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Quite rightly too.He’ll be warming the bench for a good share of the season .
Ronaldo won’t be dropped
trouble is he used to have the tools, we haven’t seen those toolsin a long time. I can’t remember when we last saw him fly at speed, or dribble with quick feet?Hopefully he'll understand this is the last train for him to get the career on track. He has tools, he has a talent, he just needs to put his head into it finally.
Maybe he'll adapt his game or something. Or with ETH will kick on and find those tools again. We'll see.trouble is he used to have the tools, we haven’t seen those toolsin a long time. I can’t remember when we last saw him fly at speed, or dribble with quick feet?
trouble is he used to have the tools, we haven’t seen those toolsin a long time. I can’t remember when we last saw him fly at speed, or dribble with quick feet?
This is a great video not only cause of Martial but to see our overall play. He kept it simple and efficient throughout the game, no dilly dallying on the ball, one touch football, 2 touches at most. Pass and go forward or open yourself for a pass.
All touches vs Liverpool
I like your positivity tbh. To me looked one paced, looked v average, his touches were on and off. Even his goal there was no acceleration which surprised me. Let’s hope he finds something, as he is painful to watch if he is as poor as he has been. At least this game was some kind of positiveThis is a great video not only cause of Martial but to see our overall play. He kept it simple and efficient throughout the game, no dilly dallying on the ball, one touch football, 2 touches at most. Pass and go forward or open yourself for a pass.
Well it is preseason so regarding touches its to be expected. Maybe I'm seeing what I want to see but if anything he looked well up for it and not his usual moping around self.I like your positivity tbh. To me looked one paced, looked v average, his touches were on and off. Even his goal there was no acceleration which surprised me. Let’s hope he finds something, as he is painful to watch if he is as poor as he has been. At least this game was some kind of positive
He took the ball off a Liverpool player about 5 times in that little clip. That would indicate a change of paceI like your positivity tbh. To me looked one paced, looked v average, his touches were on and off. Even his goal there was no acceleration which surprised me. Let’s hope he finds something, as he is painful to watch if he is as poor as he has been. At least this game was some kind of positive
He certainly accelerated away from the defender when he scored. Straight for goal, nice and direct.I like your positivity tbh. To me looked one paced, looked v average, his touches were on and off. Even his goal there was no acceleration which surprised me. Let’s hope he finds something, as he is painful to watch if he is as poor as he has been. At least this game was some kind of positive
That one where he seemed to take it with his midriff on the turn was Berbesque.I just love how the football gets stuck to him like he was made by glue.
Its just something I really enjoying watching.
Didn't watch the game but if that video really shows all of his touches, then his touch was not on and off. Apart from the dribble that didn't come off at the end he literally handles the ball perfectly every single time. Great acceleration for the goal, to keep a defender away like that while carrying the ball requires a great burst of pace.I like your positivity tbh. To me looked one paced, looked v average, his touches were on and off. Even his goal there was no acceleration which surprised me. Let’s hope he finds something, as he is painful to watch if he is as poor as he has been. At least this game was some kind of positive
Yeah I really like Martial when we’re playing flowing football, I much prefer someone like him that’s always looking for the deft lay-offs to bring others forward instead of just passing it back and killing any momentum because the striker can’t see any other option (Ronaldo’s default), but I have very little hope for Martial at this point. His physique is so different.Martial always thrived when the team played one touch football. But last season he just looked very unfit, he lost pace and was heavier and rigid in his movement. The last game did show that hes recovering some of it back but in very cautious in jumping to conclusion
There’s been plenty of times to be critical of Martial but the Liverpool game certainly isn’t one. It’s a strange example to choose. He was excellent all 45 mins he played. Especially his off the ball work. He’s pressing and high intensity in the humid heat of Thailand. We couldn’t even get him to do that in comfortable temperatures!I like your positivity tbh. To me looked one paced, looked v average, his touches were on and off. Even his goal there was no acceleration which surprised me. Let’s hope he finds something, as he is painful to watch if he is as poor as he has been. At least this game was some kind of positive
not really, yes he played ok for 45 minutes, he certainly wasn't good and remember he was up against two terrible defenders. His goal definitely did not show any acceleration at all, nor any real pace, yes he carried the ball well holding off the defender, but there was no burst of pace there to take him past the defender, in fact the fact he had to hold off the defender shows he didn't have the pace or acceleration to beat them. Great finish, some half decent touches, but given that was all his touches I am not buying this is the great Martial comeback the whole of Youtube and Red Cafe are talking about. In fact as someone has said it reminds me a lot of the game against City.There’s been plenty of times to be critical of Martial but the Liverpool game certainly isn’t one. It’s a strange example to choose. He was excellent all 45 mins he played. Especially his off the ball work. He’s pressing and high intensity in the humid heat of Thailand. We couldn’t even get him to do that in comfortable temperatures!
Go re watch that goal, there is no acceleration away at all, in fact he slows up on his second touch. The defender was catching him all the way, Martial has a 3 yard start on him and the defender catches him quickly. Lets hope he does well, because the Glazers have seen this as a chance to not invest in our forward line.Didn't watch the game but if that video really shows all of his touches, then his touch was not on and off. Apart from the dribble that didn't come off at the end he literally handles the ball perfectly every single time. Great acceleration for the goal, to keep a defender away like that while carrying the ball requires a great burst of pace.
Him and Ronnie dovetailing and interchanging on the left and through the middle is deadly. Hopefully ETH's system will enable them to be effective when defending. Rashford, if he gets back to his previous form, is a good player to come off the bench. We do need at least 1 more high-quality forward with the new 5-sub rule.Martial FC reporting for duty.
I predict he'll displace Rashford at LW in a few weeks.
His movement and game is more suited for CF position. He barely makes outside runs when played as LW. His hold up play and ability to link up with Bruno means he should play as CF.Martial FC reporting for duty.
I predict he'll displace Rashford at LW in a few weeks.
In the 1st half against Liverpool, I thought our front 3 were pretty fluid and interchangeable.His movement and game is more suited for CF position. He barely makes outside runs when played as LW. His hold up play and ability to link up with Bruno means he should play as CF.
Yeah, Rashford and Sancho switched wings, also Rashford moved to central position with Bruno moving to wide right. It was good to see players taking different positions and we had other player taking up vacated position.In the 1st half against Liverpool, I thought our front 3 were pretty fluid and interchangeable.
Not sure many adore him these days. A few of us did years ago when he was actually a good player, now I reckon most are pensively hopeful that he rediscovers something. That's purely because of the lack of decent options to go for (seriously, where did all the strikers go?). We basically need this to work.Worse still about that article is that United now believe we don't have to invest in attack as Martial is making a comeback this year, after one average performance against a poor Liverpool reserves team. Martial FC is one of the most bizzare things about united fans, he had one good season in five and our fans seem to adore him.
Yeah I agree but he's not playing CF if Ronaldo's around so not a lot we can do there.His movement and game is more suited for CF position. He barely makes outside runs when played as LW. His hold up play and ability to link up with Bruno means he should play as CF.
Can say the same for the whole team.If looking better against that Liverpool starting line-up is justification for ignoring the last years of useless play and starting him in games ahead of getting someone in, we're probably in trouble.
