Speak to people who know Marcus Rashford, and they accept the Manchester United striker is suffering from a lack of confidence.
It comes from the drip feed of little doubts that have crept into his game over the past couple of seasons, which, currently, are not being eased by a regular flow of goals.
His disappointing performance as United beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the FA Cup on Monday had experienced top-level professionals scratching their heads.
"I don't want to single Marcus Rashford out because we don't know what's going on with him," said Alan Shearer during Monday's TV coverage on Match of the Day.