[Trizy]

Don't kill me, but I am scared what we are seeing is a purple patch, and that he'll start loosening up. We don't know about his personality and his attitude, we don't about his training ethics or professionalism. Something has to be missing - it just doesn't add up otherwise.

Hope I'm wrong, and hope he is the next Henry, but I'll be cautious with my optimism, and enjoy the present.

I feel the same but its mostly because we've had nothing but bad luck since Fergie left so we're used of being let down. Taking the past 3 years into account it seems too good to be true.

Having said that this boy is the ultimate killer in front of goals, he has everything.

 

[Ramshock]

Maybe he is really 29, who knows

 

[Tarrou]

Scored on his League, UCL and League Cup debut for us. Just the FA cup for the full set. Would surely be the first player we've had to do that?

 

[AttackingFlair]

Scored on his League, UCL and League Cup debut for us. Just the FA cup for the full set. Would surely be the first player we've had to do that?

He didn't score in the UCL mate

 

[Gandalf Greyhame]

You don't score goals in Ligue 1, only good and very good players manage to score. Sometimes you have an anomaly that is brutally rectified the next season.

http://www.statbunker.com/competitions/TopGoalScorers?comp_id=484
Top 30 goalscorers in Ligue 1 have 354 goals between them. Average of 11.8

http://www.statbunker.com/competitions/TopGoalScorers?comp_id=481
Top 30 in EPL had 368 goals between them. Average of 12.2

It's not that big of a difference.

 

[Ramshock]

Scored on his League, UCL and League Cup debut for us. Just the FA cup for the full set. Would surely be the first player we've had to do that?

Yep that was Memphis

 

[Tarrou]

He didn't score in the UCL mate

Oh yeah, for some reason I was thinking his 4 goals came in singles but obv got 2 on Sunday! Durr

 

[JPRouve]

http://www.statbunker.com/competitions/TopGoalScorers?comp_id=484
Top 30 goalscorers in Ligue 1 have 354 goals between them. Average of 11.8

http://www.statbunker.com/competitions/TopGoalScorers?comp_id=481
Top 30 in EPL had 368 goals between them. Average of 12.2

It's not that big of a difference.

Exactly, you see a lot of 19 years old players score a lot of goals in EPL?

 

[Gandalf Greyhame]

I'm sure we are seeing a purple patch really. He can't go on forever scoring a goal in every game, because then he'd be the best player in the world. Doesn't mean that he's not an extremely good talent.

The way Ronaldo and Messi are scoring now, I doubt a-goal-a-game would be enough.
But yeah, you make sense. :P

I feel the same but its mostly because we've had nothing but bad luck since Fergie left so we're used of being let down. Taking the past 3 years into account it seems too good to be true.

Having said that this boy is the ultimate killer in front of goals, he has everything.

Yeah, too many false dawns and all that. Would be nice to be not let down.

 

[bosnian_red]

Kane did score a lot of goals last season though, and varied goals too. including headers and free kicks. I think Martial will prove to be a much bigger talent, but it's too soon to write Kane off yet IMO.

I'm not writing Kane off at all, he's agood young striker with plenty of space for improvement, I just don't see anywhere near as much natural talent in him as I see in martial. Its nothing to do with goals really, its the overall play where I don't think they're on the same level.

 

[Gandalf Greyhame]

Exactly, you see a lot of 19 years old players score a lot of goals in EPL?

I thought you were referring to general goalscoring stats in Ligue 1. Hence looked up the above numbers.
If you're talkinng about youngsters scoring goals for fun, that doesn't happen in many leagues, to be fair.

 

[Santiago_KinderBueno]

Id like him to slolwy improve on the right hand side. His left hand side dribbling is already world class.

 

[JPRouve]

I thought you were referring to general goalscoring stats in Ligue 1. Hence looked up the above numbers.
If you're talkinng about youngsters scoring goals for fun, that doesn't happen in many leagues, to be fair.

I say that because it seems that people correlate the level of the league with the facility to score in it, which isn't true.

 

[Globule]

There really isn't though. Unless you don't actually follow football and just look at the price tag then sure, but most will know the fee is irrelevant these days, which is why most are "undisclosed". We needed a striker and pretty much gave them a blank chequebook, but so far it's looked good money spent.

gotta love when people use the Euro amount to make the fee seem bigger....

Yes, expectations like winning the CL and the Balon d'Or, both of which are required before that fee becomes a reality.

It's only £56mil if he wins the Ballon fecking D'Or at some point plus golden ball etc.

As an accountant I am curious just how much of the extra costs the finance team think it is prudent to start accruing for!

Okay, I exaggerated by quoting the fee with all the clauses taken into account, but whichever way you look at it it's a huge fee. Of course there are expectations on him, no matter how hard you try to convince yourselves otherwise. The club will have expectations of him, he'll have expectations of himself and us fans have expectations.

