The club has been briefing this exact same thing since the end of the season. I mean, you still might be right but it's not new. We're just repeating it.Damage control. We want maximum value we can get, so statements like this will go some way in repairing the damage his agent has done by saying he wanted out.
I don't have to mate, you're making wild assumptions and saying things like "Martial was our best player before Mourinho" or "Some of us don't fall for his sadistic games".Go on crossy please make an educated reply to what I said step by step rather than being 'dramatic' or
Couldn't be more further from the truth - Januzaj was running on the good games he had for Moyes - did nothing for LVG & Mourinho & was rightfully sold; even though some people saw promise.
Martial has had good games before Jose mourinho when he was effectively our best player - and had good games directly under Jose's nose being arguably our 3rd best player if not 2nd on a consistent basis whilst having him adapt from being striker to left winger whilst getting replacements in that position every season.
Absolutely nothing in comparison to januzaj![]()
Don't think any of us were directly comparing them to what they have achieved with us. Just the example that you need mentality and talent to do well. Martial has looked stroppy at times and doesn't always bust his ass when he loses the ball. Ronaldo and Messi may not be asked to track back, but Martial sure can't.Go on crossy please make an educated reply to what I said step by step rather than being 'dramatic' or
Couldn't be more further from the truth - Januzaj was running on the good games he had for Moyes - did nothing for LVG & Mourinho & was rightfully sold; even though some people saw promise.
Martial has had good games before Jose mourinho when he was effectively our best player - and had good games directly under Jose's nose being arguably our 3rd best player if not 2nd on a consistent basis whilst having him adapt from being striker to left winger whilst getting replacements in that position every season.
Absolutely nothing in comparison to januzaj![]()
While we're at it, I'll also have £10m otherwise he's going no where!I want minimum £60million for him, otherwise he can stay.
Right now. He's literally given up on being a United player and fighting for his place.When has he ever completely given up? He's a 22 year old flair player playing in a risk-averse side and he still posts some of the best numbers in the league relative to the little minutes he's been given. He's only played 90 minutes in consecutive league games once all season. A little continuity wouldn't go amiss.
Compare that to Lukaku, for example, who endured a barren run from October to mid-December (1 goal in 9 games). He played 90 minutes in every single one of those games, despite the performances being far from great and was still given full support of the manager during that time. Some of that might come down to style of play, which is fine, but it's disingenuous to claim it all boils down to his ability to 'fight'.
At some point united will make a decision though. That decision surely has to be this summer where we can get maximum coin for him. Letting him go into his last year on contract will devalue him even more.The club has been briefing this exact same thing since the end of the season. I mean, you still might be right but it's not new. We're just repeating it.
To be fair, I can only think of Lingard and sometimes Rashford who do make tactical runs for someone else to benefit from. And Young who I forgot initially.That's pretty much the conclusion I'm at for now. I've never seen a player like him in the way he plays and only looks interested once somebody gives him the ball to feet. No urgency at all to his play and too little movement off the ball.
It all boils down to his attitude for me. He seems to think what he's doing is so amazing that he needn't worry about running off the ball and creating openings for others with his movement.
He's not being sold in this window for anywhere close to that, someone would have to double itI want minimum £60million for him, otherwise he can stay.
This is the hard truth. His dribbling is very easy on the eye at times, he can link up well with good awareness, and he's usually an ice-cool finisher. But he lacks any kind of dynamism or explosiveness, his long-range shooting for example is tame as feck, he doesn't really bully full-backs (although he can make them look stupid at times) or ever really dominate a game. Tends to take things easy.Supremely talented player, who decides to be one dimensional. Never runs in behind, either with the ball or to receive it. Sulks rather than tracks back when a move breaks down.
While it is sad to see a skillful player leave, he makes us a man light, when defending, and slows us to a stop when attacking. Always cutting inside with no variety to his approach might cause some opponents problems, but can be easily nullified by better players or tactics.
He may have fared better with a decent left back who overlaps and crosses, but his inability to vary his approach has done nothing to strengthen his position here.
