At 2am I was flagging and doubting if I could stay awake. Two hours later I am hyped up on adrenaline and feel like I could uppercut a polar bear into next week. World Cup football that. Up the fucking England.
One does not simply sell Bruno Fernandes. You never, ever sell Bruno Fernandes, because a player like that does not come around every day. You keep him, you keep building your squad around him, maximising him.
I will say it until my throat is sore & my voice is hoarse.
btw in your 20's and 30’s you’ll start rediscovering the niche interests and hobbies you had as a kid. it’s very important you revisit them. your younger self was actually on to something.
Don’t mischaracterise this as a ‘Player FC’ thing.
It’s about the club deviating from an ethos on which its foundations and successes are built.
It’s about failing to accommodate a world class talent who near enough every other club on the planet would snap your hand off for - one who has been at the club since he was 8.
Abandon the culture and nothing but a sad shell of a club remains.
Generic grunt soldiers? Check.
First person takedowns and dogtag taking? Check.
Detailed building destruction? Check.
Limp Bizkit? What fucking year is it? Check.
If I bought a game PURELY over a trailer, this would've been it. I have been burned by a trailer however, so I know better.
Let's see what first month of gameplay looks like.
Every player who comes through the doors of Carrington will have their lives forever interwoven with Manchester United. Their lives, for a time, become part and parcel of history of the club itself.
During Rashford’s time at United, he did incredible things— on and off the pitch. I was proud to see him wearing the kit of a club that I love so much.
He came in as a teenager, and took on the weight of the shirt— like he’d been wearing it for years— because, well, he had been wearing it for years. Just not yet on the biggest stage.
And, when he got to that stage, he grabbed his opportunity. The debut goals (each and every one of them) would’ve been enough to embed him into the fabric of the clubs’ academy tapestry. The many, many, many goals he’s scored since then, have been enough to put in amongst our legends in the top goalscorers’ list. What he did off the pitch— to get food to children in need— is no doubt the greatest accomplishment he had. Some things just transcend football.
From the red of Manchester United, to the Blaugrana of Barcelona. I hope they appreciate him like I, and so many other, did.
He deserves all the love he will inevitably earn from those fans.
Thank you, and best of luck,
@MarcusRashford