Great play today and Rom should have scored from cross. This lad needs a run of games but we haven't worked out who deserves it the most, him or Rashford. It's hard as each time one of them starts, the other does better coming off the bench....
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Again, Mourinho gave him the license to drift around the pitch.
Good sign that he's given him that sort of responsibility.
He did the same with Hazard as he was maturing.
Good sign that he's given him that sort of responsibility.
He did the same with Hazard as he was maturing.
I rate the two at about the same level, but each time I watch them I just have the sense Martial's game is more mature at this stage. He's certainly more consistent technically.
We just have to get them playing together. We would draw fewer games with both on the pitch.
Agree. Something else I saw different yesterday was Martial slide tackling that player. It was a foul but I thought Jose will like that....
Both Rashford and Martial spent some time on the right yesterday. Don't see why we can't play both and let them switch sides.
Has to start every game. Give Rashford the subs mins of him and Rom throughout the season. Firstly we can't be keeping a player like him on the bench, way, way too talented for such. Secondly we can't afford to burn out our lead striker who'll probably be the main consistent goal threat. Thirdly, Rashford getting minutes at center forward would do him a world of good.
I personally still think Rashford is just the first choice. I'm sure Martial will start sometimes, but I don't buy this whole lottery notion between the two - Rashford is the default setting I think.
His productivity despite his lack of minutes has been impressive, definitely looks sharper this season.
Could and should have four more assists to his name this season alone. There's no doubt in my mind he's our most creative player and out best hope of breaking a stubborn defence. We just have to get him start playing him from the start.
On another note, has already created more than half the number of chances he did for the whole of last season.
Sometimes I wonder what harm would happen if Martial was given an extended run of games in the starting XI.
Rashford is better.
Martial only looks good when he's coming off the bench to run at tired defenders. As a starter, he's been ineffective since his first season. And FA Cup win aside, we played some desperate football that season.
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Based on what? Rashford is quicker and plays better with Lukaku. He's the future of United and England. He's been having a great season so far.
Martial was ineffective as a starter last time round.
Well there's that first season you've dismissed a bit too readily. Constitutes 50% of his time here.
That debate between who is better between Martial and Rashford has to really, really stop. It's like we're too gutted we get two excellent young talents in this position and we must destroy one of them for the sake of the other !
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Great skill to leave the player to dust and was alone on the left wing. Why can't our players give an accurate cross 15 yards out with no pressure? Is that too much to ask from a professional player?
No doubt that there are many posters in this thread frothing at the mouth for the opportunity to say 'I told you so' in either direction. United have been average the last few years, so the moment a young player gives hope, they get the weight of the world on their shoulders.
I love watching both of those players play; but it wouldnt surprise me if a few posters don't like it when one gets minutes over the other.
It's strange, right ? Any other club fans will be feeling pleased by having such 2 young talents in this position. We can have the LW position secured for years by this 2 but nope, we should destroy one of them!
If he keeps putting in performances, it's only a matter of time before Rashford, Mata and Mkhi will be fighting for the remaing spots in the attack. Every time he gets the ball out wide, he successfully beats his man. He has issues with decision making but even that seems to be improving this season. I just love watching him play.
Yep that first season where he got 17 goals and 11 assists, well they were all just sub appearances, right? He started against Leicester last game, won a pen and could've nabbed an assist or two so where's this coming from? And why the mention of the quality of our football as if Martial is the coach
Did you watch the match? Because your analysis proves otherwise. You also seem to dismiss Martial's first season here which was nothing short of extraordinary.
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Been class again today
Class?
Been a constant threat and gone past his man consistently. Couldve had a goal with a bit more luck too
Oh c'mon. He's been above average and better than Mata/Mkhi but not class.
He's not been very good. He can still be a threat even when not playing well to be fair to him but he's been a bit meh today.
Average, in my opinion. No surprise he's been hooked.
I thought he was invisible in the first half. Blind constantly pushed up and i assume he drifted inside, but did not see much of the ball. Started to come alive in the second half until he got taken off.
Must have been watching a different game to me. Barely noticed he was even playing. Offers absolutely feck all if the ball isn't played into his feet, so frustrating.
The World's best talents offer movement, look at Neymar's goal for PSG. Needs to add that to his game. If we could fuse Rashford and Martial, we'd have one of the World's best.
The World's best talents offer movement, look at Neymar's goal for PSG. Needs to add that to his game. If we could fuse Rashford and Martial, we'd have one of the World's best.
I dunno maybe just me then. Thought he was doing really well every time he got on the ball
He was far from class, pretty average and nonchalant off the ball.
Was hoping for more out of him to be honest. Maybe we didn't get ball out quick enough to him but didn't get a chance enough to run at players
Hot and cold.
Came into it in the second half.
His off ball movement is non existent and that what makes him invisible when the ball isn't playing on his flank. I don't think this will improve so I made peace with it. However, every time he got the ball he beat their back easily.
To get the best of him we should continuously feed him with balls on the flank and isolate him with their back as much as possible. His dribbling ans skills in 1 vs 1 situation is excellent. His movement on the pitch is just not that good but we can overlook this problem if we played to his strength.
To get the best of him we should continuously feed him with balls on the flank and isolate him with their back as much as possible. His dribbling ans skills in 1 vs 1 situation is excellent. His movement on the pitch is just not that good but we can overlook this problem if we played to his strength.
His ability to take players on pulls defenders towards him and creates space for Mkhi and Mata in the half space. Looked dangerous throughout imo, but was defensively poor in the second half. Needs to keep working hard for 90 mins rather than 60 mins.
If we could get a good LB and Martial into as much 1 vs 1's as possible, we'd be a huge huge threat.
He was alright, I felt. He doesn't involve himself enough, but at the same time we're too reliant on pinging the ball to our right back at every opportunity.
Blind doesn't have the legs to get forward and consistently support him. Every time Martial went past the wing back he had to try and beat the right CB as he had no option wide for him.
Martial was very good. I wonder when Jose will be tempted to play him and Rashford.
Martial was very good. I wonder when Jose will be tempted to play him and Rashford.
That's usually because our right side seems to be the only players who ever find themselves in any sort of space.
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