Ally McCoist tells Marcus Rashford to ‘keep going’ after complaints about Man United’s fixture schedule – as Rangers legend insists teams have ‘much bigger squads’ and are paid ‘a lot’ more money ” to meet the demands
- McCoist hit back at Marcus Rashford for complaining about his club schedule
- McCoist said ‘nothing has really changed’ in terms of the schedule
- The Scotsman also said their squads were ‘bigger’ and paid ‘a lot more money’
Ally McCoist has hit back at Marcus Rashford for complaining about his club schedule, saying the Manchester United star needs to ‘get along’.
The England international has called on the FA to reconsider their ‘crazy’ football schedule as players ‘push themselves to the absolute limits’.
However, McCoist dismissed the 25-year-old’s claims – saying ‘nothing has really changed’ in terms of the schedule.
McCoist actually thinks the current generation of footballers have it easier than those who played in their day, because their teams are “much bigger” and they are paid “much more money”.
speaking on talkSPORT, McCoist said, “You play games. Nothing has changed. There are a few cups and a few internationals.
Ally McCoist hit back at Marcus Rashford for complaining about his club schedule
The England international has called on the FA to reconsider their ‘crazy’ football schedule
He highlighted the fact that Manchester United played almost every midweek in the first half of the season to host the World Cup in Qatar.
“Marcus, go!”
“You get paid a lot more money. Teams are bigger these days, much bigger!
Ally McCoist hits back at Marcus Rashford for complaining about his club schedule. pic.twitter.com/QTFX8dfCnc
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“I understand and I guess the only difference is the intensity is probably higher, but we’ve played 30 league games for years. There is always a League Cup, always an FA Cup.
“Also the teams are bigger these days, way bigger. You get paid way more money then Marcus [Rashford]Go for it!’.
McCoist’s comments came after Rashford launched the 2022-23 schedule. He highlighted the fact that United played almost every midweek in the first half of the season to host the World Cup in Qatar.
Rashford also explained how the players will continue to push themselves to the “absolute limits” and insisted they need more breaks in the schedule to rest and recover.
The England star said: “To be honest it’s obvious. It’s crazy that we play at club level against teams that play one game a week and we play three a week from November until that we are eliminated from the Europa League.
“It’s difficult and we’re used to it, but I don’t think it’s fair. I’m not the one who should have the answers. If one team plays 60 games per season and another plays 38, there must be some time for the team to play 20 more games.
When discussing the 2023-24 campaign schedule – which will be released on Thursday – Rashford said: “The players are going to push us to the absolute limits. It’s nothing new, it’s not a complaint or a dig, I’m just giving my honest opinion that I don’t think is correct.
“We also need to have more time to recover between different games and at different stages of the season.” I don’t think it’s up to the players, we shouldn’t have to talk about something we don’t control. We are not going to make the final decision.
Rashford recently joined forces with Gareth Southgate’s England side ahead of their Euro qualifiers against Malta and North Macedoni.
Rashford (top right) said the players are ‘pushing themselves to the absolute limits’
Rashford recently linked up with Gareth Southgate’s England side ahead of their Euro qualifiers against Malta and North Macedoni
Harry Maguire has also been pictured despite having an inconsistent season at club level, arriving alongside Man United team-mate Luke Shaw.
As the Three Lions boss plans to rest his Manchester City stars against Malta, having won the Champions League on Saturday.
England will face Malta on Friday afternoon before hosting North Macedonia in Euro 2024 qualifying matches.
England kicked off their qualifying campaign with a 2-1 win over Italy. Southgate’s side then beat Ukraine 2-0 at Wembley a few days later as they topped Group C with six points from two matches.
