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2020-21 Performances

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5.1 Season Average Rating
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36
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7
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united_99 said:
Hopefully he gains some form, goes to the Euros and comes back stronger next season.
Yes we haven’t missed him in the last few games, but let’s not forget games not that long ago when Pogba and Cavani were injured. Our bench then only had Amad and Shola as attacking options! And James was already on the pitch.
We need 7-8 strong attacking players to rotate between the 4-5 attacking positions.
Rashford/Greenwood/Bruno/Cavani/Pogba/Martial/Sancho?/(Amad).
It’s also well documented that Cavani can’t start more than 2-3 games in a row anymore if we want to manage him well and minimise the risk of injury.
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We need to make some drastic changes with personnel. Could you imagine Martial under Pep?

He wouldn't even make the reserves under Pep with his attitude. He's not even playing Sterling at the moment which is borderline criminal and in the summer I can see City making wholesale changes to their front line.

Whilst we chase Haaland all summer being strung along by fat guy they'll sign Lewandowski and a bunch of others we'll wish we were in for come October. Especially if they win the Champions League.

Meanwhile we'll be sat on here working out if Martial is ready to play for us. We need to cut ties with this punk and bring in some actual decent players at lower fees. Raphinha and Harvey Barnes are the perfect examples of player we need and think we should be after. Those players that just make sense.

Sorry for the rant but I can't take another season of the Martial show.
 
SplitzMagic said:
We need to make some drastic changes with personnel. Could you imagine Martial under Pep?

He wouldn't even make the reserves under Pep with his attitude. He's not even playing Sterling at the moment which is borderline criminal and in the summer I can see City making wholesale changes to their front line.

Whilst we chase Haaland all summer being strung along by fat guy they'll sign Lewandowski and a bunch of others we'll wish we were in for come October. Especially if they win the Champions League.

Meanwhile we'll be sat on here working out if Martial is ready to play for us. We need to cut ties with this punk and bring in some actual decent players at lower fees. Raphinha and Harvey Barnes are the perfect examples of player we need and think we should be after. Those players that just make sense.

Sorry for the rant but I can't take another season of the Martial show.
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Enjoy the newbies.
 
His wife apparently wants him to play for Madrid. Would be interesting to see if that happens and if he could handle the pressure.
 
I think Martial is a great dribbler so Ole should find him a position as a winger or AMC if the striker role does not work. Then we can really play him in Pele's position.
 
Threesus said:
His wife apparently wants him to play for Madrid. Would be interesting to see if that happens and if he could handle the pressure.
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I rate Martial and really wanted him to succeed but let's be honest, the Madrid fans will have their white hankies out the moment he misses a 1v1.
 
ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg said:
i disagree. I also don’t see him as a player that would interest them. I think he’s at OT next season.
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Yeah he’s not going there. Was just speaking from an if point of few.

Hopefully we’ll be seeing a return to form Martial next season. We need him to go to the next level. Save us some money.
 
Mainoldo said:
The leagues a lot easier. He’d replace Benzema nicely. The fans would love watching him play.
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Martial? If he put in performances anything like he has for us this season they would be kicking his car as he leaves the ground like they did with Bale (and he’s nowhere near as good as Bale)

He wouldn’t last 1 season there imo. They would turn on him the moment he does his usual huffing and jogging routine.
 
Mainoldo said:
Yeah he’s not going there. Was just speaking from an if point of few.

Hopefully we’ll be seeing a return to form Martial next season. We need him to go to the next level. Save us some money.
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I really hope so too. I’d like to see a couple of really good performances from him at the end of this season to give us some confidence that he can do that.

but with Cavani likely to be staying, and with a full or season and (fingers crossed), better fitness and no Instagram bans - then Martial is going to be in and out of the team. That’s not the way to get the best out of him, but he doesn’t deserve to start at the moment.

he’s a difficult player to understand. I don’t think he’a quite good enough to be a starter, and if he’s not, a squad role really doesn’t suit him.
 
Hope he has been watching Cavani and studying how to play as a centre forward. Movement and getting in to the box and making runs in behind.
 
Siezard said:
I think Martial is a great dribbler so Ole should find him a position as a winger or AMC if the striker role does not work. Then we can really play him in Pele's position.
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Even that aspect of his game is below average and I'm very delicate on this....

This guy can't beat a cone for the last few years and I'm someone who rates him very highly.
 
He is really not that missed in this team and we are showing a lot of strength in attacking areas without him. I wouldn't mind if he is moved on in the summer for a better CF replacement.
 
ManRed said:
He is really not that missed in this team and we are showing a lot of strength in attacking areas without him. I wouldn't mind if he is moved on in the summer for a better CF replacement.
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Yeah but if he was half to 3/4 what he was last season where would we be in the league?
 
