Was Marcus Rashford actually any good for England v Wales? It’s not a troll question

Is it just Outcome Bias after his two goals that saw Marcus Rashford lauded? Plus, thoughts on England, Gareth Southgate and more.

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Was Marcus Rashford all that v Wales?
OK, so I imagine the clamour for Rashford may have calmed down a tad since the other night, but can I ask, was anyone else not that impressed with his performance?

I’m not trolling, and I’m happy to be corrected.

Clearly, his free kick was wonderful. I’m not an idiot. But his second goal was pretty crap goalkeeping and I wonder if he’d have scored against someone not bang average. Obviously, that early chance Kane gave him which he didn’t score lingers in my mind too.

But my overriding memory of the game is watching him lose possession – repeatedly.

Either making passes which didn’t get to where they should, or being tackled when he tried to dribble.

Does anyone have any stats to help me out? I’d love to stand corrected. But I think I watched a different game than everyone else because all I’ve heard since that game is that he’s wonderful.

I’m reminded of World Cup 2018 when my friend and I argued about the usefulness of Henderson who he said only passed backwards and sideways and offered nothing. We had a £10 bet because I knew​ Henderson was class and did a f**k of a lot more than that – and I won by a large margin. Now my friend can accept that Henderson is much better than he thought.

So, I’m here wondering – am I wrong about Rashford? Or is everyone else? Is he the second coming, or is he a guy that kicked the ball amazingly well once and then scored again, but offered nothing else all game.

It’s potentially somewhere in the middle, but would love to see some stats to help me out.
Nick P. Burnley FC. (yes, I did Google for the stats but couldn’t find anything…)

(It’s a mixed bag, Nick. He dribbled past more players than anybody else but lost the ball with a poor touch more than anybody else. Some claim the data is on his side – Ed)

Erm…
England have just qualified for the second round of the World Cup, top of the group, with two wins and a draw and nine goals. Are Badwolf and Anon sure that they actually like football?
Robert, Birmingham

Fortune might favour the brave Gareth
To be clear, as an England fan, I don’t hate Gareth and I don’t want England to lose. I actually want us to win the World Cup. So what’s my beef with Gareth?

I don’t think anyone would view Southgate as a top…