Marcus Rashford appears to be enjoying the team spirit under new manager Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, if his recent tweet is any indication.
Rashford sent out a simple one-word tweet: ‘Team’ followed by a photo of United’s first team training together.
Team ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/57q6AbYGyg
— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) September 7, 2022
While it’s just a simple tweet, it’s markedly different from some of Rashford’s tweets last season, in which he seemed to be in a constant cycle of apologizing to fans for poor team performances.
Rashford was no exception, taking a lot of flak last season for his poor performance, his mentality and just generally not working hard enough.
However, this season has seen a resurgence in the 24-year-old’s confidence and form, with the Mancunian scoring three goals and adding two assists in six games.
Ten Hag has been using the striker down the middle recently, which has given Rashford a bit more freedom to get into the box, allowing him to be a much bigger threat.
Team spirit at United has been a concern since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked.
The dressing room was said to be fractured with a number of players wanting to move away from Old Trafford.
This only got worse under Ralf Rangnick, ultimately leading to a massive drop in terms of on-field performances with the German.
Ten Hag has set out to rectify this with several changes to the locker room rules that have ultimately helped put the power back in the manager’s hands.
Watching the United players celebrate tackles and the general camaraderie shown after scoring goals and during training shows how slowly the group is coming together.
After four consecutive wins in the league, it’s good to see Rashford back in form and alluding to this new team ethic with his social media posts.
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