Depends what you expect from a DM. Keane was a "box to box" midfield player, but in the right set up that's absolutely fine to deploy as a DM.
I don't see the problem here. Buy at your own risk if you get a name and number on the back before the start of the season. It could be worse anyway, we could have sold him.
Not really a high bar though was it last season?
1. Martial - 25
Absolutely mental thing to actually complain about, you've purchased a top with a player name and number before a transfer window
Almost 3 months later you call to complain about his numbers being changedWell first time I’ve ever seen a player change his number the day the season starts. First time it’s ever happened actually. They’ve been selling Martial 11 shirts all summer so yeah it’s a bit annoying.Absolutely mental thing to actually complain about, you've purchased a top with a player name and number before a transfer window
Nothing wrong with taking his number but he found out about it through the media while on holidays after finishing the season as the highest goal scorer. Mr Special one didn’t bother to give him a call.
This will be his last chance to prove what he is to be fair. He's wasted chances and moaned about everything since being stripped of the number 9 and playing CF so he really has to make the most of this.
Ah lads.
Think that’s a bit of a stretch
Got a good laugh out of these lads, cheers
Definitely not, when everything is going for him he knows how to place it but he's not better than Salah, Kane, Aguero and many others. Almost feels embarrassing to talk about.
Agreed. Seems a slightly strange comment but he could have possibly meant the best striker in the club rather than PL.
What’s he moaned about? Are you making that up?
He's got a great conversion rate but that's because he basically only has a pop when he's basically guaranteed to score.
If he made 38 starts as no.9 what would expect him to deliver in terms of end product?
He has a great conversion rate because he has a very good finishing and decision making. A player is never guaranteed to score.
Better than Kane and Aguero for sure.
I didn't say he's a better player than them , I only spoke about the finishing aspect. Martial averages one goal from every 4 shots.. He scored 11 goals from 39 shots last season. The likes of Kane and Aguero have a very higher volume of shots but sticking only to finishing nobody matches up to Martials accuracy. He also doesn't take penalties unlike nearly all the other strikers.
I was dead serious.Got a good laugh out of these lads, cheers
I'd be lying if I said I have much faith in Tony, been a right stroppy, hot and cold bastard for too long now to trust him 100%. Hopefully this season he turns it around. I expect Rashford to outscore him though.
He never played at no9 consistently. 55 games over 4 years is average 13 matches per season if that is right. And I don't even think he played 55 games at no9. Apart from first 5 matches when was the other time he played there? LVG gave him license to attack the box in the beginning and then he operated as a traditional winger for Ibra and Lukaku in the Mourinho reign.
Think you need to go and watch all of his goals. Some very impressive finishes in there.
Him getting it back shouldn’t make a difference but taking a number off a player to give to a ‘bigger’ player would be extremely demoralising, especially in the public eye.
what has he moaned about?
Where and when did you see him moan about all those things you wrote ?
Excuse has become belief. It's been a fascinating process to watch.
I can't see him being consistent enough through the whole season. When he delivers he's great but too often he disappears.
