I am one of the least pro-Mourinho guy, but despite the man being stubborn he is not stupid, if Sanchez keeps performing poorly, Martial will get his chance. He will be under immense pressure not just from the fans, but the board who overruled him when he wanted to ship Martial. I'm hoping for Tony to prove him wrong and nail that left wing spot or play up front along Lukaku as I think they could be very dangerous and have shown a good understanding in spots.
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Yes, you don't get it. With rashford is fair fight. But it is a fight for first backup option. Main story is first 11. On martial position we have Lukaku and alexis. Do you see any of them benched? Well, i don't. If you do, then ok.
He will be needed. The second most reliable goal scorer at the club after Lukaku.
I see Rashford benched, Alexis on the right and Martial on the left if Sanchez keeps performing like he has this game. It could have been an aberration as well and if he kicks on, then I think Martial will leave by January.
He is gne by christmas. Delighted for him.
Unless he signs a new contract soon, which would be a bit of a surprise, I can't see him playing much. Mourinho will prioritize the players that have a long term future at the club.
Confirmation that he was fined. But looks like that's water under the bridge. I expect him to play some part on Sunday.
Mourinho complained about not being able to give him minutes.
Mourinho complained about not being able to give him minutes.
I agree - I think it was just a formality
If he stays this season he'll get his opportunities...I just hope he takes them. It's last chance saloon
FFs come on Martial!! do you a kick up the arse 24/7?
FFs come on Martial!! do you a kick up the arse 24/7?
How do you know he wanted to 'ship Martial' and the 'board overruled him'? Just curious because from all the reports, it's Martial who wants to leave and his agent gave two reasons: 1. He and United have been unable to agree on a new contract for months 2. Lack of adequate playing time.
Story from the previous year when we were linked with Peresic. ‘Supposedly’ the board told him Martial wasn’t for sale even tho Jose was happy for him to go.
I doubt he will make it
Martial, according to multiple reports (make of that what you will), was on Mourinho's exit list and Woodward along with ownership turned down the notion as they are big believers in the lad. It's pretty clear Mourinho isn't a big fan and would have looked to make a deal happen. Now there are some who believe they tried and just couldn't find a suitable offer, and there are others who said whatever offer they were going to find (outside of the kind you never turn down) wasn't going to happen as the board was keen on keeping one of their young potential star player, instead of selling him for a 30+ years old replacement.
He is so much better than rashford, mata and lingard. As i remember
. It was long time ago since he played on left wing.
I hope he will play from the start in next few games.
. It was long time ago since he played on left wing. I hope he will play from the start in next few games.
He has had his ups and downs since his arrival, but i always expected this season to be the one where he cemented his place as a regular player, with a good few world class performances and some stability. Im glad he is still at the club, because there is still a chance he might prove himself this season, but sadly i don't have high fecking hopes where thats concerned. Doesn't matter who's at fault, its our loss anyways.
I'd go as far as saying the most reliable if he is playing with confidence. If either of them were one on one with the keeper I'd trust Martial more as strange as it may sound.
Not strange at all. If his development hadn't stalled under Mourinho, I wouldn't be surprised if he scored the same or more goals than Lukaku.
We're not even getting the best out of Lukaku. I mean he even scored more goals for Everton. What's the point of using him as a target man and not having one decent crosser in the whole team? We had Martial and Rashford on fire in the last stages of the LVG reign and then suddenly Jose comes in and decides to go in a completely different direction signing two target men strikers in Ibrahimovic and Lukaku. They've both done well but we'd have been better off building the rest of the team with the money that was spent on Lukaku in particular. Would our results have been better if we'd stuck with Martial upfront but signed a LB and RB with the Lukaku money? I think so. It's our style of football that makes Martial look poor. Both him and Rashford showed they are capable and that's in a team much worse than the team we have now.
If family comes first and he really had to go without informing his boss, then he should take that fine on the chin and just get on with it.
He's a bit thick if you ask me, but eh.
He's a bit thick if you ask me, but eh.
Even if Mourinho doesn't prefer him, we'd have give him some minutes to put him in the shop window, if we hope to recoup at least a part of his transfer fee.
I think he is a great player but because of Sanchez he doesn’t get much game time which annoys me since Sanchez hasn’t done much for us since he has joined so hopefully we play martial a lot more this season
I think he will start today.
All his goals for United. He loves to score against West Ham!
Hope so. He's a less frsutrating player than Rashford .
Hope he can just knuckle down this season. Even without starting every week he should be good for 15-20 a year when he’s on form he’s so clinical. Think rashford will start today though, being judged to be a little ahead in prep.
Needs a big game today.
Can't believe he's starting, thought he'd see the season out on the bench. Best play like he has a point to prove today.
Time to shine
There is no advantage to Mourinho banishing him. The team doesn't score enough as it is.
Without Sanchez and Matic playing Mourinho will absolutely kill him if he doesn't track back. Hopefully he has a good game and starts to prove he can put the work in at both ends of the pitch.
Yep, no excuses now. Got to go out there and tear it up.
Hopefully he performs this time.
True.
I have no confidence in him to step up and show something.
Me either, but it's in his own interests to pull his finger out of his arse if he wants a transfer or even to get more game time.
Would love s big perform from him today. Talent is there, just needs better application
No matter how he plays, he needs to just fight through out the game, put the effort in. I mean I hope he has a brilliant game too but, it's first game for him in a while. No excuse to at least give it his all.
He can't be any worse than Sanchez was last week.
Hope he delivers, but this has the first half of Huddersfield away written all over it.
I hope you are all ripping me later and he's had a great game.
I hope you are all ripping me later and he's had a great game.
The match will say a lot about his mentality.
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