He looked absolutely knackered at the end. I thought he was actually quite sloppy and made more bad decisions than usual today but he's still head and shoulders above everyone in the side. Like watching a kickabout in the park until it gets to him and he does something good.
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- Appearances
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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On course for 15 goals this season.
3 goals in the last 4 games. He's back! 
40 appearances for us plus internationals and some games with Monaco. On course for a 60+ game season and still has to go to the euros. The guy needs a rest.
I guess his sloppiness towards the end was because he was in pain.
He's not two years from being in top 23 footballers in Europe, that's too much to ask for for now. 4-5 years and we may be talking, few players get close at 22-23.
Think he's talented enough to be in that bracket at 23. People were saying Hazard was in that bracket last year. I don't think Hazard was as good as Martial at 20.
Even if he doesn't stay with us for that long, we will easily make our money back on selling him if he wants to leave.
You're probably right, but these lists are bullshit, and if we get our shit together and he continues to be our best attacking player he'll be on the list, regardless if he actually merits the inclusion.
Yep. If we are winning trophies in two years it will be largely due to Martial. I don't think we will be though.
He is class, I hope the limping at the end wasn't anything serious.
Class act, just oozing quality. Didn't think he was at his best and made some bad decisions but still on a different level to the rest of both sets of players.
Tony Martial came from France,
English press said he had no chance,
50 million down the drain....
As Tony Martial scores again!
English press said he had no chance,
50 million down the drain....
As Tony Martial scores again!
Tony Martial came from France,
English press said he had no chance,
50 million down the drain....
As Tony Martial scores again!
Plays with no fear. Needs a rest but we cant afford to do so. With Euros coming up, we need to manage him properly to stop second season burnout.
Really appreciated his defensive side today as well. What a player.
Apart from the bit when he badly switched off and let Coleman get behind him! Just after he scored too.
He did the job pretty well most the game though, he's improved at that massively through the season.
Starting to think his future may lie on the left instead of upfront. His dribbling is his biggest asset and he's still a massive goal threat coming inside like he does. Maybe similar to Ronaldo, a striker/left winger hybrid.
Awesome. Made my day.
Balon D'or shortlist is probably like 15 attackers, though, right? He could crack that:
Messi, Suarez, Neymar
Ronaldo, Bale, James
Muller, Lewandowski
Griezmann,
Aguero, De Bruyne
Hazard
Ozil, Sanchez
that's 14. I could see Martial joining the bottom names on that list in 2 years.
I agree. I think perhaps we were just desperate to get him up front because we were so used to seeing Rooney be useless there, when actually his skillset may be better suited to a wide role after all. He can still be a 20+ goal a season player from the wing, and could be an assist machine if we got a really good striker up front.
I saw him put in some good defensive efforts today as well. Very special to contribute a gamewinning goal the day Sir Bobby was honored.
13 goals. 7 assists. From a 20 year old brought in for crazy money in his debut season in the most competitve league in the world, as the main man in a toothless attack.
I wouldn't want to hype him up ... but he'll probably be the best player in the world someday.
I wouldn't want to hype him up ... but he'll probably be the best player in the world someday.
a poacher's goal today which is nice.
agree that left wing forward is his position now. enable him to use his pace and dribble ability, as well as chance for him to cut inside and have a go at goal. just want to see him taking his shot as soon as he gets that extra few yards rather than trying to do something else, us wandering inside everton's final third area without trying to shot at goal was frustrating to watch yesterday.
agree that left wing forward is his position now. enable him to use his pace and dribble ability, as well as chance for him to cut inside and have a go at goal. just want to see him taking his shot as soon as he gets that extra few yards rather than trying to do something else, us wandering inside everton's final third area without trying to shot at goal was frustrating to watch yesterday.
Links up very well with Rashford. Once he comes inside from the left he can really open teams up. I think one of the things he can improve is his decision making after he receives the return ball, he just needs to shoot earlier sometimes. He's getting in good positions, then attempting to dribble past the crowd. What a phenomenal talent though, a joy to watch.
Honestly didn't expect him to have so much impact in his first season. What a gem.
Absolutely agree, first half there was a chance created by Rashford with a backheel and Martial got in, got a touch, next move should be a shot since he was around 12-13rd yard but he took another touch and it killed him. It's sometimes as if we're trying to walk the ball into the net.
That's exactly the chance i was thinking about. Just go for goal. After his goal against stoke, i know he has that ability, he just needs to start shooting more.
Is he eligible for the PL Young player of the year ? Because if he is, he wins it by a landslide for me. Wasn't probably as effective yesterday with his dribbling, but still had some really great link up play with Rashy. That little set-up they had in the 2nd half near the wing, to bring the ball into the box was just
Is he eligible for the PL Young player of the year ? Because if he is, he wins it by a landslide for me. Wasn't probably as effective yesterday with his dribbling, but still had some really great link up play with Rashy. That little set-up they had in the 2nd half near the wing, to bring the ball into the box was just
No. Just no.
Is he eligible for the PL Young player of the year ? Because if he is, he wins it by a landslide for me. Wasn't probably as effective yesterday with his dribbling, but still had some really great link up play with Rashy. That little set-up they had in the 2nd half near the wing, to bring the ball into the box was just
i think he is eligible yes. DDG was nominated for it last year and he was what 24?
Should be 23 or under at the start of the season.
Anyways isn't Lukaku already the strongest contender for the PFA Young player award.
13 goals and 7 assists in a team that's been pretty poor going forward, that's a really good return.
Kane walks YPOTY unfortunately.
I do worry that he is playing too much. Who would have thought when we signed him he would already have 40 appearances for Manchester United in one season.
I love his movement and his dribbling ability especially in tight areas. One area of improvement is shooting from longer range. If he has that in his arsenal, he could a really special player.
His touch sometimes lets him down as well at crucial times as well. He could have had a few more goals if he was able to take the ball well when sent clear. This is probably just me nitpicking but I have definitely noticed this happening four-five times.
Our lack of attacking options meant he would have played a lot of matches if not 40. That's when we hadn't even accounted for Lingard or Rashford.
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