Marcus Rashford scores under Erik ten Hag this season at Manchester United. The attacker has scored sixteen times in the last seventeen games and already has a total of 24 hits. Benni McCarthy is partly responsible for the fact that Rashford is currently playing the stars of heaven. In the meantime, Jadon Sancho is also said to have requested one-on-one sessions with the South African.
Former Ajax striker McCarthy was added to the coaching staff by Ten Hag this summer to take care of the attackers at the team from Manchester. The South African not only provides group sessions with the attackers, but also gives private training to Rashford. The 25-year-old Briton is clearly reaping the benefits of this.
Rashford looks a lot more confident, is more lethal in the point of attack and has also become stronger with the head. It resulted in great goals against Leeds United and West Ham United. “He definitely helped me. It is good for us to also have a coach who focuses on our attacking game. He is always there to work with us on this and discuss it.”
The club’s top scorer has taken great steps and Sancho has also seen that. The wing attacker would according to The Daily Mail have now also requested private training.
Rashford scores well with the head against Leeds United
In January, Ten Hag talked about what McCarthy adds to his staff. “In our coaching staff we had a lot of expertise in the field of defenders and midfielders. I wanted to find a good balance. He is attacking because he is a former striker, and that is also a very specific task in the team.”
“I’ve never played in the front positions, so I’m lucky to have someone on my staff who has,” continues the Dutch coach. “Football is ultimately about scoring. You have a goalkeeper coach, but you also need attacking specialists.”
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McCarthy, who is fluent in English, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese, has previously played for Ajax, Celta de Vigo, FC Porto, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United and Orlando Pirates. He had his best period at Blackburn, where he scored 52 goals in 140 games. As an international for South Africa, he played 79 international matches, in which he scored 31 goals.
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