Fortunately he doesn't seem the slightest bit bothered by them.

 

[Brightonian]

Okay, I exaggerated by quoting the fee with all the clauses taken into account, but whichever way you look at it it's a huge fee.

Yes. But every time someone wants to complain about how big a fee it is, they fallaciously quote the £58million, so expect people to call bullshit on that. If you think £36m is big enough to support your point, then say £36m. If not, don't bother making the point.

 

[Acole9]

If he carries on like this imagine what he's going to be like in a few years time .

 

[ZDwyr]

Amazing the impact he has made in such a short time. He plays, he scores.

 

[Hernandez - BFA]

No better team to carry on his form than against Sunderland.

 

[dogwithabone]

Three very similar goals thus far, opening his body up and sticking it low to the keepers left. Thought tonight's goal though really smacked of a player oozing confidence. That strength and directness is something new for us and his receiving of the ball and first five yards look as good as anything out there. He's got the power and acceleration to turn a half chance into a goal and that's a great weapon.

 

[DatIrishFella]

The Henry comparisons are so far scarily accurate. Although Henry wasn't doing it at the level Martial is at his age.

 

[berbatrick]

I can't believe his finishing, he is so so cold.

 

[Unlikely lad]

The way he moved his body in front of the defender after the first two touches, basically guaranteeing a foul or a shot; fecking fantastic

 

[Vanrouge]

Sort of reminds me of the initial impact Whiteside made. Same astonishingly adult-like physique for a teenager, and same almost nonchalant goalscoring.

 

[Wayne's World]

He is going to be a next superstar of football!

 

[Fergus' son]

Yes. But every time someone wants to complain about how big a fee it is, they fallaciously quote the £58million, so expect people to call bullshit on that. If you think £36m is big enough to support your point, then say £36m. If not, don't bother making the point.

 

[Andy_Cole]

Is it bad he's already become one of my favourite players? I suppose it was quite easy for him to fill that position as last season's favourite was De Gae.

Ah I remember the days when consistently my favourite was Scholes...

 

[Ibi Dreams]

The way he moved his body in front of the defender after the first two touches, basically guaranteeing a foul or a shot; fecking fantastic

I don't think Rooney, Hernandez, Falcao or Van Persie would have been able to do that to be honest. None of them have the right mix of acceleration, strength and composure to pull it off. It's not like he's just turning in goals from great service - apart from the gift he got against Southampton he's had to work hard to pull these goals off

 

[Shimo]

Can't lie but, I was disappointed with losing Welbeck and thought that was the type of striker we needed often last season. One that has pace, strength and good dribbler. Martial seems to fit all all of that and one of the most important things is has going for him is that he is not bambi on ice in front of goal. As someone said each of the goals have all been in the same corner and 3 of them have been identically cool finishes - it's like him finishing off a move in training. Long may it continue.

 

[Sereques]

The next phase is teams will now pay attention to him. Looking forward to see how he handles that.

 

[Pexbo]

The next phase is teams will now pay attention to him. Looking forward to see how he handles that.

More importantly, how his team mates use the space he he creates and set pieces he wins.

 

[Ubik]

I thought after he signed that 10 or so goals and one or two standout performances would make for a good season. Possibly need to re-evaluate.

This past transfer window of ours may be looked back on for many years to come, thinking about it...

 

[Sereques]

More importantly, how his team mates use the space he he creates and set pieces he wins.

Well, we've been using Memphis space very well. Memphis came with a lot of reputation and he quickly peaked their interest. Interesting how teams plan for both of them.

 

[11101]

He spent a lot of the time playing in wide areas. Also if you look at the goalscoring stats of all the best youngsters Messi/CR7/Rooney they weren't at all prolific at a young age.

The only one i can really think of was Ronaldo, but he was a goal a game player almost his whole career. If Martial gets anywhere close to him ill be amazed.

 

[pseudo_canadian]

ALL ABOARD THE ANTHONY MARTIAL HYPE TRAIN

 

[AR87]

ALL ABOARD THE ANTHONY MARTIAL HYPE TRAIN

Is Jones sticking it in the train's back end?

 

[MDFC Manager]

Missed the match, but not at all surprised to see him score

 

[elmo]

I hope we pay up the full sum

It's been so long that we've had a player that makes you think he's going to score the moment he's near the penalty box.

 

[Ayush_reddevil]

I thought he was left footed but all his goals have been scored from his right foot

 

[sglowrider]

Funny little thing, all his 4 goals have been put in the bottom right hand corner.

Thats what I noticed too. Is he that right footed?

 

[Nucks]

very few people outside of France and certainly English football knew very little about him.

With all due respect this is bullshit.

He was basically the best young prospect player in Fifa 14. A two year old game had him as the biggest upside young player. Anyone who plays Fifa knows who he was, that's like the entire world ;p