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People just dislike him and make shit up. Same as the myth that he sulks when he has competition, even though he's previously usurped Rashford and Sanchez for the lw position in 2 different seasons, when he started those seasons from the bench.Genuinely, why does this even matter to some? I don’t even think it’s true, I’m photos he’s usually laughing with his team mates and he seems pretty popular around the club, but it’s a weird stick to beat some one with, just because they’re introverted.
Agreed, renewal should be off the table no matter whatThat's a good point, I'd say we shouldn't change our minds about a renewal based on whatever he produces this year, but it won't be the first time we've had a player magically come to form in a contract year.
Guaranteed to be injured by the first international break.
This is the Martial circle. He plays a decent game like an actual striker should (even half arsed). People see he's still the best option up front we have. Then he gets injured and people get angry and call him the worst striker we had. Then we play non-striker at CF and becomes obvious half-arsed Martial is still our best option. He will play a few games and get injured again.Pre-season and first game tells me we’re still a better team with him in the starting eleven.
This is the Martial circle. He plays a decent game like an actual striker should (even half arsed). People see he's still the best option up front we have. Then he gets injured and people get angry and call him the worst striker we had. Then we play non-striker at CF and becomes obvious half-arsed Martial is still our best option. He will play a few games and get injured again.
He is broken but other than that a good footballer and still the best CF option we have. When he's an option that is.
Hojlund isn't better than Martial. I have not seen anything that would suggest this is the case. Once he is fit he might change my opinion, I will be happy to admit that is the case. Maybe it's safer to assume he's a better fit for us because he presses defenders, but if that is effective remains to be seen. Mount is also very good at pressing but so far it isn't causing much trouble to opposition.Hes not the best anymore, we just signed Hojlund
Hojlund isn't better than Martial. I have not seen anything that would suggest this is the case. Once he is fit he might change my opinion, I will be happy to admit that is the case. Maybe it's safer to assume he's a better fit for us because he presses defenders, but if that is effective remains to be seen. Mount is also very good at pressing but so far it isn't causing much trouble to opposition.
More that he has very good movement in the box, which is something Martial hardly offers.
He's not been fit or firing for yearsA fit and firing Martial suits us a lot more than a fit and firing Hojlund, in my opinion. Actually, one of the reasons I wanted Kane more than anyone, is due to his ability to drop off and stitch play. This is something Sancho, albeit nowhere near as clinical as Kane, did so well during pre season, and the reason why I'd have started him there against Wolves.
If you look at our front five against Wolves, we more or less had five runners. No one was willing to drop in and get on the ball, which is why we looked so disjointed.
With the addition of Mount, I knew this would potentially happen. Like Bruno, Mount is at his best when running in behind the striker, but that of course means that the strikers needs to have the ability to drop and link the play.
Funnily enough, I still think Martial is our most suitable choice when everyone is fit. This is not taking anything away from Hojlund, but his hold and link play is nowhere near as good as Martial's at this present time. That said, he is 20 and no doubt this is something he will improve on.
A fit and firing Martial suits us a lot more than a fit and firing Hojlund, in my opinion. Actually, one of the reasons I wanted Kane more than anyone, is due to his ability to drop off and stitch play. This is something Sancho, albeit nowhere near as clinical as Kane, did so well during pre season, and the reason why I'd have started him there against Wolves.
If you look at our front five against Wolves, we more or less had five runners. No one was willing to drop in and get on the ball, which is why we looked so disjointed.
With the addition of Mount, I knew this would potentially happen. Like Bruno, Mount is at his best when running in behind the striker, but that of course means that the strikers needs to have the ability to drop and link the play.
Funnily enough, I still think Martial is our most suitable choice when everyone is fit. This is not taking anything away from Hojlund, but his hold and link play is nowhere near as good as Martial's at this present time. That said, he is 20 and no doubt this is something he will improve on.
He's not been fit or firing for years
sadly his body has let him down as there's no doubting his technical ability
Last year he visibly couldnt sprint and he hasn't completed 90 mins since January 21
Shame as he is a more natural number 9 than Rashford I think
Martial gonna come back on fire, score 35 goals in all comps and help United win the EPL, and start in France NT during Euro24 and lead the line alongside Mbappe and score the winner against England and lift the cup.
It happened in my dream so it is true.
He's not been fit or firing for years
sadly his body has let him down as there's no doubting his technical ability
Last year he visibly couldnt sprint and he hasn't completed 90 mins since January 21
Shame as he is a more natural number 9 than Rashford I think
Martial’s hold up and link play last season was mostly diabolical, even when fit. He’s the only player in our squad where people cling on to an image of him on his very best days as somehow representative of his ability overall. The Martial filter makes it an absolutely insane idea to sell Fred and Lindelof a guaranteed starter.
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When I say fit and firing, I meant the few occasions he started, where we instantly looked better as an attacking unit. This is not me making it up, this is something ten Hag alluded to, too.
Unfortunately, he's not reliable and I'm certainly not saying he should be our starting forward, hence why I wanted Kane so much, but I take away my point that I made about Martial being our best striker when it comes to playing with his back to goal.
My worry is the fact that Hojlund is lacking in this department, as is the case when Rashford plays up top, but as I said, he's young and he obviously has a lot of time to improve.
When I say fit and firing, I meant the few occasions he started, where we instantly looked better as an attacking unit. This is not me making it up, this is something ten Hag alluded to, too.
Unfortunately, he's not reliable and I'm certainly not saying he should be our starting forward, hence why I wanted Kane so much, but I take away my point that I made about Martial being our best striker when it comes to playing with his back to goal.
My worry is the fact that Hojlund is lacking in this department, as is the case when Rashford plays up top, but as I said, he's young and he obviously has a lot of time to improve.
Nobody expects him to be prolific. He can actually hold up the ball and link play though and that's what we need up front right now.People still think he's going to be this prolific talisman. Jesus wept.
We certainly hope Hojlund is better, but he has to show it before we say he definitely is.Hes not the best anymore, we just signed Hojlund
Sure he will Mrs. Martial sure he willMartial gonna come back on fire, score 35 goals in all comps and help United win the EPL, and start in France NT during Euro24 and lead the line alongside Mbappe and score the winner against England and lift the cup.
It happened in my dream so it is true.
Nobody expects him to be prolific. He can actually hold up the ball and link play though and that's what we need up front right now.
He played a few good games last season. So did Hojlund. Previous 2 seasons Martial was trash, its a case of the promise of a return to previous form based on a handful of appearances. Over the past 2 years Hojlund has been the better player.We certainly hope Hojlund is better, but he has to show it before we say he definitely is.
Martial was terrible in 20/21 and 21/22, but he was better last season than most on here give him credit for. I think most agree he was good in the early part of the season, but the amount of criticism he got in his games in the latter of the season was certainly over-the-top. While he certainly wasn't great and he was struggling with his finishing, his all-round game was still comfortably better than any of our other options we have. Of course that is largely due to how poor our other options are rather than Martial himself (something we obviously hope Hojlund fixes), but the way some people criticised him you'd think he was one of the worst players on the field most weeks.
Nobody expects him to be prolific. He can actually hold up the ball and link play though and that's what we need up front right now.
He does. Not counting those two seasons where he was dreadful where pretty much everything went to pieces, but before that and again last season his hold-up and link-up play are generally fairly good. Not perfectly consistent as he does have some games where he suddenly looks like one of the best in the world in those aspects, then other games where he's dreadful and looks no better than Rashford in them, but his average level is fairly good.Why doesn't he do that when he plays then. Not a Manchester United player as far as I am concerned. Waste of space.
