100% sure, his passing and even crossing is absolutely fine/good for his age. His finishing will improve with time, he needs more power and "anger" with his shooting.
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100% sure, his passing and even crossing is absolutely fine/good for his age. His finishing will improve with time, he needs more power and "anger" with his shooting.
nah..I am enjoying it. I'm just bored with the way money has affected the game and subsequent loyalty that is all. I've been around a long time and I've come to realise that club loyalty is something of the past because of the money involved. I'm not saying he will definitely leave and I will enjoy him here. But....I'm just cynical that is all. No one has to take any notice...but just putting my thoughts forward...that is all. Dear me....if we were talking in the pub it would be an off the cuff comment..on here it becomes some sort of political statement...I give up...
Martials situation is different then your average young player. He's married and has a child. It's not so easy uprooting a family. I think Manchester would probably suit his family. Once they speak the language they'll be fine. Everyone's situation is unique but let's drop this Madrid bs. People don't want to read it because it's irritating. Even if they offered 100m, why would we sell? We're not a selling club. Other players have different situations and sometimes that dictates but he's playing with lots of confidence. I think that's a sign he's happy and we should be happy!
If money's all that matters then we have nothing to worry about in the medium term.
Within a few years we'll be able to just say no to Madrid, as they won't be able to offer us sums that would tempt us to sell.
The worm is turning.
Cheshire is a great place to raise a family. Madrid and Barcelona are better if you want to be a party boy.
To be honest, I'm quite happy to lose out on players who choose to chase that kind of lifestyle. If Ronaldinho had had his head screwed on right, Fergie could have eked and extra 3 or 4 seasons out of him at United.
I think Martial will enjoy the pace of life here. There's still plenty to do for a multimillionaire. He seems the level-headed type who'll want to stay.
To be honest, I'm quite happy to lose out on players who choose to chase that kind of lifestyle. If Ronaldinho had had his head screwed on right, Fergie could have eked and extra 3 or 4 seasons out of him at United.
I think Martial will enjoy the pace of life here. There's still plenty to do for a multimillionaire. He seems the level-headed type who'll want to stay.
Martial.......Rooney.......mata
..................Herrera
Are currently stronger than
Memphis........Martial......Mata
.................Rooney
I say keep him out there. I love the fluid movement we showed today
..................Herrera
Are currently stronger than
Memphis........Martial......Mata
.................Rooney
I say keep him out there. I love the fluid movement we showed today
I'd personally probably put Herrera in Rooney's place. I'd like Martial to be our main man up front, although I'll still be fairly content if we stick with what we did today since Martial's shown he can be versatile and play out wide too.
Non sense.
I hope us getting this lad says we have now got a solid scouting network in France. French players adapt better in teh Premiership that South Americans.
He is literally insanely good.
I fecking LOVE him.
I fecking LOVE him.
Congratulations on winning September Player of the Month. Now play on the left wing so Wayne Rooney can take your position.
He showed moments of absolute class on the left, but I didn't think he was that great. At least not in terms of end product. He's need to improve the timing of his runs and/or his final ball if he's going to be our regular option on the left. I'd personally rather see him up front with Rooney on the left. The latter is a top crosser of the ball and we could definitely use that.
Please dont shun him to the left in favor of rooney. He's a mercurial talent and shunting hin left will only delay his progress. You dont mess with kids position juat for the sake of it
Our focus should be about building a top team and nice playing environment that no player want to leave the club in the future. There is no point worrying about losing Martial when he hasn't even played 10 games for us yet.
Having said that, we probably need to tie him down with a new contract at least 2 years before it expires.
Like kouroux said:
He's primarily played on the wing for Monaco and his goal against Liverpool came from the left. He also played out wide for France during International break and got MOTM apparently so I wouldn't really compare it to, say, putting Sturridge out on the left in favour of Ings up front for Liverpool (hypothetical scenario).
