Was decent in holding up and creating chances, also moved to the nice position but did not get the pass. Could have been better as he could have scored 2 at least.
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Involved in everything today great hold up build up and all round play. Just such a shame he didn’t finish one of his chances today as there would then be nothing for the haters to pile in on.
If he did that week in week out and brought everyone else into the goals I’d be happy.
If he did that week in week out and brought everyone else into the goals I’d be happy.
Nope he should have scored 2 to get anywhere near phenomenal. He had some good hold up play and missed 2 very good chances, that’s not a great performance in my book.
top performance - but should have scored
Keep up the good fight. These posters need to respect martial and the quality he brings to this team.
Leeds couldn't mark him today and that made the difference. When we need marial to score he will. Showed last season that he can and is simply going through a drought.
He's still struggling with his finishing, but otherwise he's starting to kick back into form. Hopefully it can continue going forward as a fully firing Martial is extremely important to our play.
He has like 3 assists! Leeds couldnt get the ball off him, he brought everybody around him into play
I think he looked fine today in his overall play, really looked up for it. Pity about the finishing at the moment but you'd think it won't last too much longer.
Decent?
Christt
It's Leeds (Ayling-Cooper), What do you want me to say, good? outstanding? superb? excellent?
Fantastic game at nearly everything bar finishing hopefully finds his shooting boots and we'll have are Tony back from last year.
He's an essential starting player because if Bruno is marked like he was today, Martial is the only other player who can link up and control the tempo. He has a better eye for a pass than Rashford or Greenwood. Bruno then gets to play off of him in an attacking role near the box.
Cavani is the pure goal scorer obviously, but the natural service comes from Bruno. Rashford isn't a good provider of service and when Cavani is leading your line, everything goes through him. Need to feed him as much as you can.
Martial will have a better conversion rate throughout the season if he continues his overall play like today. The way he slows the game down and then speeds it up with the right pass is so important.
Add proper finishing and he’s right where he needs to be. But his finishing must be improved.
Stop. Leave.
That is why I said atleast as he should have scored both those. Let's not get into a Grammer discussion of what atleast means considering we are both saying that he should have scored those 2 goals.
He‘s a lead the line striker and had 2 chances he should have put away. A phenomenal striking performance isn’t one where you fail to score and miss the chances provided for you. He was good, but certainly not phenomenal.
Can we swap you for the worst poster on RAWK.
He’s still off his best but is looking better.
Go and have a wank or something. You seem stressed
He was very good but his finishing is still no where to be seen.
Ole should have him drilling one on ones with the keeper in training for most the time.
Ole should have him drilling one on ones with the keeper in training for most the time.
OK I will leave
Martial makes our attack tick.
That's the biggest compliment I can give him. He is our Firmino.
That's the biggest compliment I can give him. He is our Firmino.
Jesus, can see where the under 21 posters loiter.
Great with his hold up play, shoulder drops and running. Poor with his passing when he dropped deep and poor with his finishing.
He was more of a false 9 today than anything else. Got the ball from deep and brought everyone else into play. Something Firminho is hailed for week in week out. Yes he should have scored but so what
I wish. Now log off you are not doing yourself any favors in this thread
This.
Excellent until it comes to putting the ball in the back of the net. He arguably had the best chances to, except from the penalty.
I fear for him that Ole will look at upgrading.
Yep. In games like these I like his role very much
Nah, think I'll stay. Didn't realise this was the Anthony Martial DPRK thread.
I thought he had a reasonable game again. Held ball up well and looked lively. However there's no denying his confidence is still shot. Got to score those 2 chances he got.
Ole will only replace him if he gets Haaland.
If Martial stays fit, I expect him to get 25G+A over all competitions by end of season. That's not a bad haul.
If he can't improve on last season then we'll need to upgrade, it's hardly a big issue.
Can still be a key part of our attack if he keeps performing like he did against Sheffield and against Leeds today, pretty much our only forward player with such an ability to create chances for teammates
I have no idea what that even means. But let's just keep it at that...
He was composed and clever everywhere except infront of the goal. Can't complain about his performance at all, he was class today, but I hope he finds his shooting boots soon!
Very much agreed
Yeah I agree.
There's no point in buying 4 Haaland's. Martial's may not be the most clinical but he is the most creative from a central striker position, even if we buy a striker like Haaland that wont change.
We have played with Rashford and Greenwood in partnership and looked liked that creativity for those 2 has struggled aswell without Martial at times aswell.
I personally think in the modern game to not have a CF in your team like Cavani or maybe even Jota at Liverpool for example - but be able to change it up when needed and play the False 9 formation to suit your inverted forwards better with a forward like Martial or Firmino is a bit foolish.
Thought he was brilliant. Shame about the misses but he's normally a good finisher so I am sure it's just a phase.
In a game with a acres of space, his movement was good, his passing was okay and his finishing was poor. I don't think today was a game to start pointing at as proof of his brilliance. It was slightly below par performance, if anything.
He needs a rest to recharge his batteries.
He needs a rest to recharge his batteries.
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