Now it seems like you are talking tosh. There are talks of us selling him because he is refusing to sign a new deal. You think if we agree to Fellaini's demands, it's because we can get a fee for him? It will be because Jose really wants him to stay. On the other hand we have Martial, who is not signing a contract because of some reasons which are speculated as him wanting more minutes, but to that effect the rumours are abound that he could be sold. You think the club will be willing to run his contract down and then offer him the world when they can do that now? If you genuinely believe that, maybe you need to come back to reality.
Why?
Coman has been injured for a large part of the season, Martial isn't going to either of those clubs and Asensio has played about 500 minutes more in all competitions.
If you think he' going to get minutes in other top clubs it's not going to happen. Look at comparison
There would be mass approval.
I don't know. If they're haggling over wages/fees do we bench them until the club and player come to a financial agreement? If you mean a player who even refuses to sit down and discuss a new contract, that's a different issue, although I suppose in some cases the player might prefer to have such a discussion after the season is over.
Martial's main issue seems to be playing time (which, for me is a damn sight better issue for a player to have than wages as it shows money isn't their biggest motivation) - and he reportedly rejected the contract after he didn't get a single minute in a few games so getting a player to sign a new contract at the end of the season by not playing them seems a bit daft as all they have to do is wait a few weeks. It is different if it is at the beginning of the season like with De Gea.
Yeah Martial's case seems more similar to Pogba's in 2012. He wants to have a bigger role in the team, and seemingly (based on his performances) on his preferred left flank or as striker. Not playing him isn't going to have any impact on negotiations, if anything it's just going to push him further away.
Yeah I meant a player who refuses to sign, not a player who's agent is haggling over wages, like what happened with Rio a while back.
Ah gotcha. Yeah, I can see where you're coming from in that but benching Martial probably wouldn't induce him to sign like Damien said. If he's 100% set on leaving we'd probably exclude him but maybe the club still hopes to change his mind.
Never understand the underrating of Willian, I think he's a classy and consistent player. I honestly think he'd provide a lot of assists for Lukaku and has speed for on the counter.
Yeah you just carry on ignoring the fact that Coentrao was Marcelo's backup, not his replacement. It just helps with your narrative that Jose is shite.
Yeah, carrying on spouting a point I never made. Never once said he is shite. He is a winner but not great at getting the best out of flair players. Unless you read that as shite, I guess you better change your argument.
Apologies, but you ignored my point earlier so I thought I'd bait you with with some exaggeration.
I did address the point when I said that I stood corrected about Marcelo and Coentrao. I mentioned as much when I quoted KM's post who had mentioned that before you. It's just that I didn't deem it important to do the same for your post.
So many top teams and managers have employed multiple very attacking options in the attacking third and have been successful with it. Wonder why it's Jose who struggles with having that kind of balance in the team?
Sorry boss man.
The bolded is what I was meaning. And great point about Pogba.
Martial already has a vastly superior goals to minute record and he's 7 years younger than Willian. Doing a deal like that would be terrible for United, now and in the future.
