Alemar
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1G+1A as a sub. Excellent contribution.
Before his assist he was pretty awful, giving vall away once and the mishit shot1G+1A as a sub. Excellent contribution.
I know this is the martial thread but the weight of pass on that ball from rashford is inch perfect. Lovely play from allThe difference in demeanour between his Heskey moment and his goal was huge.
It looks a lot like pressure is the issue at the moment. The first chance was at 0-0 when the game was in the balance and the second was at 1-0 when it was already won.
When he relaxes, Martial undoubtedly has brilliant finishing ability. The issues with him are mostly mental.
Guess not. He almost had an assist for Bruno’s tooJust saw that he got 2 assists for the Leeds game - I'm guessing Mctominay's second and Lindelof. Does the penalty not count?
Usually Martial is quite assured in his maninpulation of the ball when it comes to dribbling, passing, shooting etc so it was funny when he did that massive air kickThe difference in demeanour between his Heskey moment and his goal was huge.
It looks a lot like pressure is the issue at the moment. The first chance was at 0-0 when the game was in the balance and the second was at 1-0 when it was already won.
When he relaxes, Martial undoubtedly has brilliant finishing ability. The issues with him are mostly mental.
Curious given you like to microanalyze player celebrations, what did you make of Martial sprinting to Cavani in celebration of his goal? The picture you painted in your post isn't of a player who's likely to celebrate a goal scored from a player rivalling him for his spot in the starting line up so jubiliantly...almost like a player's reaction to a goal scored by a teammate when 3-0 up not only means nothing, but assuming a player is reacting negatively when celebrating in a more muted manner is utterly absurd.All round play has definitely improved to an acceptable level, but he plays like that isn't enough and mentally that is a worry. It should be enough for the team and I thought it was worrying when Bruno croc'd that fecker in the bottom corner and he reacted like "feck off mate you're in my way" even Dan James running through looked to give it a "come on mate fire up we scored". Really strange player in the grand scheme of things, somewhat enjoyable to watch but I find myself at times just befuddled by him. A couple of goals here in the next few weeks and I feel the floodgates might open, but he could just as well as score a couple as well as go on a barren streak again.
If he does continue this form for the next few months, I honestly think we will win the league.Martial catching form just when we need it. We are actually going to compete for the league this year.
Is that in response to my claim?
It's not.Is that in response to my claim?
Of course it's a big IF, but I think that he has the potential to propel us into contention for the title.
The man has it all. I hope mentally he can keep it together.
This Martial is simply driven by Bruno. You see it on his face every time he misses a good chance. The sheer embarrassment and accountability that Bruno has instilled in Tony, Marcus and Pogba is transformational. Martial of 2 years ago would have never scored that goal today because after his miss earlier he would have sulked around the field pretending to close players down.
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What’s so funny?
It was a sweet assist and he didn't feck up a move right before it, it also sent us into the next round at a crucial time of the game. If he mopes to that one then there really is something wrong.Curious given you like to microanalyze player celebrations, what did you make of Martial sprinting to Cavani in celebration of his goal? The picture you painted in your post isn't of a player who's likely to celebrate a goal scored from a player rivalling him for his spot in the starting line up so jubiliantly...almost like a player's reaction to a goal scored by a teammate when 3-0 up not only means nothing, but assuming a player is reacting negatively when celebrating in a more muted manner is utterly absurd.
It's also about the situation. First case he has to act much quicker on a ball which moves much faster while being under pressure from a defender and needs to shoot with his weaker foot.The difference in demeanour between his Heskey moment and his goal was huge.
It looks a lot like pressure is the issue at the moment. The first chance was at 0-0 when the game was in the balance and the second was at 1-0 when it was already won.
When he relaxes, Martial undoubtedly has brilliant finishing ability. The issues with him are mostly mental.
It's a silly post.What’s so funny?
Spot on, that little space makes a huge difference. Time to cool down and take it on his rightIt's also about the situation. First case he has to act much quicker on a ball which moves much faster while being under pressure from a defender and needs to shoot with his weaker foot.
If we can get 7 or 8 wins in those next 10 games we are right in a title challengeHe's got 2 goals and 4 assists in the last 3 games. It's that annual run of form. Expect him to look unplayable for the next 10 games or so.
Read the post from WR10 again, it was indeed funnyWhat’s so funny?
James' goal? Pretty sure it was Martial who played him in there so if he gets credit for the header that lead to the Lindelof goal then he should be at 3 for that gameJust saw that he got 2 assists for the Leeds game - I'm guessing Mctominay's second and Lindelof. Does the penalty not count?
He still must score more goals if he is our main striker.He's got 2 goals and 4 assists in the last 3 games. It's that annual run of form. Expect him to look unplayable for the next 10 games or so.
Two in last three isn't too bad to be honest. He's got just one league goal all season though, so he definitely needs to go on a run to even things out a bit. He's been getting good chances lately, needs to be putting them away.He still must score more goals if he is our main striker.
Mostly true but you can’t underestimate the fact it was on his weaker foot. He’s one of the most one footed attackers we’ve had in decades I reckon. When it becomes clear the lefty is the only choice it usually stresses him out too.The difference in demeanour between his Heskey moment and his goal was huge.
It looks a lot like pressure is the issue at the moment. The first chance was at 0-0 when the game was in the balance and the second was at 1-0 when it was already won.
When he relaxes, Martial undoubtedly has brilliant finishing ability. The issues with him are mostly mental.
His current form is great but his season form is not good enough.Two in last three isn't too bad to be honest. He's got just one league goal all season though, so he definitely needs to go on a run to even things out a bit. He's been getting good chances lately, needs to be putting them away.
what's 'wrong' is you thinking that 10 seconds worth of player celebrations can provide indications in to a player's attitude without knowing anything else. What's more bizarre is you criticized him for not celebrating Bruno's goal without actually making it clear what you're implying from it. Martial barely celebrated either of the two goals he scored himself in the last week (including one against Sheffield which put us in the lead)It was a sweet assist and he didn't feck up a move right before it, it also sent us into the next round at a crucial time of the game. If he mopes to that one then there really is something wrong.
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For the "martial doesnt have good movement brigade" he is the current leading receptor of forward passes in the league. I always said he made smart movements but we lacked the players to find him in great positions. As we can see this season we have more players in bruno, fred and even mctominay playing balls quickly between the lines which has helped our attacking intent. Id like to think Carrick is the reason for this.
Martial is the glue for everything attack related in this club.