2023-07-20 23:22:27
Here’s an analysis of Marcus Rashford’s play on his development: Will we see Rash hit 40 next year or not, according to Erik ten Hag’s point of view? And what are some ways to elevate this striker to shoot more than before? Here’s the answer.
One of the best Manchester United players of today. It is the club’s true ball player, Marcus Rashford, who carries it in front of us. From the footsteps of scoring that can be trusted Give hope in the offensive game in many ways. both shooting and paying It can be said that Dr. Rash developed himself to become a different person from last year who might not play. no self-confidence and a player who seems to be unable to survive
Under Erik ten Hag, Rashford was reborn and better than ever. From the stunned moment that the fans of the ghost cursed the loser. The rhythm of releasing joy without the intention of playing Everything disappeared. Like he was refreshed with new things. and more confident than before
Rashford’s play also has some technical changes. For example, the strength to engage with opponents in front of the penalty area that is harder and thicker, the opponent’s defenders can’t squeeze down. While the shot is sharp and shoot smarter than before There is a shot that plays in a sharp way while the original Power Shot is still there. We’ve seen a lot of devastating fireballs in recent seasons.
He has become one of the most dangerous strikers in the world. with successfully reaching the peak in his own “prime” at the age of 25
Last season, 2022/23, Rashford scored all goals in all competitions, “30 goals” and 11 assists. 17 goals scored in the league, 6 Europa League, 6 Carabao Cup and 1 FA Cup.
The question is, can Marcus Rashford go any further? How to raise the level of shooting even more? This is the question of this article. The context comes from the words of Eric Ten Hag himself, who said in the Marcus Rashford story:
“I think Marcus can score 40 goals a season, for him that’s the next step.”
“I think Marcus has a lot more to offer. He still has a long way to go in his game. And I’m sure he scores more goals. When you look at the last ten games he hasn’t scored that many goals.
In Ten Hag’s words, it’s clear he hopes the Inside Forward will score ’40 goals’ per season. And is there any way to give Rashies more chances to shoot, play with even higher performance?
Personally, we, as football fans, believe that we can do it. Rashford can still have a lot more peaks. as said above If at the beginning of the season and at the end of the season Rashford maintains the same form as the beginning of 2023 and the team has a consistent form Has high playing stability Rashford should be able to add 10 more goals this year for sure.
Are there any theories involved? through analyzing this player through goal scoring stats and his shooting Here’s what’s interesting:
1. How to make Rashford more effective in attacking games?
First, let’s present Marcus Rashford’s performance stats in a comparison chart. “Passes received in pen. area and Shot involvements, according to Opta data obtained by the analyst.
A simple way to look at it is that the vertical axis (Y) is the amount of balls gained in the penalty area per game. The horizontal axis (X) is to play with the shooting rhythm. That is, you can shoot yourself. or pass the ball to a friend to shoot are included in all shot involvements.
It can be easily interpreted as follows: “The more passes that reach Rashford in the box, the more The more he was involved in shooting shots.”
Many people may say that it’s right, I got a lot of balls in the frame. It has more opportunities, how strange is that?
not always true
Notice the players in the cluster group in the upper left hemisphere of the median intersection. The upper left hemisphere is the “Get the ball in the penalty area often. But playing is less regarding shooting.
Getting the ball in the penalty area often is high in the Y axis / play related to low shots is low in the X axis
These upper left hemispheres It can be interpreted as a striker who rests the ball in the top zone, all Target man types who rest the ball and collect the ball in the frame only. but not focused on shooting or play the last stroke
Or don’t get the ball often But he can’t create plays that involve shooting. That’s the interpretation of this graph. We should make a game for Rachie to get a lot of balls in the box. will create more shooting moments
Rashford is in the upper right hemisphere. And it’s regarding the trend line of this graph. It’s directly proportional to the amount of the ball in the box and the amount of play that contributes to the shot.
“The more balls in the box, the more The more you create a play that causes a lot of shooting strokes.”
The value of it varies exactly like this. makes football fans even more confident Racci is one of our players who always make good final decisions. either shoot or pay If you want the stats here to be added Just give him more passes received and the shot involvements will increase accordingly.
Notice carefully that the long drawn trend line (not pictured), all the top target faces like Benzema, Bappe, Osimhen, Lewan Nkunku, are also in the trend line like Rashford. But they got the ball in the box with a much larger amount, so shot involvements were greater than Racci.
