Nothing to see here, he'll leave on a free in the summer.
Martial exit?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Ibrahamovic only had one good season with us, and he scored 17 league goals, to put that into perspective, in his 1 good season he scored 1 more than Lukaku did in his first season and 1 less than Ronaldo in his one good season.
Apart from his debut goal, has he ever shown anywhere near the level of skill as per the above in competitive matches? I wouldn't count Weghorst in any list, as he was a (embarrassingly shit) short term loan. Martial has undoubtedly ended up being a huge disappointment, despite moments of promise.
I mean he got injured in April and missed 7 league games so I’d imagine he’d have added to his tally.
This is a crazy take. He’s not fulfilled his promise but at times he’s been our best player which can’t be said for any other striker bar Ibrahimovic!
Why?
Yes.
Yeah, it is crazy to be blessed with feet made of memory foam and velvet and still not produce more good stuff on the pitch, for sure a disappointment.
Still have his first goal engraved in my mind however, will always be thankful for that absolute gem.
Martial won't leave United in any of our lifetimes lads.
Martial FC still dining out on an assist in a friendly 6 years ago.
No, Yes, Yes, Sanchez, Sancho, Di Maria
Saudi league will be about his pace.
Breadcrumbs FCMartial FC still dining out on an assist in a friendly 6 years ago.
Is this a serious question? He produced high level skill weekly in his first season, and several times since then.
Just one example: https://youtube.com/shorts/f4LPu-1SbGQ?si=H8L2aaa6suew_PSJ
And then the very next week, if I remember correctly, he picked up the ball from the halfway line away at Brugges and ran through to score.
The man has lost his way since he did his cruciate about 3 years ago. But the re-writing of history I'm seeing is a bit ridiculous. Even just a few days after his infamous debut goal, he went to St.Mary's, sat Van Dijk down on his arse, and scored. If he left here 3 years ago, he'd be undoubtedly our best forward signing since Fergie. Talking of him as our 'worst', which I'm seeing in here, is laughable.
Martial is by no means our worst striker in recent times. The main issue is that he’s been quite bad for a prolonged period of time now. Most of the others only lasted a season or two before being moved on. Doesn’t help in the fans eyes that he’s on a massive wage as well.
He had the technical and physical abilities to be a top level striker but not the mental attributes. No hunger or fire. Now he’s lost those physical gifts as well after long standing injuries issues. Should have cut our losses when Mourinho wanted rid of him but he’s not comparable to Weghorst.
He had the technical and physical abilities to be a top level striker but not the mental attributes. No hunger or fire. Now he’s lost those physical gifts as well after long standing injuries issues. Should have cut our losses when Mourinho wanted rid of him but he’s not comparable to Weghorst.
Are you alright, mate? I’m thoroughly concerned you had a stroke while typing this
I for one am truly disappointed this guy doesn't have CR's fitness. He would have been a sight to behold.
CR has a brain also though.
Sure but Zlatan added more than just goals. Zlatan just 'had it' and made others better too. Pogba was really good when Zlatan was the striker. Zlatan had some very important goals in the Europa League before he picked up that major injury that ended his Manchester United career. Lukaku was more of a 'flat track bully' and scoring his goals against weaker opponents. I dont really remember any defining Manchester United Lukaku moments. I mostly remember his bad first touch. Ronaldo was good in his return season. Won some games by himself (Spurs game for example) but his arrival didnt improve the team while Zlatan his arrival did.
Cut our losses when Mourinho wanted to get rid of him? Martial had his best seasons after Mourinho. There were no indications at that time that Martial would have become semi perma injured at that point. Had Martial been able to stay fit (or had Ole not played him while injured) and Martial would have kept improving, something he did until the injuries struck, then Martial might have been the starting striker for France now.
Do you read to understand or you just spew out your 1st thought. Clearly my post was addressing those attacking him for being injured. Tye likes of Jones,Bailly ,Martial didn't choose for their bodies to let them down.
Just the fitness of a regualr player would have done it.
Even when he had his last hot streak (three years ago?), I didn't believe he could keep it up. It's astonishing and damning that he's been able to stay here for as long as he has.
Didn't he just sign a contract?
Utter shit player who should've been binned off years ago
Who, Martial?!
Bloody hell, no wonder people think you're a sock puppet poster at times
Martial had some great seasons here, whereas Weigy scored 1 goal total was it? And Falcao was utterly shot away and could barely stand up.
That's before you get into the likes of Ighalo
That's what SHOULD happen.
Could anyone honestly rule out us renewing for 3-4 years to "protect his value?"
I actually held the most grudge against Mourinho for the handling of Martial and Shaw, years after I realize we would have lost feck all bar probably some 50m on replacements (who would have been shit as well) if the club fulfilled his wishes.
Yes. A year or so ago, maybe this would have happened. But for once, I'm fairly confident, the right decision will be made regarding Martial.
If we still have people in charge who think it's a good idea to protect the value of worthless players then we are in dire straits. I'm confident It won't happen
What if he has a brief resurgence and scores a few, once Hojlund has been utterly run into the ground and inevitably spends a fair bit of time out?
Not sure I’d subscribe to the notion that all that held him back from being top class was injuries. It didn’t help, sure, but he was already a deeply flawed player by the time injuries took hold.
More botox than brains.
Man I was so excited about this guy. He had bad luck with successive manager shifting him about, and then the injuries of course.
It takes a lot to endear me to a sulking type like him but his first season was just electric. Shame.
He screams Saudi league these days.
It takes a lot to endear me to a sulking type like him but his first season was just electric. Shame.
He screams Saudi league these days.
I think he’s been fairly good but he’s offered next to nothing for years now so I’m intrigued to see where people rank him and if they are rating him based on his first few seasons alone.Who, Martial?!
Bloody hell, no wonder people think you're a sock puppet poster at times
Martial had some great seasons here, whereas Weigy scored 1 goal total was it? And Falcao was utterly shot away and could barely stand up.
That's before you get into the likes of Ighalo
I dont believe it's his body. It's his mentality that let him down. So no.
Any other club wont tolerate 8 years of this crap performance. We dont owe him nothing. He's lazy when he's fit yoo
Are you serious? Look up a compilation, and look at what he could do at his best. It's a shame how injuries and his own attitude ruined his talent.