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Was a Golden Ball winner as a youngster but thats a long time ago now in football. Plenty of players sadly dont live up to early potential for a variety of reasons.
Most likely scenario based on what's been public. If that's the case, I think it's grounds enough to fine Martial
It’s a pretty bare face lie if true and I for one don’t particularly like liars doesn’t set a good tone.
It's just word play as I said above.
Dont think United will fine him. This will just prolong this controversy and they are anyway looking to offload him. Come February, if he is still here and refuse it again, i expect him to be fined.
Devious and not truthful. That’s more dangerous and needs to be gotten rid of.
It's a very strange place ain't it!it’s just crazy how much venom posters will have for certain players and then just go total damage control for their favourites
Yes. I didn't get why Rangnick even bothered with the question about him.
He’s on like £250k a week, the very least he can do is help the team out when needed disgraceful behaviour..
If we’re trying to force him to accept lower wages/a move to a club willing to match our demands he doesn’t want to go to then there is an incentive. Other players have told RR they want to leave yet have remained in the squad - Martial hasn’t been involved. Not picking sides - I’d imagine neither are lying - but I don’t think publicly throwing players under the bus is a great idea - you end up with media shitshows such as this.
Because he isn’t going anywhere unless he takes a pay cut
IMO Rangnick’s trying to change the culture at the club. He’s demanding more accountability and professionalism from the players. Under Ole, the players could count on him to hide their transgressions. It’s a different management style they’ll have to adapt to, if ever.
Yes this is probably the most likely scenario. Martial would be informed by someone (as I couldnt see him watching RR interviews) what RR had said, and not wanting a backlash came out with his statement. The only thing the club could have said was if you dont want to play when fit, then you dont get paid. Mind you they probably play the Im not in the right frame of mind, im mentally not at it.
It's a bad situation in the short run, buts it's a bit like ripping off a plaster. We have been appalling at handing completely insane wages to players who simply don't deserve them. Martial is a perfect example of this. Of course he won't find the wages he's on elsewhere because he doesn't even come close to deserving them. He might be hurt that he'll be getting a paycut but that's largely on him for being terrible for the last 18 months.
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I just don't think he works hard enough. He's not talented enough to justify carrying him.
He's been Garbage for years and cost us a trophy as well. He only shined as the main man in oles counter attacking setup with space behind the defense.
But we haven’t had a manager that really asks that. All the managers we have had have indulged that low energy style. If we’d got Klopp in then at least we would know one way or another which players would have made it. Our club structure and management though is rotten.
You can't just make up what happened and then assuredly tell us how it is
Its definitely rotten. Moyes and Ole weren't weren't enough. Mourinho was past it. LVG wasn't too bad but was a little outdated. Rangnick will be good at the running of the club and I'd rather he be the DoF.
Garbage? He scored 20 goals last season from the left and got 12 assists.
Well I can and I did. Don't you just love the InternetYou can't just make up what happened and then assuredly tell us how it is
Well I can and I did. Don't you just love the Internet
fairThis must be the 3rd time you've tagged me in this thread, give it a rest.
The “never refuse to play a match” being not the same thing as refusing to sit on the bench angle occurred to me too.
That’s an incentive to freeze him out of the squad. Not an incentive to lie about why he isn’t in the squad. He could have easily said “Anthony wants to leave the club, so isn’t part of our plans”. Or words to that effect. There is zero upside to accusing Martial of not wanting to play if that’s a fiction.
Ralf didn't really claim refusal.
I agree with you. It’s speculation, but Rangnik would have everything to lose in inventing a story against one of the players, it would come out at once and destroy his authority with the rest of the players. Martial on the other hand, has everything to lose if he comes across as a thrower of toys and downer of tools, to fans, but also to potential buyers. It’s very much in his interest to downplay it.
