He has the luxury of multiple chances a game
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Really good performance for a change!!
Hopefully he can hit a purple patch now...
Im not getting my hopes up though.
Hopefully he can hit a purple patch now...
Im not getting my hopes up though.
We've tried giving Martial time to play himself into form, so now we're at the point where our best bet at 'fixing Martial' is for Cavani (or even Greenwood) to be our main striker for a while. That might help Martial one of two ways depending why he's struggling. If he's feeling the pressure and beating himself up for his poor form and struggling for confidence, being second choice for a while can take some pressure off him. Alternatively if he's struggling because of a lack of hunger or drive, then being dropped to the bench might light a fire under him and tell him he needs to kick into form if he wants to be first choice again.
Before the City game Martial had only started four of the last nine games, so the hope is that maybe one of those things had happened and he's ready to now finish the season strong.
It's concerning how something that was never a problem with him has become one this season, not sure if it's a mental/confidence issue. I still get the feeling with a few more chances he could get where we want him to be as a reliable CF but it will mean some more anguish in the interim if we pass up the chance to not sign a star name to lead the line. Both his dribbling and finishing have been well below what I'd expect of him.
That’s a nice thought, but i think a lot of people are going to worry when his next slump is going to come
he played well. But he’s going to have to do it for more than one match. It’s not about wondering when his next slump will be, it’s about wondering whether this is just a one off match.
His 2 best games this season have come against City and Leeds Utd, both teams that play high up and allowed us to counter.
Problem is against the other low block teams he never gets involved, has he doesn't have the space to run into. This is where we need something different.
Problem is against the other low block teams he never gets involved, has he doesn't have the space to run into. This is where we need something different.
Not sure that's entirely on him. Cavani was nowhere to be seen against Palace either. That's a managerial thing. We have no plan against deep sitting sides
I wasn't blaming him, meant our team setup against these teams doesn't bring out the best in none of our attackers really. Not just Martial.
Like I said, if he can put this form behind him. Agreed though, we'd have to be pretty sure he wasn't going to spend 2 thirds of the season playing like shit again.
Even if he got back to his old level for the rest of the season i'd still personally be a bit sceptical. Mostly because this slump of his seems to come out of pretty much nothing. No injury and nothing in his personal life as far as i am aware of
Honestly i am as fickle as any other fan and if he really kicks on from now on, i probably will have forgotten all about it when next season rolls on
It's difficult to say why his form nosedived really, all we can say for certain is that these last 12 months have been the strangest in my life time and the lockdown is effecting people in different ways. So if he turns his form around properly and we don't see something like this again from him, I'm happy to just leave it in the past and move on.
Man Utd 1:1 AC Milan
Was he subbed off due to injury??
Assume so. He was hobbling around just before half-time by accounts.
He best not be injured, why do all the forwards get injured at the same time?
Thought the City game was a turning point...apparently not.
Hes not fecking moving. Ever. Not pressing when they have the ball and just strolling around when we have the ball.
Hes not fecking moving. Ever. Not pressing when they have the ball and just strolling around when we have the ball.
I thought he did ok when he had the ball - which as almost never as the midfield couldn't string 2 passes together
When the going gets tough, Tony gets injured.
Was pretty decent till he came off, hoping it's just a precaution.
He looked more interested in getting a pen in this half than actually playing, for some reason.
He actually looked interested in this game, shame he was taken off as he would probably have done something in the second half to get a goal/assist with how he was playing.
Complete nonsense.
Yes. Unlikely to play on Sunday Ole said after tonights match, hip injury and has to go for a scan.
The injury list is mounting.
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Too many games where he just doesn’t seem to fancy it. Should of looked to build on his performance v City but was poor.
What's his injury?
Ole says he took a whack on the hip, says he's getting a scan, might be alright. We really are down to bare bones without him and I fancy a front line of James, Greenwood and Amad to be gobbled up by West Ham.
What a crap season he is having.
Yeah, super frustrating. I felt his form was on a slight up tick over the last couple of games then he gets injured right when we could use him most.
Who gives a shit he is absolutely useless Greenwood will get the nod and hope Rashy gets fighting fit quickly.
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He does seem to get injured a hell of a lot.
Bin him in the summer, that's if anyone else is stupid enough to pay him £250k a week.
A goal every 5 games, pathetic.
A goal every 5 games, pathetic.
Greenwood isn't capable of playing up top. It's Martial or Cavani or we're in for even bigger problems.
While his performance hasn't been great, if him, Rashford and Cavani are all out now, we are in for a trouble.
Seems weird he gets hate yesterday.
He was arguably the only attacker trying to do something in the first half.
Nothing was created by anyone else and nothing was done by anyone else.
He was arguably the only attacker trying to do something in the first half.
Nothing was created by anyone else and nothing was done by anyone else.
Well both are injured.. Greenwood played up on top all through his youth career. That is his preferred position.
I'm fully aware of where he played in the youth set up, which was mainly as a striker but also as a 10 and a right winger. The point I was making is that he's not capable of playing as a striker at the moment, maybe I should have made that more clear. He's too weak and doesn't do much with the ball (although Martial hasn't been much better at this aspect most of the season).
When people start criticising a player for having the temerity to get injured, you know the agenda posters have arrived.
Pretty certain he isn't on 250k
It's another one of these myths bandied around as fact. I'm quite certain that most of our players currently have lots of performance bonus' on their contracts, so 250k may well be the most he can earn but probably hasn't done so since last season.
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