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yep, was about to come and post the same thing. One thing clear about Solskjaer, he knows a United player and if you’re not up to it, gone. Think Herrera aside, and only a maybe, he’s sold or frozen out all those who most could see weren’t good enough. This guy will be next.
The fecking state of him.
This. Was it to give Martial face?
Impossible - high wages, long contract, poor since the start of the season.
Improved? Same player..? He regressed tenfold since he arrived, he used to be so much better than he is now. He was a fast and direct player who could dribble past anyone and a great finisher. Now he is a joke, a lazy disgrace.
Last season i would have said yes, right now however he's regressed a lot. After that truly woeful effort tonight I'm not sure what game Ole can trust him to start in again?
Hopefully. If they're losing Mbappe, they'll need someone to bully that league and that might be Martial's level.
He really doesn't. He used to, but ever since the start of last season he's been just as lazy as Martial.
Yeah wish we could upgrade in the summer but Ole will happily let him continue next season, the trouble with doing that is that I am absolutely convinced he goes off in a huff and Ole will think I can't make Edinson my number one because might hurt his feelings rather than shows a ruthless streak
I don't think Ole, as nice of a guy as he seems to be, is going to give one damn about Martial's feelings if he keeps performing like that. At best, Martial will compete for the left forward spot but I don't think he'll have that guaranteed starting spot while Cavani is there now and the only thing forcing his hand is a lack of options and the need to manage Cavani's fitness properly as he's quite injury prone in his later years. Martial's had the protection of Ed and ownership, but I have to imagine that's going to change.
Talented? Honestly, what makes him talented outside of his predicted cut in from the left with his right foot. Last season I thought he was learning to drive more often in different spaces to offer a threat, but even then, his attacking threat has always been limited.
We need to manage Eddy there is no doubt about that but he should be backup to a proper CF which ain't Tony end of
The talent is what many people consider dribbling, touch on the ball, that equals talent for some. The problem is, he's showing less and less of that as well. There had been times where Martial genuinely astounded me in how he managed to get out of an impossible situation with a dribble between 2-3 defenders, where I don't see anybody else on the team capable of doing that, that's the talent I think most people would point to, but even that's gone now.
That's my problem though. That is still one ability. One in which he can't do from the right side of the pitch. You have players like Ronaldo that create opportunites for themselves and others simply through their off ball intelligence yet that isn't considered talent. What seems to happen is that people seem to think having intelligence in the game is simply part of development, when often times its just as difficult to learn as dribbling is. Rashford has become a better dribbler over the years. It's as easy to learn as awareness, composure and other forms of in game mental attributes. What people see as talent is too limited. Martial is at peak age and fitness, there's nothing altering him from performing at his best. I see his poor performances, not as a mentality issue, but simply him not having the range of skills to perform consistently. If Bruno is having an off shooting game, he can pass, he can move off he ball to create space, he has the workrate to create havoc out of possession and he has the intelligent to get in behind the defence, his range of abilities makes it possible for him to be consistently effective. Martial doesn't have that, therefore when he's not able to make those dribbles happen, he is invisible or a negative to the team.
BANG ON the money
But last year kind of went against that assessment, that's why it's extra disappointing to see him perform this way now. Outside of the last few games of the season, he was arguably United's best player and it was without much of his dribbling. His runs were better, his pressure on defense improved, his finishing was there, he had hustle, would score headers, and actually had games where he, of all people, pulled the team to a win. He had an influence on the game and was the genesis of Rashford's great run of game that season. Everybody says there's a player there, and it's true, but that player seems to be sinking deeper into a hole before our very eyes and the patience and credit he built up last season has run out.
I think this is the case. Ole knows the standard and he’s going to make Martial not to have excuse anymore once he’s started being dropped.
That is very lazy thing to do to start calling people out in here Mr @BenitoSTARR
