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To be honest they've both been awful since Sánchez signed. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Sánchez joined the mutiny and started giving off the sort of vibes he gave towards the end of his time at Arsenal.
He would probably do well under a manager like Pep, Klopp, or Sarri, seeing that those are managers renowned for elevating their attacking players. He has to improve his workrate and movement off the ball a lot though.
I'm absolutely certain all three of those would have fecked him for for an equally as talented player (of whom all three have several) who wasn't a mopey cnut who spends 89 minutes of a football match looking bored and not working for his team.
Ummm, I thought he was poor from the first minute actually. Just was never up for it. I mean he's not the only one today, but with so much speculation on him you would have thought he'd be up for proving a few people wrong.
I agree - his weaknesses can be solved with a bit of good coaching
Yeah, seeing that it's his last chance to win something big. He has to do better himself, but given how convinced I am that the woeful performances of our attacking players are down to our manager, I am reluctant really to judge the players too harshly at this stage.
It's quite possible, but it's also possible that he'd be a lot more motivated playing in a system that suits him better. Don't recall him being mopey and listless under Van Gaal.
Yeah completely agree. Plenty of them would do better under a new manager.
Are we really at the point where people are going to pretend like Van Gaal's football suited players like Martial?
Yeah i don't remember the Cafistas moaning about his sulkiness back then either. And he didn't come with any reputation for being difficult either.
We will but just here I think. We can create a thread just like we have done for Memphis
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Think Van Gaal's system generally allowed Martial to focus on his attacking game by creating space for him on the wings, having him hug the touchline to dribble past players, and papering over his weaknesses by e.g. not forcing him to chase the ball 50% of the time given that the team hogged possession so much. Under Jose, Martial hardly keeps width anymore, instead adding to the congestion in the middle of the pitch, and he doesn't get that much time on the ball anymore because (a) the attack is no longer focused through him, and (b) we don't really care about retaining possession anymore.
So it's not Mourinho's fault that players aren't progressing under him?
Nah, I'm sorry, but that's selective amnesia.
That is some absoutely nuts management.When Pogba passed the ball behind Lingard because he’s used to Martial not running forward.
Completely agree
Yep thought it was hilarious and sadly trueWhen Pogba passed the ball behind Lingard because he’s used to Martial not running forward.
No - its nots selective amnesia. The football was ultimately played on the ground and between the likes of Rashford, Lingard & martial - they all had a very similair type of playing football. He wouldnt have to cross the ball as much, he played much more like a forward & ultimately was there only to cover for memphis's poor season.
Exactly, did he play ? he certainly was on the match sheet.
Look, LVG wasn't that long ago. I'm slightly jealous you've managed to block the atrocious football we played under him out of your memory, but unfortunately the tediously repetitive games of keep ball around the half way line are burnt on most of our collective memories still.
LVG held back the team with his tactics - yet it was Martial & rashford who were the shining light/goal scorers/only performers out of LVG's own restrictions of football.
Not sure coaching will improve the lazy attitude he has, unless the coach happens to be a psychologist. Problem is not with his feet but between the ears imo.
Martial wasn't lazy under LVG - he's only become lazy under Jose
He was required to do less work that's why.
