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This story just sums up Mourinho. Mhki and Martial play on different sides of the pitch so saying one is ahead of the other is completely irrelevant. Anyone that cannot see Mourinho has a clear agenda against Martial is clueless. Now Mhki has become teachers pet after bowing to Mourinho's ego and claiming Mournho was right to drop him earlier in the season. While Martial is now enemy number one and will continue to be so until how also bows to Mourinho's ego.
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...rtial-that-henrikh-mkhitaryan-is-ahead-of-him
That isn't the point though. It's the fact that whenever he performs well, Mourinho drops him for the subsequent game. Against Middlesbrough, he was excellent but was then dropped for the game against West Ham. Excellent against Reading; dropped against Hull. Contrary to what some would have you believe, he wasn't poor against Liverpool. Their RB struggled against him, and Liverpool adapted and swarmed Martial with at least three players. The problem wasn't Martial in that game. A couple of days ago, he assisted two goals and put in a good performance (not as good as the aforementioned games), yet he's still benched for a player who clearly isn't a wide forward (might perform better on the right though). Mourinho has no problem playing Rashford in consecutive games, despite his poor form. That's odd.He's playing pretty much every week so I don't see a bigger problem. He'll get loads of chances in 4 competition system, it's lack of goals that worries me sometimes but he's still young and not fully developed despite indisputable talent.
What do you think Ed Woodward is going to say to Jose about Martial? He can talk about Martial's marketability, Martial's contract, the valuation of Martial when it comes to selling him this summer and that's about it. He knows nothing about football and he has 0 business giving any advice to Jose with regards to anything on the pitch. We don't have a DOF, we don't have a sporting director and we don't have anyone in a footballing operations capacity above Jose.
Sounds reasonable enough but we're bleeding mainly because players can't convert sitters from few meters while Jose is trying to keep his words about giving Rashford chances but I agree with everything else - The rotation is too strong at times and sooner or later squad will need more stable choices to start producing chemistry between players.That isn't the point though. It's the fact that whenever he performs well, Mourinho drops him for the subsequent game. Against Middlesbrough, he was excellent but was then dropped for the game against West Ham. Excellent against Reading; dropped against Hull. Contrary to what some would have you believe, he wasn't poor against Liverpool. Their RB struggled against him, and Liverpool adapted and swarmed Martial with at least three players. The problem wasn't Martial in that game. A couple of days ago, he assisted two goals and put in a good performance (not as good as the aforementioned games), yet he's still benched for a player who clearly isn't a wide forward (might perform better on the right though). Mourinho has no problem playing Rashford in consecutive games, despite his poor form. That's odd.
Just like Mourinho's insistence on playing Fellaini at the start of the season ahead of Carrick, this is another episode of him wanting to prove a point. Which is stupid because we're bleeding because of it, yet it seems that he'd rather cost us points than do the right thing. Nothing new of course - he's always been like that.
I agree 100%
I can't believe that you wouldn't rather have the exciting combination of Lingard, Rooney and Young...:-)
Where did I say he should have started? He deserved to be on ahead of Rooney but not start because others has done better than him this season.But you said the below in response to posters saying he should be starting tonight.
But then 30 mins later go on to say he definitely should have started. Doesn't really add up to me.
Martial does look a proud lad, and good for him. He has no need to kiss ass if he doesn't want to. His inclusion in the starting line up should be judged on what he brings to the team - not dependant on stroking someone's ego.This is the same story as with Mikhitaryan. You need to submit and become Jose's bitch if he doesn't like the look of you. It looks like Martial is too proud to do it so he'll be forced out.
Martial does look a proud lad, and good for him. He has no need to kiss ass if he doesn't want to. His inclusion in the starting line up should be judged on what he brings to the team - not dependant on stroking someone's ego.
I do feel a little sorry for him.
He didn't bother doing the pre-match warm up, he's a typical french player, selfish and not interested if things are not going his way. I don't care how good a player is if their attitude stinks then they need to be whipped into shape or leave, its harsh and although it may hurt the team in the short term, it will benefit us in the long run.
Exactly! I really don't see the logic in dropping players who are putting sub-par performances by their standards just to replace them with players whose standards are basically less than the sub-performances put in by the players being dropped.I think the way Jose has managed this is shocking I mean every time Martial gets a chance now he is under massive pressure. How he does not get on last night I don't get it you bring on Rooney, Mata and already have Zlatan on there is no pace needed a player to get in behind defence or run at the defence Martial does that. Martial and Shaw should be the future for this club and looks at the moment both could be leaving in summer which would be very disappointing
Maybe there was a legitimate reason for not doing the pre-match warm up. Carry on though.He didn't bother doing the pre-match warm up, he's a typical french player, selfish and not interested if things are not going his way. I don't care how good a player is if their attitude stinks then they need to be whipped into shape or leave, its harsh and although it may hurt the team in the short term, it will benefit us in the long run.
He didn't bother doing the pre-match warm up, he's a typical french player, selfish and not interested if things are not going his way. I don't care how good a player is if their attitude stinks then they need to be whipped into shape or leave, its harsh and although it may hurt the team in the short term, it will benefit us in the long run.
That isn't the point though. It's the fact that whenever he performs well, Mourinho drops him for the subsequent game. Against Middlesbrough, he was excellent but was then dropped for the game against West Ham. Excellent against Reading; dropped against Hull. Contrary to what some would have you believe, he wasn't poor against Liverpool. Their RB struggled against him, and Liverpool adapted and swarmed Martial with at least three players. The problem wasn't Martial in that game. A couple of days ago, he assisted two goals and put in a good performance (not as good as the aforementioned games), yet he's still benched for a player who clearly isn't a wide forward (might perform better on the right though). Mourinho has no problem playing Rashford in consecutive games, despite his poor form. That's odd.
Just like Mourinho's insistence on playing Fellaini at the start of the season ahead of Carrick, this is another episode of him wanting to prove a point. Which is stupid because we're bleeding because of it, yet it seems that he'd rather cost us points than do the right thing. Nothing new of course - he's always been like that.
So are we still saying Mourinho's treatment to him and Shaw is right and justified because we're still in honeymoon faze with Mourinho or now we can ask Jose what the hell is he doing with him?
if I were him I'd left in the summer. I wish he would have left in January window. There's no belief in him and he can't make it here. It is jus another six months of his career wasting here. In the summer we will bring Griezmann and everybody will forget Martial. It will take a few years for us to realize what we lost.
No he hasn't.This is fun. The less Martial play the better he will be on the caf. But I feel the same so I should also take the blame. But reality is, Martial has been shit this season.
Maybe we will buy him back for 200m
