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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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Kraftwerker said:
You very well might not be, but by calling yourself unbiased you open yourself up to ridicule. Just offer an opinion, don't try to put that opinion on a pedestal it clearly doesn't deserve.

I personally thought it was a very promising performance and he looked to already be building a good understanding with some of his teammates, especially Memphis who he played into good scoring positions on a couple of occasions.

Obviously I'm totally unbiased so my opinion is worth more than anyone else's. ;)
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Ok I guess the reasoning behind it is that as a rival you automatically feel you need to make the point because otherwise any negative opinion is always viewed as being because youre a rival!
 
Thought he did very well. Strong on the ball, good touch, held it up well and brought others into play. Thought he tried turning and running with the ball too often but shows he doesn't lack confidence.
 
ItsEssexRob said:
Ok I guess the reasoning behind it is that as a rival you automatically feel you need to make the point because otherwise any negative opinion is always viewed as being because youre a rival!
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No, your point was viewed as stupid because it went against everything that actually happened in the match. And you then tried to justify you having a different opinion than everyone else with "I'm unbiased". Having a different opinion is fair enough, but you might want to argue your case at the very least, which you haven't done at all.
 
Wowi said:
No, your point was viewed as stupid because it went against everything that actually happened in the match. And you then tried to justify you having a different opinion than everyone else with "I'm unbiased". Having a different opinion is fair enough, but you might want to argue your case at the very least, which you haven't done at all.
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Yes I have, several times. I felt he was isolated and that nothing came off for him today. It was a wierd game anyway after the injury there was little fluidity at all.
 
Butty19 said:
Thought he did very well. Strong on the ball, good touch, held it up well and brought others into play. Thought he tried turning and running with the ball too often but shows he doesn't lack confidence.
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From what I've seen this is his forte. He'll get it wrong a fair deal, but he seems genuinely gifted at running with the ball at pace and keeping it under control so keeping at it will reap rewards eventually.
 
I know its asking a lot and he is still young etc but I really hope Rooney comes back to play behind him rather than replace him.
 
ItsEssexRob said:
Yes I have, several times. I felt he was isolated and that nothing came off for him today. It was a wierd game anyway after the injury there was little fluidity at all.
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You "felt" isn't really a great case though, and is him being isolated his fault? Of course he lost the ball on occasion, but more often than not he held onto the ball and passed it on to another United player - I don't really think that's up for debate. You could look up stats and I'm certain they'd tell you that. Whether or not he did it well enough is a different discussion, but your initial statement was "hes one of those sort of players who will either score a great goal or give the ball away," which clearly wasn't the case.
 
Did well tonight. Since Rooney will obviously be a starter since he's LVGs captain, I'd play him in behind Martial.

I agree with whoever said he plays a bit like Benzema.
 
His link up with memphis and strength on the ball are huge positives. Good pace and runs into good areas.

Can only get better.
 
Pretty decent performance really. He gives our attack a dynamism that Rooney certainly doesn't. I wouldn't be dropping him but it will happen.
 
I'm sold on him already. As orgasmic as his goal against Liverpool was, I think tonight convinced me more that he can make a significant contribution this season and be a genuine option for us from the start. Physically very good, holds the ball well and showed good understanding with players he barely knows yet.

I think he will be the real deal.
 
ItsEssexRob said:
Thought he was exciting but poor tonight, hes one of those sort of players who will either score a great goal or give the ball away, he wont displace Roomney but he gives you something different.
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:lol:

He was very good tonight. One of the few bright points of the game.
 
Promising signs. Only player bar Smalling who can really have walked away with his head high.
 
Very promising especially when you consider he's only actually had 3 training sessions with the rest of the squad
 
bosnian_red said:
Memphis as well.
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I guess. It was an okay-to-good performance for Memphis. He took his goal very, very well, but there were a couple of other chances he really should've scored. Straight after his first, and the Martial lay-off stick out in particular.
 
He was very good. Think it could work with Rooney in behind him.
 
