Rashford’s tears of glory and pain, a big absentee at the Euro Cup

As bitter as the night of July 11 was for him, and for all Englishmen, Marcus Rashford one of the players who missed his penalty in the final shootout against Italy, will be one of the great absentees in the ‘pros’ team at German Euro 2024, If so Gareth Southgate he is not included in the list. That is why it is not known whether the tears of the forward of Manchester United last Saturday, also at Wembley, by winning the FA Cup against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City if they are happy or if there is also bitterness.

Probably the tears of Rashford They are a mixture of many things. The fun for that FA Cupthe oldest club tournament in the world, achieved against the great rival of the people, the mighty city. Released after a bad season where he only scored 8 goals (7 in the Premier and one in the FA Cup itself), and provided 5 assists (one in the FA Cup, 2 in the Premier and 2 in the Champions. League). And the pain of not being with me England in the Eurocup.

Rashfordwho has defended the shirt 60 times Englandwhere he is, in addition to the runner-up in Euro 2020 (held in 2021 due to the pandemic), fourth in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and quarterfinalist in Qatar 2022, is at a crossroads.

First, the Old Trafford club has made it clear that it does not want to be sacked Rashford, who has a contract until 2028. Later that was spread, after the bad times of United in the Premier (finished eighth), almost the entire team, Rashford plus, it’s for sale.

The forward, criticized for Erik ten Haag After the party that the striker threw a few months ago in Belfast, he did not want to leave, in any case, United, his usual United, through the back door, but to stay and defend themselves. His role also depends on who the coach is, if Ten Hags or something else.

The picture of Rashford crying is one of the marks of success of Manchester United at Wembley, the football coliseum where glory and pain always meet.