I tend to agree that he wasn't brilliant yesterday but he was good. Burnley being 16th means very little, themselves and Wolves are often some of our hardest games and we usually create very little against them. I was very happy with a 1 - 0 result.
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The piece of play at the end between Cavani and Martial was great, you can see that Martial I'd learning from him, Cavani loves to dummy and let the ball run and Martial seems to be incorporating that into his game now. Hopefully it isn't the only thing he picks up from him.
I thought Martial did well yesterday. On another day we score 3+ goals with the chances we had. That front 4 of Martial, Cavani, Rashford and Bruno is as good as any in Europe...
Even before the miss at the end, he fluffed other chances. I remember one in the second half where he was played through (by Cavani I think) but took too many touches rather than just trying to get a toe-poke on goal.
Just not that impressed with him lately. Rashford has had similar issues. It is a significant problem when none of our forwards are consistently scoring.
Just not that impressed with him lately. Rashford has had similar issues. It is a significant problem when none of our forwards are consistently scoring.
Reckon he's doing ok tbh. He's getting himself involved. Doesn't disappear as much as he used to. If only.............
Does anyone have any updates on his hamstring yesterday?
His play is fine but the lack of goals is inexcusable as the main striker. 5 in 20 is nowhere near good enough. Needs a big 2nd half of the season.
Apparently he is fine to be honest it never looked like he pulled it maybe he felt a twinge and went off as a precaution
I agree he seems to be able to do everything well this year but score.
I recognize he's not a natural number 9, but he's got to tie us over for at least the next year in the half until other transfer priorities are filled.
I hope he can get his groove back....some of the shots he's taking are going off a mile wide...it's making Tahith Chong look pretty good.
Huge game for him today, he simply has to step up!
Up against 2 midfielders playing at CB. If he can’t do it today he never will.
Yeah, if I see him strolling around and giving them an easy night I’m not answering for my actions.
Come on Tony. A repeat of your debut would do nicely!
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Well, that was an invisible performance. I didn't even notice he was playing till he was subbed off.
Thought he was pretty good but I'm absolutely astounded by the decision to play him out wide and Rashford up top. Rashford should have made way for Cavani.
Yet he was still better than the other two attackers. Martial really should have been moved upfront to give their defenders a different problem instead of them being able to just stand still and let Rashford run offside every time.
Came back to highlight what I observed after the Man City game as it seemed relevant today.
Better than Rashford today isn't really an achievement, because he was putting on a 1/10 performance. I mean it's not a competition between both. Martial did feck all at the end of the day.
Wouldn't have taken him off, he was playing well enough and was composed out there.
If not injury then subbing him off instead of Rashy or any of scott & Fred was awful decision
Thought he was ok and unlucky to be subbed instead of Rashford.
You are a joker
Martial was our best attacking outlet all game
I thought he had a very good game
Unless he’s still injured he probably should’ve stayed on instead of Rashford. He wasn’t particularly good either but he kept the ball a little better.
Assuming he was physically done after the injury last game hence why he came off
He was better than Rashford and some of his hold up play and link with Shaw was good
Guessing he played wide instead of Rashford to try and exploit the high line
He was better than Rashford and some of his hold up play and link with Shaw was good
Guessing he played wide instead of Rashford to try and exploit the high line
You were possibly busy admiring your country man in Salah! Keep your melodrama to yourself.
I get the idea that Ole wanted Rashford’s pace up front to trouble their makeshift CB pairing, but surely in that case just play a front 2 instead?
Him not passing at the end was atrocious but can’t help but feel both him and Martial was hung out to dry today by the set up. Swap their position and I think we’d have score a goal.
Who said he was our worst attacking player. It's not a competition. Just because Rashford was crap it doesn't mean Martial was doing great.
Martial fans my man.
He's been better than Rashford recently despite him scoring less goals. Only thing is he is slower than him also so unfortunately is benched first.
Yeah, I suppose I do understand what Ole was going for but I would prefer Rashford making his runs from the left channel, he times them excellently, up front, not so much. That would leave Martial to do what he does, hold and link the play.
Please sell him.
Honestly, cash in. He will never lead a front line of a top team.
Honestly, cash in. He will never lead a front line of a top team.
Thought defensivly first half he was excellent. So you can kind of see why Ole put him there as he’s just a better defender than Rashford. Heat map after that first half had him further back than Pogba , Bruno and Rashford.
When he got forward he was probably the best out of the lot at holding and creating stuff even if at the start he was quite sloppy. He made some good runs and that one where he outmuscled like 3 Liverpool players was good.
Guessing he wasn’t fully fit hence why he was taken off becuase he was better than some of the others.
When he got forward he was probably the best out of the lot at holding and creating stuff even if at the start he was quite sloppy. He made some good runs and that one where he outmuscled like 3 Liverpool players was good.
Guessing he wasn’t fully fit hence why he was taken off becuase he was better than some of the others.
Was good enough in my opinion
Martial haters my man. He was dribbling past 3 players, keeping the ball and passing while we were constantly under pressure and were not having the ball at all.
Didn't even play up top today.
Can’t be sold quickly enough for me, brings the mood down whenever he plays with his poor body language, miserable face and lack of effort.
Genuinely don’t know what he’s even good at anymore.
Genuinely don’t know what he’s even good at anymore.
Idiotic comment on so many levels.
You might have liked happy Rashford face and performance? Keep your hatred to yourself
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Great hold up great feet and linked up well again but never looked like scoring.
Taking him off at 60mins was sensible prevents injury but we lost his composure on the ball in that last 30.
Taking him off at 60mins was sensible prevents injury but we lost his composure on the ball in that last 30.
Not good today.
Probably didn’t even watch the match, only saw the match report and him being hooked at 60 min and thought he was shite.Didn't even play up top today.
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