Didn't know Whether To Cry Or Destroy.
9
Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 14
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 2
- Yellow cards
- 0
He needs support in forward area,however I fear that will end up being Ronaldo
Man Utd 4:2 Aston Villa
Great to have someone that can hold the ball. Decent pressing too.
I love you Martial
Missed him, but he needs to stay fit.
Hopefully he stays fit for the remainder of the season so we don't get to see much of Ronaldo. Shame he didn't get to play with Eriksen and Casemiro. The amount of run in space he made just to be ignored by Fred and our inept midfield in the first half was criminal. That simple pass missed that would have put him through on goal from Fred was infuriating. It wasn't even a hard pass to see nor execute, just a simple pass yet Fred fecked it up and try to go wide and still fecked up even that pass.
Good to see his hold up and ability to keep the ball is still top class.
Good to see his hold up and ability to keep the ball is still top class.
Did okay but a little rusty. I'd probably leave him on the bench on Sunday, with Rashford as the no.9
A little rusty on the ball at times but he did well enough and his pressing and aggression was good to see.
Nah he starts and comes off. Let him gradually pick up minutes.
A goal every 44 minutes. Elite player
Goal and mins in the bank. A little off the pace, but solid enough. Playing infront of Mctominay, Fred & Van de beek is a tough ask
Productivity monster. Another goal
He did a really nice turn after his goal which led to Fred being fouled. Was a nice moment. He can be very good on the break because of skill like that.
Please stay fit.
Couldn't do much considering his midfield providing service was pub level, but has to start against Fulham. Even some of the hold up play chances he had to today were things Rashford and Ronaldo simply can't do
He's the only player in the squad who can turn his man. It's a rare skillset in football
If he stays fit he will make a big difference to the rest of our season
Its a big bloody "if"
I live in hope
He plays and we score four, even with a dodgy lineup. Ronaldo can't get close to his workrate and hold up play.
I understand why Ten Hag said he likes Martial's press. He does it intelligently and often opt for cutting passing options rather than just mindlessly going full sprint on wherever the ball goes. The way he presses often results in the keeper going long which is good because it gives us a chance to regain the ball.
I'm glad Martial got a goal. He worked hard, ran the line, pressed the back four. You can barely compare that to what we've been getting up top lately.
Good that he scored, on another note he got left out of the wc squad for France kinda expected. Hopefully it doesn’t impact him to much.
He knew that before the game kicked off and he was well up for it, worked really hard and showed great attitude.
Had a horrendous season last time around, including a poor loan. Has spent most of this season injured.
I very doubt he expected to make it, he’s not daft. If he stays injury free and keeps up this form, he’ll be at the next tournament for sure, so it’s all down to him.
The biggest if ever. But if... If.. he can stay fit, then I don't think we have a striker problem at all. He's good enough to be the striker under Ten Hag. Can't trust the fitness, needs to prove it, but if he can stay fit, then he's a 100m player (hell, he's a feck ton more than that considering Darwin is a 100m striker). Literally what I want for our striker is just a Martial who can stay fit (and be consistent, if that's still a problem for him, hard to say).
Quiet game but our midfield couldn't get the ball to the forwards beyond punting it up for Rashford to run in behind. The minutes will do him well.
Yes and Martial has been doing that even when Mourinho and Ole were managers. However because he didnt mindlessly run like Dan James and Rashford at that time did, he got called lazy.
Hopefully Martial can stay fit because he now finally has a manager that knows how to use attacking players.
Has to start up top Sunday
For a guy who's been injured for most of the season so far he sure is putting in some productive numbers when he does actually start:
6 games, 4 goals, 2 assists
If only we could keep him fit
6 games, 4 goals, 2 assists
If only we could keep him fit
I am guessing that Ronaldo has already checked out -- getting some downtime before the WC.
Will the enforced WC training be helpful for his long-term fitness?For a guy who's been injured for most of the season so far he sure is putting in some productive numbers when he does actually start:
6 games, 4 goals, 2 assists
If only we could keep him fit
Such a big difference to both Ronaldo and Rashford as a center forward. When it comes to the press, miles better than Ronaldo because he seems to understand when to close and how to close. And unlike Rashford who basically lives off trying to just run behnd, Martial knows when to drop deeper to make himself available for a ball or get out wide and obviously his hold up play and ability to play with others is miles better than either..
Please for goodness sake stay fit - we might actually look like scoring more than 1 a game.
Please for goodness sake stay fit - we might actually look like scoring more than 1 a game.
Let’s hope you’re right
Me too. I really rate a fit Tony Martial.
Hopefully the coaches and the physios come up with a plan that works for his body. A separate training schedule if you will.
If he’d been fit all season then we’d be very comfortably in the top 4, he’s going to be unreal once he gets a run of games.
He will, the question is where. If ETH persists with Ronaldo starting too, we are in deep trouble
Eth would be absolutely insane to start Diva on no9 while Martial and Rashford are fit
Has anyone noticed how well we press as a team with Martial up front. I cannot believe I am saying this. Martial pressing and looking good.
The number of times we won the back because him and Bruno tag team, is actually a breath of fresh air.
The number of times we won the back because him and Bruno tag team, is actually a breath of fresh air.