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2015-16 Performances

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6.6 Season Average Rating
Appearances
49
Goals
17
Assists
11
Yellow cards
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Never would have thought he'd turn out this amazing. Just remembering the outrage on here when we signed him is pretty hilarious :lol:

I do prefer him on the left now. He's got so much more to his game.
 
His potential is frightening.

This is his 1st season in the Prem and he's been exceptional. Blown us all away.
 
Excellent performance again, I really like him in this left sided role. Him and Rooney seem to have been mixing well the last couple of games which is a great sign. His dribbling is top notch and his finishing will improve in consistency with time. In short he's gonna be a hell of a player.
 
Cina said:
I hope we don't burn him out, especially with the Euros coming up too.
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He's 20 years old, in the prime of his life. A great physical specimen.

At 20 Ronaldo had already had 90 appearances for us in the previous two seasons and would add another 47 in that season.

He's the sort of guy you just need give as many games to as possible. He's only going to grow and grow.
 
He's better on the left for now at least I think. He's simply very very good beating his fullback. The rapid change of feet for the goal against Liverpool looked kind of fluky at first, since then he continues to bamboozle defenders with the same footwork over and over again.
 
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Raees said:
Agreed but I think this lad is even more direct and explosive. His mentality is spectacular.. one of the most composed and confident players I've ever seen. Always felt Henry had a faux arrogance.. something which held him back from being a proper all time great and didn't quite match the likes of R9, Eusebio (truly great strikers). Whereas Martial looks like someone who could dominate CL finals and world cups.. we are truly blessed to have him.
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I know it will be hard for people to believe but Henry at this age could never dribble as well as Martial can. Martial's dribbling is absolutely top notch.
 
Only going to get better. Our main striker for years to come. A massive fan of his style of play.
 
Think that position suits him down to the ground. I don't want to tempt fate but if we continue to strengthen and stop feeling sorry for ourselves we'll be alright. Gives us a great option out wide.
 
I bloody hope he stays with us long term, because he is going to be something special if he keeps improving!
 
Frightening on the left. That finish. Gawd.

We have an absolute worldie on our hands here.
 
Excellent game from him tonight, just electric pace combined with slick footwork and better finals balls, he also has the ideal temperament that you want in a young player, Black Ice!
 
Pexbo said:
He's 20 years old, in the prime of his life. A great physical specimen.

At 20 Ronaldo had already had 90 appearances for us in the previous two seasons and would add another 47 in that season.

He's the sort of guy you just need give as many games to as possible. He's only going to grow and grow.
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SAF used to send Ronaldo on holidays when he was 20 go recuperate. 20 year olds are not at their peak physical condition and need to be nurtured carefully.
 
£58 million?

Bet Monaco are wishing they made us pay more.
 
If he's going to play left wing consistently he needs to learn how to cross the ball better, but what a fecking player we've got here.
 
Cina said:
SAF used to send Ronaldo on holidays when he was 20 go recuperate. 20 year olds are not at their peak physical condition and need to be nurtured carefully.
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Fair point. I don't see any signs of fatigue though, we seem to be wary of "the red zone" so you'd hope we'll rest him when needs be.
 
NinjaFletch said:
If he's going to play left wing consistently he needs to learn how to cross the ball better, but what a fecking player we've got here.
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As far as I'm concerned, he doesn't need to cross the ball. I'd much prefer he keeps sticking to a more inside forward role, in which he can more so pick a pass in the box, or take on his man.
 
I think Martial had a 'dip' earlier in the season but he's seemed to have got strong again. There's too much to fight for, to let have a rest. I think he's enjoying it too. LVG might have subbed him to get him an applause for his performance.
 
I hope we nurture a selfish streak in him.
 
Top talent looks very confident after Derby game. I always thought for player his age coming to our league with a huge price tag that 10 goals would be a great return, he has 9 so far and a fair few assists. Hopefully he can continue this fine form into the coming months as when playing like this he is near enough unstoppable. The front three right now with Mata at 10 looks to be a good understanding despite how limited Lingard is, hope LvG doesn't tinker too much.
 
One thing tonight is that we seemed to play more of a 4-3-3 at times, with Martial and Lingard closer to Rooney than the touchline, with CBJ especially providing the width on the left.
 
With him on the left, we need to find a way to fit Depay into the side. Maybe try Depay on the right with Mata throw the middle. That could be some counter attacking team.
 
RDCR07 said:
With him on the left, we need to find a way to fit Depay into the side. Maybe try Depay on the right with Mata throw the middle. That could be some counter attacking team.
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I'd love to see us try and make Memphis a right winger. He favours his right so much, yet clearly prefers to play from the left. We've seen a few times that he's got a decent cross on him so I'd love to see us work on that over the next few months.
 
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