I see Martial's primary role as striker and I'm sure the club do too, but he did very well and with the contrast in Memphis' form on the left to Martial's form on the left it was worth seeing how he'd do there for us.
I don't mind a few match for rotation. But at 19 he needs to be playing in his best position and not messer around. It might work but overall imho it wont benefit him. He might still turns into a great player but with these kinds of talent you cant take the risk. I really dont want him to end up like rooney or kuyt or oshea and any other jack of all trades master of none.
World class talent plays in their favored position, the rest have to make room and not the other way around
Every time I see him go up against 2 defenders, I am like "What the feck are you doing?! Just pass!" and he manages to skin them with such ease it's astonishing! Absolutely monster of a player. Can't believe he is ours. His overall play is a huge boost to our side and his holdup play really helps us mount an attack. Loving it!
How did he get player of the month in the league, while Mata got our player of the month?!
Bizarre
Bizarre
I thought playing him on the left was just a tactical decision to help nullify Coleman's attacking threat and exploit the space he leaves behind on the counter?
Certainly hope it isn't something we see too often. I want the striker who looks most likely to score playing as a striker.
Certainly hope it isn't something we see too often. I want the striker who looks most likely to score playing as a striker.
Champions league.
Paging Jamie Redknapp.
Not trying to be a smart arse but, I don't understand....
League player of the month is based on league performances, ours is based on league and CL. Mata played brilliantly in that CL game recently so that might have given him the edge there?
It has already benefited him immensely as a player. Modern day football requires footballers to be as complete and versatile as possible. I can understand the fear of him becoming like Kuyt but think of the likes of Messi/Muller, players who are able to different positions at a great level. It can even be said that playing him as a central striker isn't his "natural" position.
He did well on the left. I hope we learn from the past so history doesn't repeat itself. Moving players out of their best position can impact their development. Martial looks to be a mercurial talent and I want us to build the team around him as the central attacking force instead of sacrificing him for the sake of senior players. Rooney should be accommodating Martial, not the other way around.
I still think it was ridiculous that we moved him out wide to accomodate Rooney when he's the in form striker.
Maybe it was LVG's intention to let Martial show to Depay how it should be played on the left wing. We can't seriously rely on just Martial on the left and afford Depay sitting on bench when our striker situation isn't that great
Shame he wasn't in the middle as he'd of murdered Jagielka for pace.
Martial completely nullified the Everton wing attack on his side, tracking back stopping overlaps, cutting off Lukakus supply.
That is never going to happen as Martial just arrived and Rooney is the club captain. Besides playing Martial on the left isn't playing him out of position.
I don't know why people are so against him playing on the left. He has played that position regularly and he's fantastic there both offensively and defensively. Rooney hasn't been good for years but as he seems undroppable, this is the best formation for us. Herrera-Mata-Martial can only happen properly if Rooney is used as "9".
And whether we can afford to keep Depay on the bench should be no issue, we clearly have better options for forming our attack. Best players should play, and yesterday we saw a line-up where Rooney was the only "problem".
And whether we can afford to keep Depay on the bench should be no issue, we clearly have better options for forming our attack. Best players should play, and yesterday we saw a line-up where Rooney was the only "problem".
Wee need another equally good dribbler in the side. This possibilities
Martial playing on the left is not "out of position" by any stretch of the imagination. What's wrong with people? There's always something to moan about on here.
I know, it's because they don't have a clue.
On of my friends was working in his box at one of our home games. Was saying how the family is very nice even if their English was limited. Got a cute baby too.
The thing I love about this lad is his attitude. Its funny cause it's the exact opposite of what's often levelled at these type of players. Worked hard and tracked back. Also dribbles but knows when to play it simple. No tats, coloured hair or anything else symbolic of footballers beyond their football. I'm guessing this lad won't have a yellow Lambo either.
Hopefully he'll continue to grow cause he's fits a united profile to the tee. Memphis should take note. Football first.....
Hopefully he'll continue to grow cause he's fits a united profile to the tee. Memphis should take note. Football first.....
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