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da realsbet： Speaking on talkSPORT, Danny Mills has suggested Marcus Rashford is experiencing “Theo Walcott syndrome” as he endures an up-and-down campaign.
What did he say?
The Manchester United forward started off the campaign with a bang, with a brace against Chelsea in his side’s 4-0 victory in their opening Premier League game. However, the England international then went on a period of scoring just once in seven top-flight outings, before appearing to return to form with goals against Liverpool, Norwich and Chelsea.
On Saturday afternoon however, Rashford was nowhere near his best, and as per Sofascore, managed no shots on target over the course of the 90 minutes against Bournemouth.
Now, Mills has taken a dig at the 22-year-old’s inconsistency, and compared his plight to current Everton man Walcott.
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He said: “One minute he’s a world-beater and the next you are going, ‘what’s happened? He’s gone?’. It’s not quite as dramatic, but it’s almost like ‘Theo Walcott syndrome’. He’d score a hat-trick and you’d think, ‘oh my goodness, he’s arrived! That’s it, he is going to kick on’.
“But then he went missing for the next five or six games. I think a lot of United’s players are like that.”
Unfair comparison
Whilst Rashford’s difficulties in front of goal have been well-documented and pored over, it is easy to forget that he only recently turned 22. His name being in the spotlight for a number of years now has arguably worked against him, and he is no longer excused for being a young player. Comparing him to Walcott is a tad harsh, given that the Red Devils academy product has fired in 52 goals in his United career.
The 30-year-old Walcott on the other hand has netted 122 times in his time with Southampton, Arsenal and now Everton. Rashford has plenty of time to find his groove and his best position, and he has been performing in a United team that has been struggling as a whole – not exactly the most conducive of environments to succeed. If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can use him solely in one position, and manages his game-time well, then the the £200k-a-week forward should be able to disprove Mills’ slightly short-sighted verdict.