Talented? Honestly, what makes him talented outside of his predicted cut in from the left with his right foot. Last season I thought he was learning to drive more often in different spaces to offer a threat, but even then, his attacking threat has always been limited.
Mbappe is a talent, quick enough to destroy any defence if he gets in behind, has good off the ball movement, good passer of the ball, can control a ball from any area of the pitch, has the vision to make plays at times and even has the technique to shoot from different angles and even on the mood, not consistently, but often enough.
Grealish has talent. Almost impossible to take off the ball without fouling, can dribble through almost any tight spaces, has the off the ball awareness to pick the spots he's going to drive from, the passing ability to dictate the tempo of a game from deep and form one two opportunities, the vision to spot good passes and the technique to execute difficult passes and shots.
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Rashford is talented. Has the blinding pace to beat the offside trap, the dribbling ability and acceleration to consistently assault teams on the counter, the aggression to consistently take on defenders on the flank, the first step to create shooting and passing opportunities for himself when cutting in, the shooting power to bang in goals from distance or free kicks, the creativity to spot passes and the technique to execute key passes.
I'm not even going to get to Pogba or Bruno, but my point is to have talent in fooball, you have to be able to consistently show your skillset and put it in a way that helps your team. Martial has one move and outside of this move, 90 percent of the time he's invisible or mucking up team progressions. He doesn't offer enough to be considered talented. He had enough to be considered as having good potential 6 years ago, but to be talented, you have to have more impactful moves, skills, strategies. He doesn't.
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