Marcus Rashford was taken off simply half an hour after being substituted on throughout his Barcelona debut, which one former Premier League participant as soon as reacted furiously to in related circumstances
Marcus Rashford suffered one of many largest humiliations a top-level footballer can endure on Sunday. The Manchester United ahead accomplished what he hoped to be a dream mortgage transfer to Barcelona final week as he seems to be to get his profession again on observe.
The deal, which was finalised in time for Rashford to fly to Japan with the remainder of the Barca squad, offers the La Liga champions an possibility to purchase the ahead for £26million on the finish of the season. Rashford’s first pre-season outing got here towards Japanese aspect Vissel Kobe, the place he began the sport on the bench.
Flick introduced the 27-year-old on for his much-anticipated debut at half-time, with Rashford displaying glimpses of promise and dealing laborious to trace again in his new Blaugrana colors. Nonetheless, he was rapidly reduce right down to measurement as supervisor Hansi Flick took him off after simply 33 minutes, moments after enjoying a key function in Barcelona’s second objective.
Rashford and left-back Jofre Torrents made manner for Gerard Martin and Pedro Fernandez, who scored Barca’s third objective. Whereas the substitution would have stung Rashford, Flick defined that his choice was not efficiency associated, saying: “Rashford hasn’t performed that a lot, and we additionally wished to provide Gerard Martin quarter-hour as a result of he was enjoying after his harm.”
Simply seven days in the past, Rashford had been a part of United’s ‘bomb squad’ – the group coaching alone and made to make use of the membership’s Carrington coaching floor solely as soon as the first-team squad had gone residence for the day.
One participant who is aware of precisely how Rashford would have felt this weekend is former Tottenham midfielder Hossam Ghaly. He was signed by Spurs in 2006 and was used sporadically by then-head coach Martin Jol in the course of the 2006/07 season.
After being out and in of the squad, the Egyptian was introduced on towards Blackburn Rovers within the first half of the penultimate recreation of the Premier League season after an harm to Steed Malbranque. However, like Rashford, he discovered himself substituted 31 minutes after his introduction – solely his substitution WAS on account of a poor efficiency.
Not like Rashford, Ghaly responded within the worst attainable manner, furiously throwing his shirt on the bottom whereas strolling off the pitch. The act infuriated the Spurs devoted as jeers and chants of “You’re not match to put on the shirt” rang across the stadium.
Ghaly was disciplined by the membership and not noted of the matchday squad on the ultimate day of the season, earlier than making a public apology. He stated: “I’m simply so indignant with myself. I’ve all the time thought of it an honour to put on the Tottenham shirt and I by no means meant to point out any disrespect.
“I knew issues weren’t taking place for me on the market, my play was horrible and I might hear the gang jeering me.
“I used to be so upset on the followers’ response. I’ve loved enjoying in entrance of the membership’s supporters all season and I felt I had given my greatest on a regular basis and performed some first rate soccer.
“It’s all the time laborious to just accept being substituted after such a brief time frame and I used to be upset and brought aback by the cheering. I’m a participant who performs with my coronary heart.
“I do know my response was completely unsuitable,” he added. “I’ve apologised to the supervisor and I additionally need to apologise to the followers. I hope they do not decide me on this incident alone. I’ve tried laborious for the membership this season.”
Regardless of his greatest efforts at reconciliation, it marked Ghaly’s final recreation for Spurs as he was despatched out on mortgage to Derby County in January 2008. He returned to north London for the 2008/09 season however didn’t play a single recreation earlier than his everlasting departure.
Harry Redknapp thought of bringing him on throughout a January 2009 conflict with Wigan, however the Englishman determined towards it after listening to the followers boo Ghaly whereas he was warming up and making ready to come back on off the bench.
Rashford will need to keep away from such a destiny at Barcelona, although he can even hope that Flick doesn’t make a behavior of subjecting him to exterior ridicule. The England worldwide has had his fair proportion of spats with United managers Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim lately.
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