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2015-16 Performances


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6.6 Season Average Rating
Appearances
49
Goals
17
Assists
11
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Yes, he's class. I get the impression the plan was to use him sparingly this season but with a good rest this summer I think he will ultimately benefit from virtually a full season. He's such a smooth player with an effortless look about him and that turn of pace from a standing start is a great asset.

Don't think he'll ever be a 20-25 goal a season striker because of the way he naturally drifts wide but 15 a season with everything else he brings will do nicely.
 
Someone get a gif of that run he went on at the end when Rashford was down injured. Brilliant bit of play to relieve the pressure.
That was absurd, I couldn't believe how he was holding on to the ball and going past the City players when it was just him against like four of them
 
Yes, he's class. I get the impression the plan was to use him sparingly this season but with a good rest this summer I think he will ultimately benefit from virtually a full season. He's such a smooth player with an effortless look about him and that turn of pace from a standing start is a great asset.

Don't think he'll ever be a 20-25 goal a season striker because of the way he naturally drifts wide but 15 a season with everything else he brings will do nicely.
No reason why he cant be. Basically a 15 goal player this season while spending the majority on the left and it being his first in the prem, and playing for a struggling united side that is so poor going forward. Put him in a better functioning and he can definitely get over 20 goals a season playing as a wide forward. Easily can be that if he was a striker consistently but I feel like he would be a bit wasted because of his dribbling.
 
Thought his turn to set up a shot for himself (not long after the goal) was really nice.
 
Teams aren't doubling up on him as much cause they also have Rashford's pace to worry about.
 
Thought his turn to set up a shot for himself (not long after the goal) was really nice.
I still wish he slipped a through ball to Rashford instead, would've been another goal easily. But not complaining, he has that killer instinctive that will serve him well as a striker in the long run.
 
Yes, he's class. I get the impression the plan was to use him sparingly this season but with a good rest this summer I think he will ultimately benefit from virtually a full season. He's such a smooth player with an effortless look about him and that turn of pace from a standing start is a great asset.

Don't think he'll ever be a 20-25 goal a season striker because of the way he naturally drifts wide but 15 a season with everything else he brings will do nicely.
Won't he be in the Euro squad? He seems to be a part of the NT now...
 
I thought that he was again one of our best players - only Rashford and Smalling were better. So fecking threatening :drool:
 
Can't wait to see him play for France again. As good as he looks for us, he looked even better playing alongside class players for France whenever I watch them. Remember the game against against Germany where he looked a class above every player on the pitch including Griezmann.
 
We just need better players around him to compliment his talent. Sometimes he's so damn quick no one can keep up with him.
 
Imagine, a few years ago saying we spent 50m on a striker and he scored 12 in 39 games. Doubt we'd be close to as happy as we are(rightly as he's been awesome) with Martial.
Depends. I think we would still be delighted with his obvious technique, moments of breathtaking skill and even goal return as he's started 75 percent of his matches on the left instead of up front.

All this at 19-20? Nah, the caf isn't that dumb to not recognize his worth. Not now, not three years ago.
 
We need a quality right winger to make things easier for him. The opponents know we're going to do close to feck all on the right and are concentrating all their defensive efforts on Martial. Yet, he still finds a way to piss all over their fullbacks and make things happen against 2-3 players at a time.
 
"The Premier League is more physically demanding than Ligue 1. I love English football, it's the best in the world in my opinion, and I hope to stay here for many years to come. It's true that the atmosphere here is quite different from the one in France, people live and breathe football here, and that's what I like, every footballer wants to play in the Premier League. In France it's easy to know which team is going to win the game, where as in England anywhere you play, you know it's going to be difficult. I think it made me realise how physically strong I am, I wasn't aware of it while playing for Monaco, as I wasn't playing consistently. I think the manager believes in me and I make sure I look after myself as well as my diet in order to be fit for games."
 
Yes, he's class. I get the impression the plan was to use him sparingly this season but with a good rest this summer I think he will ultimately benefit from virtually a full season. He's such a smooth player with an effortless look about him and that turn of pace from a standing start is a great asset.

Don't think he'll ever be a 20-25 goal a season striker because of the way he naturally drifts wide but 15 a season with everything else he brings will do nicely.

A player as good as Martial... if he doesn't turn into a 30+ a season player, there is something seriously wrong. He needs to be hitting insane numbers with the talent he has. Anything less would be a major disappointment in my opinion. He has Ronaldo level potential and if anything is more mature and dangerous than a young Cristiano.
 
A player as good as Martial... if he doesn't turn into a 30+ a season player, there is something seriously wrong.

It depends if LVG is in charge.
While LVG is in charge, none of our strikers will score lots of goals.
As an example, Martial is on 7 league goals right now. For comparison, the top goal scorer (Kane), is on 19.
 
Do you see him as a winger even in the future or will he be the main striker?

I prefer him in the winger role, for now at least. He's just one of those magical players that you want to get on the ball as much as possible. Out wide is where we can do that.
 
He looks much more confident lately. The way he picked up the ball against liverpool, and his shooting from distance on more than one occasion yesterday.

What a phenomenal talent. Its such a joy having a player like him to watch week in week out.
 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...its-finding-Premier-League-unpredictable.html
'The Premier League is more physically demanding than Ligue 1,' Martial told Sky Sports.

'I love English football, it's the best in the world in my opinion, and I hope to stay here for many years to come.

'It's true that the atmosphere here is quite different from the one in France, people live and breathe football here, and that's what I like, every footballer wants to play in the Premier League.

'In France it's easy to know which team is going to win the game, where as in England anywhere you play, you know it's going to be difficult.

'I think it made me realise how physically strong I am, I wasn't aware of it while playing for Monaco, as I wasn't playing consistently. I think the manager believes in me and I make sure I look after myself as well as my diet in order to be fit for games.'

 
He looks much more confident lately. The way he picked up the ball against liverpool, and his shooting from distance on more than one occasion yesterday.

What a phenomenal talent. Its such a joy having a player like him to watch week in week out.
the most pleasing thing about his development. Up until the last few he's simply been refusing to shoot from distance even when in space.
 
The best thing about him, is that he never really has a poor game. He might be quiet but he's always technically good and still causes problems. At his age to have a level of consistency like that is very impressive.
 
It's obvious to say but having Rashford next to him has upped his game because 1) he has someone to finally play with (i.e not Rooney) and 2) I think he has some pride in not letting the other teenage sensation up stage him.

Body language expert here.
 
He's just so good already, God knows how good he could be if he fulfils his potential.

Probably the only 100% successful signing we've made since Fergie went.
 
I've always been eh on him being a striker and wish we would keep him out wide.

But something about the City game, I could just envisage him as our big number 9, taking players on, dropping deep and terrorising defences.

A complete forward.
 
He's so good I'm already worried about losing him if we don't sort our shit out.

With Martial, DDG, Smalling and Shaw we've got four excellent players and we also have promising young players coming through. It's a good foundation for a manager to come in and build upon, but we really need to sort the manager situation this summer to start doing that.

Losing Martial before he has the chance to perform in a top team would be heartbreaking.
 
It's obvious to say but having Rashford next to him has upped his game because 1) he has someone to finally play with (i.e not Rooney) and 2) I think he has some pride in not letting the other teenage sensation up stage him.

Body language expert here.

Completely agree here. Plus with the pace he has, he finally has someone like Rashford that can match his pace. Both of them up top are a nightmare for any defense. Huge tests coming up for both of them against Everton and Spurs, especially the latter.
 
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