Timdbro
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the problem is whether Martial can adapt his game. As Mourinho says himself, last season United had a passing game which was setup for Martial to score in. This year he needs to adapt that hes not the main striker and needs to develop his game more, after all he's only 21.
I get that he has to adapt to playing as a left winger (even though he's played there plenty), but shouldn't the playing style of the team suit him more, if anything (genuine question)? The way I see it, we're more direct when we recover the ball, and the attacking players have more freedom to interchange. Surely that should mean both more space and the manager's approval to take people on, which should be ideal for him.
To me it just looks like he lost confidence over the summer, and hasn't had either the luck or the sort of performances that would see him find it again. You can see he wants to go past defenders and either set someone up or have a shot, but he's hesitant in everything he does and allows the defenders to get back at him. He's not the tricky dribbler type, he's more about the explosion, so he really needs to be decisive.