since someone has said, number doesn't matter, so it really doesn't matter Zlatan primarily plays which position.
Martial Number Change Fallout
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I refuse to believe grown men really care about such things as shirt numbers. And if someone does kick up a fuss over it, especially a 20 year old who's been here for a year, ship him out, don't care how good he is. This is most likely all BS so it doesn't matter anyway.
Minor issue, will be solved when there is communication between him and club. Move on.
What disrespect actually, to Martial or from Martial?
Aptly put. LVG handled the Fellaini and Bastian shirt number very well so I don't see how this would have been an issue in his time.
Am quite sure if Zlatan had requested for it just like Bastian did we wouldn't have this fallout ( if actually there is any ).
Exactly mate, just people over reacting in here to be fair. There's always been drama Que....
Oh. I see. Carry on.
Ronaldo got the 9 at Madrid as all time top scorer Raul had 7 at the time .
But even Madrid knew the importance of the Jersey for marketing purposes and tried to spin the 9 as a great thing for Ronaldo by reminding everyone that it was Di Stefano's number and then having the man himself be the one to present Ronaldo.
Even then,the moment Raul was sold,Ronaldo changed to 7.
A lot of people simply don't get it. Numbers do matter especially for image rights and marketing purposes . That is a big part of players contracts negotiations. For example ,a significant part of Rooney's mammoth wage relates to image rights. Some people seem stuck in the stone ages and refuse to see that football as an industry has changed. It doesn't mean that Martial will suddenly pack his bags and leave but he and his entourage won't be best pleased . You keep your best players happy,not antagonize them .
This.
To Martial
This is what it has come down to.. This is what lack of football does to the fans..
Just start the season already.
Just start the season already.
Well put.
That Beckham thing doesn't really back your point at all. Actually does the opposite
Beckham moved Madrid and had to change his number simply because of the importance of it to its then holder.
That man was the home grown superstar among the throngs of foreign talents ,beloved by the Madristas in Raul Gonzalez. Had Madrid forced him out of the 7 shirt for Beckham ,things wouldn't have gone down well at all. Hell, even when they signed Ronaldo for a world record fee,Raul still kept his 7.
Off season brings out the best in everyone. Pages and pages of utter tripe.
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Ibrahimovic will likely only be here a year so Martial can get it back then.
That post was moved from another topic. Don't get me wrong. I was referring strictly from a branding perspective, not a team chemistry/honor one.
Now there's a first world problem if ever I saw one. Lace your fecking boots up son and concentrate on your football.
But Memphis gets to keep 7, right? 
This. Storm in a teacup.
He wears 11 for France so his new AM11 Brand can incorporate both!
I'm also convinced that his PR/Marketing team will be more upset than him. That's not to say he shouldn't have been told, but it'll blow over very quickly.
United probably faxed their plans to him
Obviously he should've been told, but it's a very minor issue. Even the journalist broke this news is saying that he doesn't want to leave and is just disappointed.
Footballers who build a brand based on a shirt number are fecking stupid. Reminds me of that Cleverley 23 branding nonsense. Even the best players in the world aren't guaranteed a specific number. Look at "CR7" when he joined Madrid. If/when Martial has a season like Ronaldo's final season at United he can feel butt-hurt at being asked to wear a number not of his choosing.
"-It's just a number ffs" 
This!!
This thread is a car crash of utter nonsense!
Conveniently, you leave out the part that says this is all BS. All I'm saying is, hypotetically, if any player would desire to leave the club over something as silly as this, as far as I'm concerned he is free to go no matter who he is.
Probably a lot of fuss over nothing, but if Martial is childish enough to start thinking of leaving or throwing a hissy fit because we changed his fecking number then honestly...feck him. That being said I refuse to believe he was not informed of the name change, or he could be that pissed off about it if not. "Branding' and 'his agency' my arse
Was he ever following Utd in the 1st place on social media?
Changing his number without telling him is a very bad move by the club.
Agreed, far more important issues going on in the world at the moment than a shirt number.
He wouldn't have as back then Raiola wasn't probably Pogba's agent and even if he was it didn't matter because the two situations are so so different
We're talking about not being happy with a shirt number and not being given a chance to start, this is "Yaya Toure birthday cake" territory.
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Just bake him a cake, he'll be fine
It will not be as simple if they have
Mino was the agent.He wouldn't have as back then Raiola wasn't probably Pogba's agent and even if he was it didn't matter because the two situations are so so different
We're talking about not being happy with a shirt number and not being a chance to start, this is "Yaya Toure birthday cake" territory.
He's 19. He's lucky he got 11. Embrace it and shut up. Manchester United don't care about the number 9 any damn way.
P.s have some respek lads it's CR7
P.s have some respek lads it's CR7
As if a player would want to leave just because they've had their shirt number changed. And as If any body would be stupid enough to be genuinely worried a player might want to leave because he's had his shirt number changed.
Yeah and he did the best he could for his client back then based on a legitimate claim of frustration. Pogba was right to leave and Utd right to let him go.
And since LVG was supposed to be our manager, he wouldn't have kept the #9 since it's a number for strikers for our favorite loony. So branding it was a pretty stupid idea.
Yeah
I doubt Martial gives a feck. Your number is irrelevant.
I can't believe some people are advocating selling him because he might not have wanted to change his shirt number. Madness.
I wish they would scrap all this nonsense. Numbers 1 thru 11 for the team on the day - 12 thru 18 for the bench.
I think I may be a little old fashioned
I think I may be a little old fashioned
Martial may not, the marketing team behind him may. It is not irrelevant when you have the whole branding strategy planned out and maybe have already signed contracts with some clients, to endorse AM9.