Post it, I don't have InstagramJust saw on instagram him taking a selfie with kids wearing PSG kit, all manchester united photos also removed from his profile, what a bad decision we took...
Well, would you really blame him? He's had to fight for his place for two seasons running and isn't given the opportunities even when he plays well.Right now. He's literally given up on being a United player and fighting for his place.
That's not on his instagram(I mean it's just on story which will stay for a day). So he took pics with kids who are wearing PSG kits, big deal. He would have been a cnut if he didn't take pic with kids just because they are wearing PSG kitsJust saw on instagram him taking a selfie with kids wearing PSG kit, all manchester united photos also removed from his profile, what a bad decision we took...
It is what it is. I generally think if a player asks to leave, let them go. If it is a ploy from his agent, it's just as bad if not worse. Threatening, publicly, to leave isn't a good look when you'll have to continue to fight for your place in the team, not a fan of that tactic.Well, would you really blame him? He's had to fight for his place for two seasons running and isn't given the opportunities even when he plays well.
I'm not entirely convinced he will end up leaving. It could be a ploy for the club to take his concerns about game time seriously, though that is admittedly mostly based on a hunch.
Instagram live story, but I agree, doesn't mean anything.That's not on his instagram. So he took pics with kids who are wearing PSG kits, big deal. He would have been a cnut if he didn't take pic with kids just because they are wearing PSG kits
No one is paying £120m for Anthony Martial!!He's not being sold in this window for anywhere close to that, someone would have to double it
He does it every season.Removing all his United pictures from his social media is a bit of a petty move, if he's done that to show he's moved on from the club then so be it.
Who can we replace him with? I hope we don't chase Bale like fools all summer.
Has he removed all pictures again? I know he cleared everything off his Instagram a month or so back.Just saw on instagram him taking a selfie with kids wearing PSG kit, all manchester united photos also removed from his profile, what a bad decision we took...
Yeah, edit my post to include it's just live story which stays there for a day. Those 2 kids will be very happy that they got a pic with Martial.Instagram live story, but I agree, doesn't mean anything.
50k to me and he can move anywhere he wants.I want minimum £60million for him, otherwise he can stay.
The only advantage Sanchez has shown so far, is his workrate and ability to win the ball back.This is the hard truth. His dribbling is very easy on the eye at times, he can link up well with good awareness, and he's usually an ice-cool finisher. But he lacks any kind of dynamism or explosiveness, his long-range shooting for example is tame as feck, he doesn't really bully full-backs (although he can make them look stupid at times) or ever really dominate a game. Tends to take things easy.
Having said that it's 50-50 if Sanchez is actually the better option in there.
Weird, but fair enough.He does it every season.
Those quotes and his previous tendency to shut down rumours quickly leads me to believe he would still be open to staying if he was given the right assurances.Martial was "disappointed because he has shown his love for the club and the supporters for three seasons"
"I think that when United, the most powerful club in the world, do not find an agreement after eight months of negotiations then they do not really want to keep such an important player in their squad. That's why this decision has come"
What's strange about that?The thing with Mourinho he made a big deal of renewing Fellaini's contract but hasn't uttered a word on Martial.
That's fair enough then, he's staying where he isNo one is paying £120m for Anthony Martial!!
Fellaini has started 7 games in all competitions for us in 17/18Honestly, so disappointed in Mourinho. Never expected him to go on and on about Fellaini and yet not give Martial a chance. He better do well this season both in style of football and in actual achievements or the OT crowd could give him an earful.
He's given him plenty of chances!Honestly, so disappointed in Mourinho. Never expected him to go on and on about Fellaini and yet not give Martial a chance. He better do well this season both in style of football and in actual achievements or the OT crowd could give him an earful.
Unfortunately I don’t think we can tell him Mourinho will probably be sacked mid or the end of next season.A couple of interesting bits from his agent's statement:
Those quotes and his previous tendency to shut down rumours quickly leads me to believe he would still be open to staying if he was given the right assurances.