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    Home»Sports»Rashford Is A Special Talent – Smalling

    Rashford Is A Special Talent – Smalling

    Sports By David F.Jul 3, 2019No Comments3 Mins Read
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    RashfordManchester United defender, Chris Smalling has shared how young Marcus Rashford came alive in a United jersey in 2016, recalling his impact in a training game.

    Rashford who recently penned a new deal that will see him remain a Red Devil till 2023, played his first game in a Europa League tie after LVG had no other choice due to an injury crisis among his players.

    The youngster has now made 170 appearances for the team and Smalling has decided to go back to how it started.

    His words, “Obviously, it was under Van Gaal when I first came across him,”

    “Going through that week, a few of the strikers had got injured and then, as Louis was very confident in the youngsters, he got the youth team to come over and we played a game against them.

    “I remember, one time, the ball got played in behind and I can’t remember who was playing at left-back for us but I just saw Rashy zoom down to get the ball. At that moment, everyone took notice of him.

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    “It was only a matter of a week or a couple of weeks after that when he made his debut and obviously hit the ground running. It was that first sprint down the wing, I think, when a lot of us were asking: ‘Who is this kid?”

    “He was playing wide, well he was in that session, but they said he was a striker and he was filling in for whomever in that position,” Smalling added.

    “Will Keane was waiting for his chance as well, and picked up an injury, so that opened the door for Rashy. It was obviously that pace that first alerted us but I know now, as I’ve been playing with him for so long, that he’s got everything. He is a special talent.

    “I think he almost took it all in his stride. You could tell he was a confident kid. You need to be at this club, I think, and to be a No.9 as well. You could tell he wasn’t fazed, coming up to the first team and being really thrown in, as you could see he was a special talent. The manager at the time knew that and put him straight in.

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    “He didn’t play much for the Reserves as he skipped that stage. But we saw a lot of the youth-team games because of the fact they’re on MUTV. Quite often, when we’re training inside, and getting stretched, it will be on the screen so we do keep up to date with the youth-team games.

    “At that time, we had quite a few young players. Not as young as Rashy but a lot of them knew him already and that helps coming into the environment so it’s not totally daunting getting to know 25 players. The fact a lot of other players had come through the Academy as well definitely helped him.”

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