Offside said:
He was very good. Think it could work with Rooney in behind him.
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This. For all of our skepticism regarding Rooney, I think he is exactly what Martial needs. An experienced striker for him to learn from, it will only be positive for his development.
 
He's the real deal. Absolutely no doubt in my mind. The kid has it all.
 
He's played better in the two games he's featured for United than anything he did in Ligue 1. I'm not sure if the French members/Ligue 1 viewers would agree with me.. but it looks like his move has really kicked him on.

For what it's worth, I thought he looked incredibly nippy tonight. Had no problem going by 1 or 2 players and then zipping it across the pitch to someone in space. He's started excellently.
 
The Purist said:
He's played better in the two games he's featured for United than anything he did in Ligue 1. I'm not sure if the French members/Ligue 1 viewers would agree with me.. but it looks like his move has really kicked him on.

For what it's worth, I thought he looked incredibly nippy tonight. Had no problem going by 1 or 2 players and then zipping it across the pitch to someone in space. He's started excellently.
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Did you see him at all this season for Monaco before his transfer? He looked pretty much like this, if not even better, against Valencia and had a decent game alone up top against PSG. The valencia games he really stood out though and when I mostly took notice of how good he really was. These opening games for United have only confirmed that. Strong on the ball, surprisingly calm and mature for his age, and very quick as well. Has it all to become a top striker.
 
Hopefully he can grasp the language quickly because it was quite apparent that he couldn't really tell anyone else what he wanted. Every time the camera panned to him on a close up, he was saying something to himself or silent.

Did very well last night considering the above and it was his first start too I thought.
 
Offside said:
He was very good. Think it could work with Rooney in behind him.
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Yeah and I think Rooney will benefit the most from having what is basically a better version of Chicharito ahead of him and Bastien behind him, the spaces Martial will open up for him will be crucial. I also liked what we did when Young went to the left and Memphis on the right because Memphis, I thought, benefited the most because he didn't have to take the extra touch to to inside.
 
Looks like he's going to be a great signing. His link up play with Memphis is very promising, I hope,we see much more of him.

Also, its great to see such a dynamic center forward, we've missed that.
 
Also think that he had a good game. Very excited to have him in our team and I don't think about that fee anymore. As a matter a fact, I'm fairly confident that he'll justify the fee. Worked well with Memphis and I think he offered glimpses of movement that we, fans, have been longing to see.

Can't wait to see more from him. Great prospect but apparently not that good when it's time to get on the team bus!
 
Showed glimpses of what he's about and had a good understanding with depay.
 
Sam said:
He's the real deal. Absolutely no doubt in my mind. The kid has it all.
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Totally agree. When you watch him it's hard to believe he's 19. Rarely see that sort of strength and intelligence in a player of that age.
 
Old Man Martial, indeed. Quite exciting when you see his current level and that he's got lots of time and room for improvement. I don't know whether he'll be able to trigger all of his add-on clauses (the Ballon D'or being the biggest one obviously), but here's to hoping we'll have a fine player for years to come (and hold on to him once he comes good).
 
Would be nice to know how quick he really is in comparison to Henry. I think he's been holding himself back a bit.
 
Definitely the real deal, and with the lack of proper young centre-forwards around, signing him ahead of the other top European clubs was a masterstroke.

he is already a better centre-forward than Rooney, and any decision to bench him to put Rooney back in the team, while maybe being beneficial to him, would weaken our already impotent attack by quite a bit. He can make things happen, Rooney can basically only score from the spot or if the team serves up a string of sitters. A modern centre-forward.
 
I keep reading the line that he's still very raw. I've seen nothing in his game that actually fits that description in these first two games for him. His touch, vision and hold up- qualities that are bound to improve with more experience were spot on last night. Like this article that has the ongoing narrative about being raw:

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...first-start-for-manchester-united-against-psv

He should start as our striker for the time being, he is the only one we have suited for that role. Rooney can try to nail town the nr.10 position. Allthough I don't think he's got what it takes anymore he'll probably be a certain starter so let's try putting him behind Martial when he comes back.
 
anybody thinks that he looks like a young Sylvain Distin? Father and son :nervous:
 
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