‘I do not need Marcus Rashford to hitch my outdated membership – he might disappear like Dele Alli’
Marcus Rashford has been warned he’s in danger of becoming a footballer like Dele All or Ross Barkley who would “burn brightly and then disappear”
Chris Waddle has slammed the attitude of Marcus Rashford and told him he’s in danger of becoming a washed up footballer like Deli Alli.
Rashford has been frozen out at Manchester United after telling them he wants to quit Old Trafford. Tottenham are one of several clubs reported to be interested in signing the forward on-loan for the rest of the season.
But Waddle has warned his former club Spurs against landing the 27-year-old. Former England star Waddle has questioned Rashford’s desire – and labelled his performances in recent times as “bang average”.
He fears Rashford would not have the commitment and application to deliver top class performances in the Premier League over a sustained period. Waddle told Prime Casino : “There’s a lot of mind games going on with Marcus Rashford.
“I think there are a lot of doubts about his desire, his passion and his ambition. If he went to Tottenham and the fans were singing his name, would he be happy with that and think, ‘That’s it, I’ve arrived, I don’t need to do that anymore.’
“Whoever gets him, they’re going to get a player for six months. After that, can he keep that appetite and hunger to go on?
“Can he prove to everybody he should be playing left wing for England? To do that, he needs to be playing week in, week out for his club side.
“We all know he’s got ability, but we’ve seen this story with so many players before. Players like Dele Alli, Ross Barkley they come on the scene, burn brightly and then disappear.
“Both of those players were talked as world-beaters when they were younger, and they couldn’t do it over the curse of their careers.
“There are so many players who were tipped to become the next big thing, and it didn’t happen for them. The only person that can change it is Marcus Rashford.”
