I was for shutting him down for the season after his last injury, feared the worst for him today, but played like a proper leader, not far off legendary stuff.
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- Clean sheets
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- Assists
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The club wanted Pau torres instead of him.
But nah Ten Hag's fault.
But nah Ten Hag's fault.
Top man, top CB, legend.
I think everyone loved them until we didnt anymore
Tévez decided it was time to sulk during the on-pitch interview after we had just secured the league title.
If he plays like that after 1 year full of injuries....what's to be said, very good player with a top mentality.
Hope he stays fit next season.
Hope he stays fit next season.
What a difference he makes, my god
He's a fecking warrior, and up there with the best defenders we've had at the club in the last 30 years.
It's a shame varane is off/always injured. He needs a proper partner. Not Maguire, not lindelof. A proper wanker of a defender next to him. And with dalot there too - it's a proper old school defense, but with proper modern football ability.
It's a shame varane is off/always injured. He needs a proper partner. Not Maguire, not lindelof. A proper wanker of a defender next to him. And with dalot there too - it's a proper old school defense, but with proper modern football ability.
Him next to somebody with the pace and power to make up for the physicality that's the only thing he doesn't have would a brilliant partnership. Especially if they can play a little bit themselves as well.
Supposedly Barca are ready to listen to offers for Araujo who I'd absolutely love alongside Martinez... though it's very much a muppet signing and he apparently has injury issues himself. A cheaper, more under the radar option with anything like that kind of profile would be immense.
A genuinely transformative presence
Hope he gets the summer off and we put everything into establishing a solid fitness base for him. Who knows what could be if he's ever present
Hope he gets the summer off and we put everything into establishing a solid fitness base for him. Who knows what could be if he's ever present
How can you not love this guy?! Truly amazing and God only knows how we'd have got on if he was fit the majority of the season. What a guy!
Can he stay fit most of the season, that's the huge debate.
What a player and character. We’ve missed him so much. Love how he grabbed hold of Garnacho after the opener and told him to get back as the job wasn’t done.
Find a way to keep him fit for the entirety of next season at all costs. Give him an aerially dominant partner to replace Varane.
How can you not love this man? Not only is he a fecking great player but also a great character. Absolute warrior.
Even Pep knows Martinez is world class.
We have missed this guy so much. Exudes confidence. Fast and hard great on the ball, great passer.
ETH best signing.
ETH best signing.
He absolutely bullied Haaland today to the point Haaalad was desperate for a penalty to be given.
Won quite a few aerial duels against him too. Wonder what Jamie Carragher thought of it?
Pep knows ball
Season would've been completely different with him and Varane fit for most of it
Licha the red warrior
We need him fit. He is our fire
We need him fit. He is our fire
I absolutely love him, how we've missed him
My only worry is he now falls into the "injury prone" category, I'd really rather he didn't go to the Copa America and had a proper summer to fully get over any niggles
His attitude and passion are
My only worry is he now falls into the "injury prone" category, I'd really rather he didn't go to the Copa America and had a proper summer to fully get over any niggles
His attitude and passion are
He adores ten Hag.
If they did we’d have signed Pau Torres. After all, ‘the club’ signed Martinez. Been a unanimously great signing, which is rare.
Won quite a few aerial duels against him too. Wonder what Jamie Carragher thought of it?
As much as I can't stand Carragher, it has to be said that he has admitted he was wrong about Licha.
Just having him fit all season would have made such a difference. We don't have another CB that can break the lines with his passing and is aggressive to boot. Absolute warrior.
Phenomenal performance considering where his sharpness and fitness must be. Thankfully the season is over because I think he got through on adrenaline there. Get a good preseason under him.
He's a warrior and should be a key part of our comeback
Imagine him being a CM? I think he would do a lot of good in there and maybe get two CBs behind him. I know he is great at CB, but he could be better at CDM imo
Didn't they try this at Ajax and it wasn't overly impressive? I have recollection of it being mooted when we were linked to him.
I'm not convinced, not sure mobility is his strong point to be in a PL midfield. It's his reading of the game, competitive ability and passing that are exceptional for a CB but for a midfielder less so, it's always about relative to the position. You play the game ahead of you as a CB and he's very good at that with passing but midfield you suddenly take the ball on much more competitive situations.
He wouldn’t be. He’s better at CB because he has the whole pitch in front of him.
It is weird how he's a centre half, considering he his range of passing and his awareness around him and ball retention is better than most midfielders you'll see. He's one of those players you could stick in goal and he'd be tremendous.
He's absolute class, so good on the ball.
Brilliant player but surely he can't be injured again. If he can't stay fit for more than a month at a time then we need to look elsewhere.
I’ve been saying this from his first two months in England. He’s absolutely world class.
Give him some rope. He has just come back from injury and did a job for a good chunk of the match. He's exactly what we need, what we should be building around.
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