashford was conspicuously on the bench, with Ferran Torres taking his place on the left wing.
Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo (as relayed by Barca Common) reveals the ahead was dropped as “punishment” for being late to coaching.
“In accordance with Mundo Deportivo, Rashford being benched towards Getafe was a type of punishment handed out by Flick after the English ahead was late for coaching.
Earlier this morning, the on-loan Manchester United ahead arrived in coaching somewhat late. Consequently, Flick has determined to omit him from the beginning eleven.”
“This isn’t a brand new factor for Flick, who has been constant together with his punishment for gamers who come to coaching late. Prior to now, the German tactician has enforced such punishments on gamers corresponding to Jules Kounde, Inaki Pena and most just lately, Raphinha, who is likely one of the candidates to win the Ballon d’Or this month.
“With Rashford not beginning and Lamine Yamal out injured, Flick has opted to start out with each Ferran and Lewandowski.”
Whereas Rashford’s skillset has by no means been unsure – as Amorim overtly said when the ahead was nonetheless at Outdated Trafford – the query marks over his perspective and software of those abilities stays very a lot up for debate.
Characteristic picture Clive Mason by way of Getty Photos
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