Anthony Martial image 9

Anthony Martial France flag

2016-17 Performances

View full 2016-17 profile

5.9 Season Average Rating
Appearances
42
Goals
8
Assists
8
Yellow cards
3
Status
Not open for further replies.
If wasn't informed then that is just disrespectful from the club. It doesn't matter if Zlatan is a legend of the game or not, Martial at this time is more valuable to the club than him
and will pick Martial ahead of him all day of the week without a second thought.
Having said all these, I believe a young player's primary concern at this time should be to have a better season than last year and cement his position at the club.
 
Zlatan, Mkhi, Pogba... Martial is still the player I look most forward watching come season and our biggest talent.
 
His brother posted this on Instagram (regarding his ex), which Martial has liked.

5v4SiLn.jpg
Click to expand...

Translation said:
Samantha I accept that you're having a hard time coping with the situation with my brother but I can't hear your lies anymore because you're hurting Anthony and our name.

1- you weren't married to Anthony
2- you didn't meet him when he had nothing, he was already a Monaco player and was earning a lot
3- Anthony is sending you 3500 euros per month, more than the judge would give you so when you say that you can't buy a high chair it's an incredible lie
4- Anthony loves his daughter and would like to see her every day, he became the worst dad since he separated from you but he was the best 3 month ago it seems like.
5- always putting the little girl in situation on social media and to use it (for your own goals) is shameful, why did you never show her when you were with Anthony?

Anthony doesn't want to speak publicly but I can't let your little game last any longer.

...

I understand that you're suffering of the situation and if after this message you want to victimize yourself or make a sketch out of it go ahead but it was important to tell the truth.

Anthony will always be there for his daughter as well as his family.
Click to expand...
 
baanke laal said:
His brother posted this on Instagram (regarding his ex), which Martial has liked.
Click to expand...
Hope all this drama does not effect his on field performances. Or cause him to leave us and go back to France. But I doudt he will wanna play in that league else why move to us to play in the best league. He also seams to like united as he chats to pat lol
 
This should not be in public domain. Hope someone at the club is close enough to tell him.
 
Kevin said:
Zlatan, Mkhi, Pogba... Martial is still the player I look most forward watching come season and our biggest talent.
Click to expand...
I feel the same way along with Rashford (in terms of looking forward to watching him). To add to that, I think he'll outperform the aforementioned players and remain our best outfield player.
 
It's bad enough that Martial created this situation, but he should tell his brother to shut the feck up and settle things privately. There's nothing worse than the loser brother trying to make himself relevant.
 
Wade3 said:
It's bad enough that Martial created this situation, but he should tell his brother to shut the feck up and settle things privately. There's nothing worse than the loser brother trying to make himself relevant.
Click to expand...
Well it's not as if lies in the media and portraying Martial as some cnut is helping either, the girl is trying to destroy Martial and his reputation with lies, if the brother can deny or put that to an end, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.
 
Sammyjunn said:
Well it's not as if lies in the media and portraying Martial as some cnut is helping either, the girl is trying to destroy Martial and his reputation with lies, if the brother can deny or put that to an end, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Click to expand...

The brother is causing a public feud and drawing more attention to a matter that frankly so far hadn't been that important. Simply settle it with her privately and force her to retract her statements.
 
Wade3 said:
The brother is causing a public feud and drawing more attention to a matter that frankly so far hadn't been that important. Simply settle it with her privately and force her to retract her statements.
Click to expand...
I'm guessing it was/is important to Anthony Martial and his family.
 
Came here to post the message from his brother.. Every story has obviously two sides, but she really does seem like a gold digger. I mean, she gets 3500 EURO each month? That's a shitload.
 
Man Utd 5:2 Galatasaray (Pre-season)
Didn't pay much attention to him today. How would you sum up his performance?
 
Adisa said:
Didn't pay much attention to him today. How would you sum up his performance?
Click to expand...
Had one or 2 nice touches but looked rusty and isolated. First game after Euros so not worried. Hopefully he will resolve this family situation. It seems he married too early. :)
 
I think he'll be brilliant this season. I expect defenders and wide men to pay more attention to him but that should allow our other attackers more room to manoeuvre as a result.
 
