Aston Villa Striker “Biti”, Wright says…Keane praises Emery “Options”
Former Top Flight Golden Boots winner Ian Wright wants to see Marcus Rashford add “some goals” to his promising start at Aston Villa.
Rashford After setting Marcoa Sencio’s first goal, he has assisted three times in six appearances since joining the villa after renting it out from Manchester United in January. 2-0 FA Cup 5th victory Beyond Cardiff City, they again turned midfielder providers after supplying both strikes in a 2-1 Premier League victory over Chelsea six days ago.
“It’s still bitty,” Arsenal’s Iconlight responded when asked to evaluate the former England forward form by ITV Sports.
“He’s got a bit lucky with that cut (for Asensio) but mostly he’s trying to go to people. He could do more. I want to see him score some goals. It’s not that he’s not trying. He’s just going to soften himself.”
“As a top manager with a big club, you want options” 🔢
Aston Villa’s Roy Keene finds the right balance with the attack choice #AVFC | #emiratesfacup pic.twitter.com/11db6akdqn
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Marcus Rashford Statistics
New United manager Reuben Amorim gave Rashford no minutes in nine games before the 27-year-old switched to Villa Park.
The six chances he created for the Villa against the championship side coincided with the most Rashford created in any of Manchester United’s 426 matches.
He had seven goals and six assists in 30 matches in all competitions, scored four nets and set three sets in the league.
Three of them joined Amorim’s first two league games after arriving from the sport in November, hitting the opener in a 1-1 draw at Ipswichtown and scoring twice in a 4-0 home victory at Everton.
Marcus Rashford➢Marco Asensio⚽
The duo is working on it again for Aston Villa!@avfcofficial | #emiratesfacup pic.twitter.com/opdqkyzwvi
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Villa Options for Emery “Good” – Keen
Ascentience Arrivals from Paris in January added to the offensive potential of Villa Manager Manager Unai Emery, including England strikers Ollie Watkins and Midfielders’ Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers.
“We argue about options most weekends,” suggested former Manchester United captain Roy Keene. “We see Haaland, the city struggle (without top scorer Erling), and we see Arsenal (run without orthodox strikers).
“As a top manager with a big club, you need the options. There are a lot of them in the villa – it’s just about who to put in and who to take. It’s good for managers. That’s what you need, but a lot of big games are coming up.”
Villa Visit Club Bruges Four days later (5:30pm) before traveling to Brentford in the Premier League, in the first leg of the final 16 Champions League.