Has Martial done enough to be backed as our long-term #9?

laughtersassassin said:
I really think it's time we go out and sign a World Class striker.

For years we have been signing stop gap or trying to promote from within and it just isn't working. Since 2013 we've had Falcao, Ibra, Cavani and Igalho. Very clear pattern.

Doing it once so you can get your best target is smart. Doing it 4 times so you can save money is not.

Lukaku was our only attempt post Fergie and he is gone a while now. Time to spend the money we got for him.

Like what looks better

1. Rashford Greenwood/Martial Sancho

Or


2 . Rashford Halaand Greenwood/Amad

Given the option I'm taking number two all day.
With number 1 we'd need to buy another stop gap striker to help Martial and Greenwood out.
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I’m all for signing a number 9 if there is a good one available. I was hoping this was the season Martial kicked on, hasn’t happened and for all Cavani’s workrate and running around he is suffering the United curse a bit as well. We just don’t create or get enough people in to positions with genuine chances to score. I worry Haaland would suffer the same fate as I just don’t see him scoring as much as he has been doing in the prem. certainly not the way we play and certainly not with the trio you have in your 2nd line up. Two of them just rarely pass or have any creative vision. The little I’ve seen of Amad he seems to be very selfless and has an eye for a pass in the crucial moments so maybe he’d be better.

or Martial, Haaland, Rashford. Or bring in Sancho/Grealish and go Rashford/Grealish/Sancho, Haaland, Rashford/Sancho.

Bruno would need to adjust his game for me as well and play less as a striker and be more involved in midfield.

Feel like we’ll probably give Martail another year with Cavani and Greenwood competing then next year maybe try for Haaland.
 
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