He might have a difficult 2nd season. He surprised everyone last year which could make it harder for him. More pressure, more focus on him, plus some private stories too. Let's see
 
Escobar said:
He might have a difficult 2nd season. He surprised everyone last year which could make it harder for him. More pressure, more focus on him, plus some private stories too. Let's see
Click to expand...
No. There is even less pressure on him. Eyes are on other players like Zlatan and probably Pogba.
No one is even talking about the fee.
 
Im convinced that with the amount of attacking threat we now carry (with Ibra and Miki, and hopefully pogba), and with Luke helping him down the left flank, he will have so much more space and will be devastating. Even with all our signings, he's the player i'm looking forward to watching the most.
 
Escobar said:
He might have a difficult 2nd season. He surprised everyone last year which could make it harder for him. More pressure, more focus on him, plus some private stories too. Let's see
Click to expand...
People said they same about Kane last year and other than a slow start he had a brilliant second season. Plus as others have said we have much more of a threat going forward compared to last season so teams won't be able to simply focus on stopping him.
 
Is it just accepted that this guy's best position is left wing or have the people that were insisting he should be played down the centre changed their view because of the makeup of the squad?

Personally, I think he'll go on to be an excellent player for us but I'm not sure he'll turn into the world class star that people expect. I'm not sure if his ceiling is all that high despite his young age. He's excellent at dribbling past players when he's on his game but there's something off about his first touch which may prevent him from being truly world class. Hope I'm proved wrong here btw, it's just a feeling I'm getting. It wouldn't surprise me if he wasn't a cast iron regular under Mourinho at all.
 
Think he will be a star playing on the left. What he has over most wide players is goal threat and ability to create assists. He and Rashford are both very direct.
 
Escobar said:
He might have a difficult 2nd season. He surprised everyone last year which could make it harder for him. More pressure, more focus on him, plus some private stories too. Let's see
Click to expand...

Could happen definitely. He might also get more space though. Really could go either way.
 
Smoking_Owl said:
Is it just accepted that this guy's best position is left wing or have the people that were insisting he should be played down the centre changed their view because of the makeup of the squad?

Personally, I think he'll go on to be an excellent player for us but I'm not sure he'll turn into the world class star that people expect. I'm not sure if his ceiling is all that high despite his young age. He's excellent at dribbling past players when he's on his game but there's something off about his first touch which may prevent him from being truly world class. Hope I'm proved wrong here btw, it's just a feeling I'm getting. It wouldn't surprise me if he wasn't a cast iron regular under Mourinho at all.
Click to expand...

What are you smoking, smoking Owl?
 
Escobar said:
He might have a difficult 2nd season. He surprised everyone last year which could make it harder for him. More pressure, more focus on him, plus some private stories too. Let's see
Click to expand...
I would have agreed with this had we not brought in Zlatan and Mkhitaryan as added fire power upfront. Plus focus will be on Pogba when he joins. We will have too many danger men for teams to just focus on him alone
 
Womp said:
Hope these off the field issues don't start affecting his performances.
Click to expand...
DDG has his share too

I think Mourinho will be great at creating an us vs the world mentality, and that should help these guys focus on the pitch. His message has been clear - win - and he should be effective with guys as talented as Martial and DDG.
 
Can you imagine him in a counterattack set up under Mourinho? Scary!
 
Like the other posters said. We will have so much firepower for the coming season plus the tactical ability of mourinho that the pressure on martial would be minimal and should be able to continue to express himself, without feeling the burden of a price tag or expectations
 
The chronology of a player being 'figured out' and therefore finding it harder in his second season doesn't make sense to me. Is it after the 38th game that teams then assess players who have been good and plan for next season? Or isn't it more likely that after a few months LAST season, Anthony Martial being good at football stopped surprising opponents? Perhaps the element of surprise must last for an entire year?

The reality is, Martial finished the season tearing everyone apart, having long established himself as our best player. The main challenge for the second season would be from Martial himself. Otherwise there is nothing that Adam Smith or Danny Simpson can do about it.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.