OK, that's good!
With Antony signed what’s our front 3?
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can we play a false 9 formation ? since we are lacking in centre forward
Antony Martial Rashford.
Not only is Sancho a little bit shit and a worse version of Antony, Rashford's pace and runs in behind will be needed. His movement isn't even all that great but it's better than anyone else we have at the moment so it'll have to do. Sancho also constantly gets subbed around an hour into each game, carrying on the trend of him tiring quickly in games from last season so I can't see him holding down a spot.
Not only is Sancho a little bit shit and a worse version of Antony, Rashford's pace and runs in behind will be needed. His movement isn't even all that great but it's better than anyone else we have at the moment so it'll have to do. Sancho also constantly gets subbed around an hour into each game, carrying on the trend of him tiring quickly in games from last season so I can't see him holding down a spot.
Assuming Ronaldo’s staying, then once he’s fit there’s no way he’s behind Elanga and Garnacho. Even a half fit, semi-interested Ronaldo is getting minutes over Garnacho. I’m not saying I necessarily agree with it, but that’s how it is.
I have no idea about training games but he's played 44 minutes this season.
I think this post shows that we have a very nice variety of forwards to choose from.
If only we still had Greenwood. What a forward line that would be.
Litlle bit shit ? i still remember how people rave about him like he was the 2nd coming of Christ before he joined united.
I think so. Sticking Bruno in false 9 can’t be any worse than Rashford.
Sancho Martial Antony for 5% of the season
We could use the tea lady for the majority to bag the goals and bring Rashford from the canteen for City and Pool.
We could use the tea lady for the majority to bag the goals and bring Rashford from the canteen for City and Pool.
People putting forward Martial's name as if he is going to be fit for more than 10 games total.
Even with Antony our situation going forward remains shambolic. A CF that can't play 3 games in a row and a finished 38-year-old Ronaldo. Rashford as a 9 is a nightmare and should never happen again. And if either of Sancho and Antony are missing...
Even with Antony our situation going forward remains shambolic. A CF that can't play 3 games in a row and a finished 38-year-old Ronaldo. Rashford as a 9 is a nightmare and should never happen again. And if either of Sancho and Antony are missing...
Martial 
you lot never learn.
you lot never learn.Faster than Sancho but slower than Rashford, roughly around Martial pace I'd say.
It's a bit laughable to see posters casually put Martial ahead of Rashford in the pecking order. Have you guys not noticed the pattern with Martial over the last 7 years? He plays well for a few weeks, gets injured and loses form. Rinse and repeat. He *cannot* be relied upon - he has a lot to do to prove otherwise.
Rashford has been poor in the last 12-15 months, but then again so has pretty much all of the Utd squad. Sancho included, who really hasn't pulled up many trees here. They've both had much longer spells of consistency throughout their careers than Martial has, though. I don't think that an be disputed.
It's possible he can turn it around, but IMHO it's crazy to bank on him as a first choice starter.
Rashford has been poor in the last 12-15 months, but then again so has pretty much all of the Utd squad. Sancho included, who really hasn't pulled up many trees here. They've both had much longer spells of consistency throughout their careers than Martial has, though. I don't think that an be disputed.
It's possible he can turn it around, but IMHO it's crazy to bank on him as a first choice starter.
Seems to be a lot of faith in Martial from a couple of pre-season games? Obviously talented but personally find it concerning that at the moment our striking options are a Ronaldo that fails to move though I still expect him too then Rashford and Martial, one isnt a striker for me and the other has had a godo first three months and a good half a season in what 6/7seasons here?
Dont know much about Antony but our wide options would include Martial, Rashford, Sancho, Pellestri, Amad, Elanga, Garnacho, Chong....surely a couple of those youngsters need to be sold
Dont know much about Antony but our wide options would include Martial, Rashford, Sancho, Pellestri, Amad, Elanga, Garnacho, Chong....surely a couple of those youngsters need to be sold
Can't believe we're not going to sign a striker/forward. We have had all the warnings. Martial being our main option is depressing. He fecked off to Spain rather than fight for his place less than 9 months ago and now he is our best option? Insanity.
Both Martial and Rashford have the reliability of an office printer. One is made of glass and the other is one of the most limited players out there.
It really shows how low people rate Rashford, that knowing Martial issues he's still widely believed to be the better option than Rashford. To be honest Marcus doesn't even compete for striker spot so that's more Rashford vs Sancho.
With Rashford, it's not even a discussion about form. I do not expect him to play better next weeks, while with Martial and Sancho there is a big chance for that.
This reminds me of the 3 Gabriels at Arsenal and now Man utd has 3 Antonys. I wonder which team will emerge victorious at the end of the season.
Can't speak for others but I had some reservations myself about his bundesliga numbers translating to the PL. He's absolutely shocked me even still though, he's got nothing about him whatsoever and people are seemingly too afraid to admit what's in front of their eyes.
If Antony and Sancho are going to be first choice starters (which people want and expect), then Rashford's best shot at being a starting key player is to make the CF spot his own. He started his career there for us when he burst onto the scene, played the EL final there in place of Ibra and did well there v Liverpool last week. He has the ability imo but his performance v Southampton was poor (although how often have we seen Martial put in similarly poor performances in those kind of games throughout the years?)
The worry was that he couldn't link with Sancho and Bruno - the three should've been coming closer together to get some combinations going but there was zero chemistry between them in those positions.
