No, I never said that he is a world class player at the moment. I said he could become a world class player, our board and LVG wouldn't spend that much on a young player unless they knew he had the potential. You said age doesn't matter, you can't expect a 21 year old to play like an experienced player.
If you read my post again, I said "you think he
can be a world beater based on one season?" I never accused you of claiming he is one now. But, to think he could become a world class player based on one season is questionable if you have a problem with me saying he's not that good based on one season too.
I didn't say age doesn't matter in that context. I said "I don't think he's that good. And its not to do with age". In other words, even accounting for his young age, I still don't think he'll be as big a star as we think.
Can you expect Ibra to play like a 21 year old? You talk as if only Martial has been poor for us this season. Even the best players sometimes have bad seasons that doesn't mean they are overrated, according to Martial's last season he has the potential to become a world class. How did you rate him last season?
No I don't. I talk about Martial in a Martial thread. I know others have been poor but they don't have a place in this thread when we're judging individual performances of Anthony Martial.
I thought he did very well. But I know better than to claim a player to be "potential world class" from one good season. Too many attackers have come here for one good year and fizzled back to their actual level - like Santa Cruz, Michu, Robinho etc. Even Malouda had a terrific season of ridiculous stats.
Time is on Martial's side and he obviously looks more equipped than half of my examples - but when everyone is out there saying he can be a world beater based on last season, I'm fully within my right to think he's not that good based on this season.