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da blaze casino： Lately there’s been a lot of talk about Barcelona possibly looking for a suitable replacement for Luis Suarez.
In fact, just recently, Mundo Deportivo came out with a shortlist that included Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford. But for all his potential, Blaugrana should steer clear of him.
On the chalkboard
Suarez is now 32 and quite clearly, Barcelona will have to replace him sooner rather than later.
And sure, despite his age and the fact his career might be heading towards the sunset, the Uruguayan Pistolero is still very much an effective part of the Blaugrana squad.
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After all, he has already scored six goals in a total of eight games for Barcelona this season alone.
Not to mention his overall contribution for the club; Suarez has played a major role in their success with his 183 goals in 255 games.
And looking at that list Mundo Deportivo were kind enough to share, Rashford is definitely the odd man out.
Not good enough
It definitely sounds like a harsh verdict on a player who’s still just 21.
Rashford is just one of those players that have been around for what feels like ages already and yet, this is still the very beginning of his career.
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But the young Englishman has already had a lot of time to develop on one of the biggest stages in world football and his improvement seems to have stagnated just a bit.
This season, he has scored three goals and assisted two in the eight games he has played for Manchester United so far. He also tallied 2.6 shots, 1.3 key passes and one dribble per game.
These figures are not necessarily bad but they are also not particularly impressive or rather, not impressive enough for the Blaugrana.
Other than that, his passing is also sub-par since he only managed to maintain 71.5% passing accuracy so far in the English top-flight.
Of course, we have to take into consideration that United are struggling as a team since they are sitting in 12th, having only tallied one win in their last five games across all competitions.
That also must’ve had a toll on Rashford’s individual stats but he’s been with the Red Devils’ senior team since 2016 which means that he’s had a long period of adapting and showing his potential.
Even Jose Mourinho, the club’s former coach, doesn’t really believe Rashford can make it as a prolific no.9 for his team. Recently, when talking to Sky Sports (via Metro), he said the following:
“He is not the target man, he doesn’t score as many goals as a striker should do. So I think from the side you will get him to numbers of ten – 12 goals per season.”
Even though he is talented, so far he hasn’t really convinced and warranted the reputation of a worthy Suarez replacement.
Maybe in time, he gets better and then Barcelona will come knocking but at this particular point in time, the Catalans should steer clear of the young no.9.