Joga Bonito
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They've got a truckload coming through. Here's hoping they don't just fizzle out at the next major national tournament.Congrats to this massive signing. Looks like he could be a real world beater. Kinda reminds me of the young Rooney.
France really has some talents coming up. Coman at Bayern looked very promising so far as well.
In all of his minutes so far, I've yet to see him snatch at any action he's made, be it a pass or a shot. Even if things don't come off, the intent and idea behind it is clear and apparent. There's not only composure in there, but also a speed of thought and ability to process the game rapidly in a way where his final action always looks like he has all the time in the world.
All his goals so far have involved intricacy and a functional process where if you slow down the action of the play you see all the nuance before the ball hits the back of the net. You won't find that in many strikers around, so to have 'it' at 19 years old makes it clear this kid is a special talent. He looks like the type who can pick and choose the best option for each scenario and it will be interesting to see the range of goals and attempts he makes over the course of the season.
The biggest problem we might have with him is actually pulling him from games and giving him the breaks from our starting xi that teenagers generally need, because, as a player, irrespective of age, he gives us everything we need in a lead the line striker, so much so that people might forget this is a kid who needs to avoid burnout.
He's going to have a respect and fear factor to him if he keeps going at defenses in the way he's done to Liverpool and Southampton. The most dangerous and clever element to his running is the way that once he gets beyond a player, he cuts straight across them, meaning they're at risk of a red or yellow immediately if they try to challenge him on their wrong side. If he keeps doing what he's shown in his brief time in the PL, opposition managers are going to have to cater to his game in short order, which will benefit the rest of the team immensely.
Another thing that seems to be apparent is that his one-touch and link-up ability is better than what we have here - he looks like he can ping balls back and forth all day and he makes the appropriate runs off the ball to receive and go again, and again. He really looks like the type who would thrive with a proper and competent #10 behind him.
It's quite astonishing that this random kid most of the caf knew nothing about has just popped up and looks like such a polished all-round player straight out the gate. I wasn't expecting anything like the player we've got and little by little I'm wondering what the actual holes in his game are as he looks ridiculously competent to this point in time.
I wonder how LVG will manage fan expectations if Martial keeps performing like this.
In all of his minutes so far, I've yet to see him snatch at any action he's made, be it a pass or a shot. Even if things don't come off, the intent and idea behind it is clear and apparent. There's not only composure in there, but also a speed of thought and ability to process the game rapidly in a way where his final action always looks like he has all the time in the world.
All his goals so far have involved intricacy and a functional process where if you slow down the action of the play you see all the nuance before the ball hits the back of the net. You won't find that in many strikers around, so to have 'it' at 19 years old makes it clear this kid is a special talent. He looks like the type who can pick and choose the best option for each scenario and it will be interesting to see the range of goals and attempts he makes over the course of the season.
The biggest problem we might have with him is actually pulling him from games and giving him the breaks from our starting xi that teenagers generally need, because, as a player, irrespective of age, he gives us everything we need in a lead the line striker, so much so that people might forget this is a kid who needs to avoid burnout.
He's going to have a respect and fear factor to him if he keeps going at defenses in the way he's done to Liverpool and Southampton. The most dangerous and clever element to his running is the way that once he gets beyond a player, he cuts straight across them, meaning they're at risk of a red or yellow immediately if they try to challenge him on their wrong side. If he keeps doing what he's shown in his brief time in the PL, opposition managers are going to have to cater to his game in short order, which will benefit the rest of the team immensely.
Another thing that seems to be apparent is that his one-touch and link-up ability is better than what we have here - he looks like he can ping balls back and forth all day and he makes the appropriate runs off the ball to receive and go again, and again. He really looks like the type who would thrive with a proper and competent #10 behind him.
It's quite astonishing that this random kid most of the caf knew nothing about has just popped up and looks like such a polished all-round player straight out the gate. I wasn't expecting anything like the player we've got and little by little I'm wondering what the actual holes in his game are as he looks ridiculously competent to this point in time.
I wonder how LVG will manage fan expectations if Martial keeps performing like this.
Yep, fully agree. Watching him, you can't see a real weak point. He's tall enough and has a good leap on him and can hold his own in the air, winning 7 aerial duels today (though we haven't seen how good he is at heading it at goal yet), he's really fast, strong, has very good hold up and link up play, makes good runs in behind, works hard, very good at going past players, has a great touch, and is ridiculously composed in front of goal. And has played 2 pretty big games in his first 2 United games in the league and has been brilliant in both. He absolutely has it all. Just a matter of keeping it up and keeping his head down, because he has it all to become a world class player and one of the best players around.In all of his minutes so far, I've yet to see him snatch at any action he's made, be it a pass or a shot. Even if things don't come off, the intent and idea behind it is clear and apparent. There's not only composure in there, but also a speed of thought and ability to process the game rapidly in a way where his final action always looks like he has all the time in the world.