Not been missed these last weeks, move him on in the summer. If we need to rest Rashford, Cavani or Greenwood for the Europa I would rather see Amad, Beek or even Mata.
 
If anybody had any lingering suspicion that Marital would be ok as a 9, Cavani has clearly shown why thats never a possibility.

Can you ever see Martial making the run and scoring the 3rd goal today against Villa?
 
mav_9me said:
If anybody had any lingering suspicion that Marital would be ok as a 9, Cavani has clearly shown why thats never a possibility.

Can you ever see Martial making the run and scoring the 3rd goal today against Villa?
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Martial don't run full stop, it's why he's no good on the wing either :lol:

Everything has to be to feet
 
mav_9me said:
If anybody had any lingering suspicion that Marital would be ok as a 9, Cavani has clearly shown why thats never a possibility.

Can you ever see Martial making the run and scoring the 3rd goal today against Villa?
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Its not just Martial to be fair. I don't think Rashford or Greenwood score that goal either. Cavani makes football look so delightfully simple
 
Xaviboy said:
Hope he has been watching Cavani and studying how to play as a centre forward. Movement and getting in to the box and making runs in behind.
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If it was as easy as just watching it then surely everyone would do it.

Martial is never going to have a play-style like Cavani.
 
mav_9me said:
If anybody had any lingering suspicion that Marital would be ok as a 9, Cavani has clearly shown why thats never a possibility.

Can you ever see Martial making the run and scoring the 3rd goal today against Villa?
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I made a point of showing my step son the difference in Cavani and what Martial would have done. Martial would have loitered where Cavani was at the start. We would have had to play it around, backwards and play a more difficult ball into the box. With Cavani and his movement, we can play the ball much quicker.
 
Cutch said:
Its not just Martial to be fair. I don't think Rashford or Greenwood score that goal either. Cavani makes football look so delightfully simple
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Agreed. But that's why I think its accepted now Rashford can't be a proper No.9 either right? As for Greenwood at least his finishing is amazing, and we can hope he improves his movement with time, at least enough to be a 9 for us.

Cannot see Martial ever being that 9 for us. Doesn't make enough runs, not hungry enough for goals. He is done. (although I thought Fred and Shaw were done, and they revived their careers)
 
djembatheking said:
Not been missed these last weeks, move him on in the summer. If we need to rest Rashford, Cavani or Greenwood for the Europa I would rather see Amad, Beek or even Mata.
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Same sort of post we saw for Shaw and Pogba over the last couple of years. Guy scored 20 goals last season and is immensely talented on the ball, he's leagues ahead of the 3 you've listed there.
 
marktan said:
Same sort of post we saw for Shaw and Pogba over the last couple of years. Guy scored 20 goals last season and is immensely talented on the ball, he's leagues ahead of the 3 you've listed there.
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I just don`t think he will ever be good enough for United to lead the line. Cavani has shown him up big time.
 
Cutch said:
Its not just Martial to be fair. I don't think Rashford or Greenwood score that goal either. Cavani makes football look so delightfully simple
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difference is Rashford is not a no 9, and Greenwood whilst he may be one day, is only 19 - hopefully he learns from Greenwood.

Martial on the other hand wants to be our starting no 9, and has never convinced - and now we finally have a decent forward, he has really been exposed.
 
ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg said:
difference is Rashford is not a no 9, and Greenwood whilst he may be one day, is only 19 - hopefully he learns from Greenwood.

Martial on the other hand wants to be our starting no 9, and has never convinced - and now we finally have a decent forward, he has really been exposed.
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Agreed.
 
TheRedHearted said:
Yeah but if he was half to 3/4 what he was last season where would we be in the league?
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That's what we saw once in so many seasons. He doesn't fit the system and we should rather work on improving this squad which have been playing well last few weeks. A good CF and Midfield signing in the summer can take us places next season.
 
ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg said:
difference is Rashford is not a no 9, and Greenwood whilst he may be one day, is only 19 - hopefully he learns from Greenwood.

Martial on the other hand wants to be our starting no 9, and has never convinced - and now we finally have a decent forward, he has really been exposed.
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Agree but it leaves us desperately reliant on Cavani given Greenwood and Rashford were leading the line today for us. Complete waste of time crossing the ball in until Cavani came on
 
He's has plenty of time to show what he can do. Yes on his day he can be good, but a top team like United needs a striker who's going to do it consistently.

Time to move him on in summer.
 
To be honest I think we will sell him. He’s not what Ole wants as a striker, and he’s not going to put Rashford/Pogba out the team on the left.

Sell Martial and get Sancho and it’d be a massive upgrade to the side.
 
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