How anyone can include Martial is totally beyond me. Talk about short memories. Good grief.
Antony, Sancho, Garnacho, Rashford, Elanga is a really good bunch of wide attacking players. But we desperately need a number 9 to finish off the chances created.
Antony, Sancho, Garnacho, Rashford, Elanga is a really good bunch of wide attacking players. But we desperately need a number 9 to finish off the chances created.
I’d say Antony on the right, Sancho on the left then it’s basically a rotation depending on who we’re playing or on injury between Fernandes as a false 9, Martial and Rashford.
A lot depends on who we play in midfield too as we could play Casemiro and Fred with Eriksen as a 10 then Antony and Sancho with Fernandes as a false 9 but then Eriksen could be an 8 with Fernandes as a 10 then Martial or Rashford through the middle and Antony and Sancho out wide.
A lot depends on who we play in midfield too as we could play Casemiro and Fred with Eriksen as a 10 then Antony and Sancho with Fernandes as a false 9 but then Eriksen could be an 8 with Fernandes as a 10 then Martial or Rashford through the middle and Antony and Sancho out wide.
Sancho/Rashford - Osimhen/Martial - Antony/Rashford
Still think we need a big strong CF who can hold up the ball as well as score 20 goals a season
ETH is banking on rashford to hit a run of form and will likely play him through the middle between sancho and antony. martial will probably play less than 20 games this season as he is a complete farley's rusk. if rashford does start scoring goals, and my guess is that he will, we will all be wondering what the fuss was about and he'll be given a new contract at the end of the season.
Sancho Rashford Antony.
Martial can't stay fit for long enough, so Rashford unfortunately. The club will sign a new starting number 9 next summer.
Martial can't stay fit for long enough, so Rashford unfortunately. The club will sign a new starting number 9 next summer.
Absolutely.
They’re including him because he plays for Manchester United. How is it questionable? Which better options do we have?
If Ronaldo stays he’ll bang then in for fun
Sancho Ronaldo Antony on paper its a perfect for our front. ETH will make Ronaldo our main striker rather sooner than later after the window close/if he does stay for 1 more year.
It depends on how everyone plays. People are obviously assuming Antony will be a success and I hope that is the case but it may take him a while to settle.
If everyone was fit and firing, then I'd have to go with the front three we saw for pre-season consisting of Rashford, Martial, and Sancho. That said, I doubt ten Hag pushed so much for a player to leave him on the bench, so we'll see Sancho/Rashford, Martial, and Antony.
I'm just glad we have a specialist right winger now, who likes to keep the width. Think he and Dalot will make a good partnership.
If everyone was fit and firing, then I'd have to go with the front three we saw for pre-season consisting of Rashford, Martial, and Sancho. That said, I doubt ten Hag pushed so much for a player to leave him on the bench, so we'll see Sancho/Rashford, Martial, and Antony.
I'm just glad we have a specialist right winger now, who likes to keep the width. Think he and Dalot will make a good partnership.
Hope fans are not expecting a load of goals from him. Assists yes, but he will not get you 15/20 goals a season.
Hope it's not Martial and Rahford sharing the no 9 spot again this season, We just can't depend on these 2 Martial will be injured more than he plays, Rashford is liable to throw in the towel in games.We need a big strong CF before deadline day.
Its hilarious that people here suddenly rate martial so highly. He had a good preseason and that is pretty much it. He was very poor during his loan spell last season.
Because he played well in pre-season and plays CF significantly better than Rashford. We clearly wanted a striker this summer with the Nunez and Sesko links but for now he’s our best option.
That being said Antony offers a better crossing threat than Elanga so I fancy we’ll see plenty of Ronaldo too.
Injured for first games came on for half a game against Liverpool and out again. We just can't depend on this guy and Rashford is not a CF. We need to get in a proper CF before deadline or all the wingers work will be wasted.
What the choice though? Ronaldo looks horribly off the pace. Rashford isn’t convincing through the middle.
Even in the 45 mins we’ve seen of Martial this season his hold up play is levels above those two. Unless we sign another forward i don’t see what choice we have.
Rashford's floor as a player is incredibly low. The worst you'll get from Sancho is anonymous as his technical ability is good enough to take care of the ball, unlike Rashford.
IMO Rashford can only make it as a LW/Left Forward. He doesn't move like a striker, he can't play back to goal. This would require a massive turn around and although it's not impossible, I don't think we should invest time in that experiment and take the risk.
Rashford performance is determined more by the opposition setup than his "form". But we will face only a few teams that play like Liverpool did (leaving so much space to run into). In 8/10 games he will face a mid/low block and he will struggle. Squeezing past a few defenders by chance every now and then doesn't make much of a difference.
On the bolded part, Rashford to me seemed disconnected from the rest, while Sancho and Elanga stayed really wide therefore Bruno (I think) was supposed to be the connector, but he didn't do it well last game. I agree the front 4 had no chemistry and were too far, but this is why we need a player like Martial who can hold the ball, and play through the middle in tight areas. Rashford is definitely not providing that, Martial MAY do it if he's fit and feels like he wants to (which has not been the case for a while, therefore all concerns about him).
I think people see what Martial and Sancho can provide in striker / wide playmaker role respectively, with Rashford there are concerns what he brings if there's no space to run into. He is a very limited player now, and his off the ball contribution is also far from what is required.
Do you feel that Rashford has not been poor for the past couple seasons?