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There are those for every single one of our players, and the criticisms are acknowledged if they are well founded. On the other hand, you have people with the nonsensical tripe like he isn't good at dribbling or has been crap for 2 years, which is just too absurd to take seriously.
Agree. Obviously he's better in left flank but against Delph, something must be shown. Big fan of Anthony but his last night first half was no good at all
There are OTT criticism for him from some posters, but tbh I think it's a more of a direct response to the over praise he always gets even in some games when he did nothing, he always gets praised whatever his performance which raised some posters to go OTT with him in terms of criticism for him.
Didn't start against Cska.
In the league? Yes. He didn't start against CSKA in the CL.
Same. Happy for Martial and Lingard but I think if anyone should've been dropped it should've been Lukaku; allowing one of Martial or Rashford to play up top. It was never going to happen, though, because he's one of José's favourites.
I don't think that's true.
It's honestly annoying.
We'll have to agree to disagree.
Probably helped by Rashfords lack of real form, he looked ready for a bit of a break and with Martial looking the most likely to create anything out of our attacking players he's cemented a starting position for now, hopefully he can have a good game tonight.
Not to mention Lukaku is supposed to be our marquee signing this year and won't be wise to just drop him.
Wow, calm down. Every manager has their favourites - it's not a witch hunt. Lukaku's a player who'll play every game of any importance, and never get subbed despite how bad he's playing, even if the alternatives are outperforming him, because he's a favourite of José's. I don't see how that's a conspiracy theory.
I've never said anything like that.
Considering that the forum has been renamed to Pepcafe, I'm surprised people havent caught on to the obvious. The best managers in the world do not change their system for their players. If you don't buy into his system then you are out.
Yep. Would like it if it was more of a Lingard behind a Martial, Lukaku front two but I think the three work well together anyway even if Martial is on the left.
He is playing him for a reason, not just because he is Lukaku.
Awful
Yeah, never felt there was a conspiracy thing or anything, I just felt Mourinho took a bit too long to fully trust them or give them the chances they probably deserved. Like Martial was on fire from pre season, yet only started being a consistent starter in November.
.... Lurtard?
Was just about to add that but definitely sounds like an insult.This.
Martial has the habit of dribbling into dead ends, when he is on form he does a bit of magic and gets through the dead end, when he is off form he loses the ball over and over.
Man I have respected you as a poster and someone who spoke my mind even before I joined the caf, but I have to say you are just nit picking his game at this point and likely is born out of the fact you are one of his main fan.
Look up all my posts in this thread and everywhere else on the forum. I have said the same as you in his defence alot. But against Bournemouth, at home, it is time for him to do more. He won't solidify his spot in the team or play 90 minutes regularly under Mourinho with just this. Because make no mistake, he hasn't convinced Mourinho yet, it's simply his turn to get a run of 8-10 games where he is undroppable until Jose makes a decision whether he is the one or not. Mkhi has failed and Rashford has just about got a 6 or 7 with time on his side.