All his goals so far have involved intricacy and a functional process where if you slow down the action of the play you see all the nuance before the ball hits the back of the net. You won't find that in many strikers around, so to have 'it' at 19 years old makes it clear this kid is a special talent. He looks like the type who can pick and choose the best option for each scenario and it will be interesting to see the range of goals and attempts he makes over the course of the season.
The biggest problem we might have with him is actually pulling him from games and giving him the breaks from our starting xi that teenagers generally need, because, as a player, irrespective of age, he gives us everything we need in a lead the line striker, so much so that people might forget this is a kid who needs to avoid burnout.
He's going to have a respect and fear factor to him if he keeps going at defenses in the way he's done to Liverpool and Southampton. The most dangerous and clever element to his running is the way that once he gets beyond a player, he cuts straight across them, meaning they're at risk of a red or yellow immediately if they try to challenge him on their wrong side. If he keeps doing what he's shown in his brief time in the PL, opposition managers are going to have to cater to his game in short order, which will benefit the rest of the team immensely.
Another thing that seems to be apparent is that his one-touch and link-up ability is better than what we have here - he looks like he can ping balls back and forth all day and he makes the appropriate runs off the ball to receive and go again, and again. He really looks like the type who would thrive with a proper and competent #10 behind him.
It's quite astonishing that this random kid most of the caf knew nothing about has just popped up and looks like such a polished all-round player straight out the gate. I wasn't expecting anything like the player we've got and little by little I'm wondering what the actual holes in his game are as he looks ridiculously competent to this point in time.
I wonder how LVG will manage fan expectations if Martial keeps performing like this.
The awkward moment United replaced RVP before Arsenal did.
I was thinking more about his demeanor, but yeah, in terms of pure looks, Ashley is closer.we should sell him then, there is only place for one Marlo in the team!
I wonder if Gaz still thinks that Martial was a 'desperate' signing
There's nothing that excites me about this deal.
Neville was chatting shit there - Rooney and Ronaldo were playing day in and day out when they came here. If a players ready, he is ready. And Martial looks more than ready, physically and mentally he looks solid.
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Sorry Dev, couldn't resist. I don't think anyone's in a position to be holier than thou. Well, anyone except the people in the club that were roundly criticised for thinking he was worth anywhere near that amount. Us fans were generally clueless.
The only thing I can think of is that Martial is very important to how we play. If he got injured, we'd only have Wilson potentially similar IF he's ready to play his natural game but he's no where near as strong yet. When we had Rooney and Ronaldo, we had more options and the team was in much better shape
What linked play well? His link up play was dreadful apart from the goals. He gave it away loads. Cool as a cucumber on the goals however, still a lot of developing to do but this is some dynamite game time that he's getting and he really does look like he has the goods. Pretty stoked for how it is going for him so far.Linked play well, scored twice and drew 2 yellow cards with his running. Excellent stuff.
They've got a truckload coming through. Here's hoping they don't just fizzle out at the next major national tournament.
The thing i noticed about him is that he wins a lot of headers from goal kicks and long balls, I think he won 7 ariel duels today, that is a very good stat. I like his understanding with mata and memphis , Rooney is poor and i'd rather we had januzaj/herrera playing behind him to give him through balls. I hope our current players take advantage of his good ariel ability.
Calm down. He did fine. Not brilliant but good enough, never in a million years was he dreadful yesterday.What linked play well? His link up play was dreadful apart from the goals.
No he was never in a million years dreadful, but I didn't say he was dreadful, his link up play though, was very ordinary. I think he only had about 57% passing accuracy which is abhorrent, those numbers are in another world compared to Rooney at 9 in some of his 'worst' performances this season. The lad is young and he bagged two goals, so slate wiped clean and on we go!Calm down. He did fine. Not brilliant but good enough, never in a million years was he dreadful yesterday.
A lot of his passes didn't come off yesterday, especially in the first half, but the intent was clear. He was trying to make things happen all the time. If he can polish that side of his game and build a bit of chemistry with the rest of the team he has the potential to become a genuinely world class complete forward. His footballing brain seems very good.
In the second half he had a couple of very good combinations to open up space so he could run at the defenders. Think both of them ended with the centre back getting booked.
Ahh, so it's ordinary. That's better than dreadful in my book. I don't like how everything is taken to extremes these days, either brilliant or terrible, nothing can be just fine or okay. It's the clickbait nature of the internet I suppose.No he was never in a million years dreadful, but I didn't say he was dreadful, his link up play though, was very ordinary. I think he only had about 57% passing accuracy which is abhorrent, those numbers are in another world compared to Rooney at 9 in some of his 'worst' performances this season. The lad is young and he bagged two goals, so slate wiped clean and on we go!
No he was never in a million years dreadful, but I didn't say he was dreadful, his link up play though, was very ordinary. I think he only had about 57% passing accuracy which is abhorrent, those numbers are in another world compared to Rooney at 9 in some of his 'worst' performances this season. The lad is young and he bagged two goals, so slate wiped clean and on we go!