The team needed to find a way to get Rash to get as many balls in the box as possible. Therefore, it will be good for the team, such as possession of the ball with quality. Sculpt the game from the midfield with precision. and break through to reach Rashford than before
Including getting a new target should be able to pull the splice in the middle And is an opportunity for Rashford to do more by himself can help too
2. Statistics of goals (Goal) and Rashford’s Expected Goals
The second picture shows Rashford’s two stats over 8 seasons. Racci actually had his first prime in last season, with the highest number of Goals over 8 years (17), xG at 15.47 and the year difference between Actual Goals and Goal Probability. maximum difference is the first season +2.31
What I want you to see here is Rashford’s sharpness in finishing As the ghost pavilion often explains that If the goal is actually scored More than xG means that the player has a “sharp finish” because he shoots more than he should have.
For example, this year’s Racci shot up to 17, although it should have been regarding 15.47 from the xG calculation.
With playing at the peak form of Rash this year Various playing values have clearly increased in the 2022/23 season. Goal value and chances to score goals this year It’s the peak of all 8 years, as the picture above highlights in dark pink. For example, the number of shots per game (shots per 90) this year was the highest at 3.366 per 90-minute game.
Next is the rate of xG per 90, which is also the highest. Rash’s probability of scoring a goal per game is 0.482, a significant improvement from previous years. Even in good years like the 2019/20 season, xG per game was less than this year.
and the final value, Big Chances per 90, important innings per game. This year, it has reached 1.091. You can see how much the performance of MR10 has improved.
Rashford’s finish is very good. If the team can give him a chance to shoot How much more chances to get the ball (Referring to item 1.) Rash and Man United will only perform better.
3. “Simple, not big”
The third picture is a shots map showing the goals and the xG values of each shot.
The way to interpret it is simple. which circle is big It means the opportunity to shoot is likely to be a high goal. Or a simple child that can be said to be the same grainy circular part That’s a low xG shot (low xG).
Rachie shoots only 2-3 easy shots in the box. But seriously, it’s not easy, just the xG is only high from the calculations, such as few blockers, close shooting range, so the xG value is high according to the difficulty level.
But notice carefully that Most of the goals Rash scores successfully (oranges) are small ones.
The village language is Your elder brother shot only the difficult ones. That’s the style of Rashford’s shot that United fans know well.
Another important point is the goals location (shooting position that scores a goal) of Racci this year, quite a lot in the middle. to be the door But don’t mind the distance, near and far, can shoot everything, just close to the center.
Having a striker who can make the game helps Rashford. Whether switching to a low drop for a high rush Or pull the splice to create space for Rashford to do, etc. Having another powerful face added It will be another way to get Marcus Rashford to score more goals. If there are strikers who play together can pull the splicer or help make the rash “Close to Goal” Got more than that
4. Conclusion
Summed up all the analyzes. Here’s an explanation of these potentially muddy statistics in human language. like villagers as much as the column of the ghost pavilion will try to explain From various data, we can see Rashford’s improved play. Including interesting observations on playing in his final area. Previous year’s statistics raised and aptitude and preference for the shooting area and the resulting shot opportunity
What will make Rashford’s goals scored more than before, which this year hit 30 will make next year reach 40, we believe that Rashford can definitely do it. This year’s experience Will allow him to maintain the same standard with 30 goals in all competitions standing on the ground We can definitely do it.
But what will make Rashford more efficient, step up more (Next Step), as Eric Ten Hag said, is that the “team environment” will be the one that will affect the difference here. It’s not difficult to add another 10 goals.
environment that is how the team plays (how many build-up transports and opportunities the team creates for attacking forwards), team quality (the team plays well, How hard do you play? performance, how much, how much) and including various helpers that are related factors
such as the arrival of a new striker who will stand in the middle for Rashford
If there is a striker coming in as a priority approach, this summer’s recruitment is correct. It will make the team play better. And more importantly, Rashford will be freer than before. Because his most dominant position is still the left front LW, Inside Forward style, that he is the most dominant.
If the team makes games for Rashford to get the ball in the box more often The other strikers helped play more. The dynamic team has better ball support from more play-producing midfielders than before. From having Bruno alone in a 4-2-3-1 formation to a pair of midfield 8s in a 4-3-3 formation, including better build-up from the back. Survive the high press better than ever with the official Andre Onana added to the squad.
All of these factors are combined. and make the game attack Including breaking Marcus Rashford’s goals will definitely increase.
40 goals in all competitions? Let’s wait and see. If every piece of the jigsaw puzzle fits together perfectly We will definitely see Rashford attacking the goal even more brutally.
Golden Rashford is waiting for you.
#BELIEVE
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