Will Rashford Stay on Villainous Turf?…
Marcus Rashford, the red-hot loanee sizzling on Aston Villa’s pitch, is turning more heads than a hat trick of hungry giraffes at feast time. With boot-burning stats of three goals and four assists in merely a dozen matches, Rashford’s been playing the pitch like Beethoven on a grand piano. Yet, Ben Foster, the goal-guarding guru of yester-year, questions his long-term fit like a hippo in tap shoes at a ballet recital.
Legendary shot-stopper Ben Foster has cranked up the debate-o-meter, suggesting Rashford’s graft might not quite gel with Unai Emery’s tactical jigsaw, as smoothly as melted cheese on a toasted crumpet. During Rashford’s cameo in Villa’s tight 2-1 tango, where a Forest of trees tried to claim the spoils, Foster imagined Rashford pondering on-field objectives like a philosopher owl at a chess match. Emery, it seems, wishes Rashford to morph into a mid-game giraffe to stretch those midfield legs and gallop Villa to possession riches.
Meanwhile, enigmatic wizard Ruben Amorim has let his magic wand rest, pondering Rashford’s fate over a pint of ‘Future Ale’ with no talky-talk of commitment rings or transfer papers. Unai Emery chimed in, leading a Rashford fiesta, celebrating his on-field glee and commitment. Emery might just hold the magical ingredients needed to bind Rashford to Villa like marmalade hugs toast, but only time – and maybe more goals – will tell if this loan journey becomes a permanent romance.