{"id":1105754,"date":"2019-09-10T17:24:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T16:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1105754"},"modified":"2019-09-10T17:29:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T16:29:42","slug":"man-utd-marcus-rashford-modern-day-theo-walcott","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/man-utd-marcus-rashford-modern-day-theo-walcott\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd ace Marcus Rashford at risk of becoming “the modern-day Theo Walcott” – Stan Collymore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former England striker\u00a0Stan Collymore has warned Manchester United ace\u00a0Marcus Rashford that he is in danger of becoming “the modern-day Theo Walcott”.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ex-Liverpool forward believes Rashford’s positional indecisiveness will hamper his game and ultimately develop him into a “jack of all trades” player rather than a specialist in a definitive area of the pitch.<\/p>\n

Could Rashford become the new Walcott? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Rashford has often been positioned as an inside forward on the wings or as a No. 9 for Man Utd.<\/li>\n
  • However, he is yet to really nail down a preferred role, having good days and bad days in both positions.<\/li>\n
  • In United’s last match against Southampton he played through the middle, but started out wide for England on Saturday.<\/li>\n
  • Gareth Southgate has previously explained how even he is “not certain” what Rashford’s best position is.<\/li>\n
  • As such, Collymore believes the Man Utd forward is dangerously close to being cast as the ‘new Theo Walcott’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Rashford has been consistently deployed either out wide or through the middle for club and country without really stamping his authority on either position.<\/p>\n

    As such, Collymore believes he is lurking a tad too close to Walcott territory, with the Everton attacker experiencing a similar trajectory during his Arsenal days.<\/p>\n

    \u201cIf Rashford\u00a0isn\u2019t careful then, sooner rather than later, he is going to find himself cast as the modern-day\u00a0Theo Walcott,\u201d Collymore told The Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \u201cSomeone who isn\u2019t seen as an out-and-out winger or straight-up No.9 but a Jack of all trades as a forward and master of none.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThat\u2019s why now is the perfect time for him to decide whether that\u2019s the way he wants to go. Or would he rather be a player who lives or dies as a No.9.<\/p>\n

    \u201cIf he\u2019s happy to play anywhere if it means being an England regular then that\u2019s his call.<\/p>\n

    \u201cBut if that is the case over the next five to 10 years then I worry about the negative impact such a decision could have on his club career because of the message it sends.”<\/p>\n