[TheReligion]

No

Who then?

 

[Lentwood]

What utter shite

What message does it send to the rest of the squad when a player can loaf around and take the piss out of the club for six seasons and STILL be selected?

I understand people don't have the cognitive abilities to see the big picture, and why therefore it's such an issue - but then when those same people are moaning about work rate, culture, leaks against the manager...herein lies the root cause of those issues.

Phone-in performances, idle around the pitch, do nothing of note week after week - doesn't matter, you'll still get paid a massive salary and you'll be back in the team before long.

 

[InfiniteBoredom]

Unacceptable. Win, lose or draw. Completely unacceptable.

This total lack of bravery and conviction in decision making is why we fail to move forward as a club.

So McTominay as CF then or run Hojlund into the ground with Bayern and Liverpool coming up?

Granted, we are likely to lose both anyway, and even a win against Bayern might be worse than a loss, but you still have to use the squad you have at your disposal, especially with the Dec/holiday fixture pile ups.

 

[Lentwood]

Who then?

Literally any other player in the squad, bar Marcus Rashford. Alex Ferguson. The Ghost of Bobby Charlton. You. Me. A Traffic Cone. Play with 10. Fred the Red. A Lou Macari Fish Supper. Joel Glazer.

 

[TheReligion]

Literally any other player in the squad, bar Marcus Rashford. Alex Ferguson. The Ghost of Bobby Charlton. You. Me. A Traffic Cone. Play with 10. Fred the Red. A Lou Macari Fish Supper. Joel Glazer.

And you talk about cognitive ability

Interesting

 

[Zoo]

Should never start for the club again. The contrast between him and Solanke was hugely telling

 

[Superunknown]

Another bad performance, but there will no doubt be more to come.

 

[mavradal]

He was okay today, much better than Hojlund at least who can't even control a ball at his feet.

 

[Lyng]

He was okay today, much better than Hojlund at least who can't even control a ball at his feet.

You must be blind. Martial was abysmal

 

[SAFMUTD]

Anthony Martial's game by numbers vs. Bournemouth:

76% pass accuracy
11 possessions lost
1 shot
1 key pass
0 dribbles
0 goals
0 assists


Nnothing player, doesn't even put in the effort. I would rather play a youngster or play without a number 9 than give him any more minutes. He's an absolute disgrace.

 

[Jev]

Being scapegoated a bit as usual. He wasn’t good but Højlund was probably worse.

 

[Lay]

I reckon he would struggle in Saudi. He’s that fecking bad

 

[L1nk]

He was okay today, much better than Hojlund at least who can't even control a ball at his feet.

The presence of Hojlund actually contributed more in the first 5/10 minutes than Martial upfront. What are you talking about? He was virtually a ghost again except for a couple of passes

 

[kouroux]

He is a disgrace to the shirt. Buy him out and get him the feck outta the club

 

[Sanchez7]

Being scapegoated a bit as usual. He wasn’t good but Højlund was probably worse.

Yep, he is a shite player but Antony, Hojlund, and Rashford have all been just as bad this season. Either way, it would be stupid to offer him a contract extension.

 

[mavradal]

You must be blind. Martial was abysmal

Nope, just being objective. While Martial wasn't great either, Hojlund failed even the basics like controlling a ball while running.

 

[forevrared]

He was still very bad but honestly thought he looked like he was trying at times, which is more than you can usually say for him. Need a few glimpses of that if we’ve got any chance at selling him.

 

[DRJosh]

I literally feel nauseous seeing him on the field. Same for Rashford. Whilst the latter has had some success, both players should be used as case studies of how laziness can ruin all talent - in fact, Sancho could be added to the list

 

[Yagami]

Watching him is honestly sad nowadays. It seems he can barely run anymore. (In before the jokes about how he never actually ran in the first place).

He used to be one of my favourite players to watch. His close control and dribbling in his first few years here were often the highlights of our games for me.

 

[bond19821982]

Just feck off.

 

[Lyng]

Nope, just being objective. While Martial wasn't great either, Hojlund failed even the basics like controlling a ball while running.

Martial did NOTHING. When Rasmus came on we suddenly had a presence. Dalot squares that and we have a different game. Rasmus was poor but added something positive to our attack, Martial actively detracted from it.

 

[Based Adnan]

A serious club would have moved him on a long time ago, paying him off if necessary

Just pointless

 

[Jev]

He was still very bad but honestly thought he looked like he was trying at times, which is more than you can usually say for him. Need a few glimpses of that if we’ve got any chance at selling him.

Agreed. Today it felt like he was let down by his ability, rather than his effort. I thought he was sensible enough with the ball after the break before being subbed.

 

[statpadder]

Should never start for the club again. The contrast between him and Solanke was hugely telling

The contrast between the service to Solanke and him was hugely telling as well.

Our strikers cant do anything if you don’t fecking pass to your CF. Look at what Dalot did to Hoijland.

 

[Atheist]

I don’t think he’d be getting into any other PL team, and it speaks volumes that he’ll be eligible for a testimonial at the club soon.

 

[kouroux]

I don’t think he’d be getting into any other PL team, and it speaks volumes that he’ll be eligible for a testimonial at the club soon.

He'd struggle in the Ligue 1.

 

[UnitedRepublic]

He’d struggle in any team that only can cross to create a chance and never play through the middle.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Being scapegoated a bit as usual. He wasn’t good but Højlund was probably worse.

He's our most experienced forward and Hojlund is a fecking kid!

 

[DavelinaJolie]

Hard to say he can't play when it's going to mean Hojlund being run into the ground. But also, it's just bad watching him play.

 

[Snoooked]

The contrast between the service to Solanke and him was hugely telling as well.

Our strikers cant do anything if you don’t fecking pass to your CF. Look at what Dalot did to Hoijland.

I don't want to defend him, but yes, how exactly he can score if no one can pass to him

These two situations only in the 2nd half

https://ibb.co/JmD7KrB
https://ibb.co/nm4p654
https://ibb.co/crkyj6m
https://ibb.co/c3NDYY6

 

[Stretfordender]

Sick of seeing this fecker around the club, just do one and take those parasites with you,

 

[FerociousCorgis]

If only we tried something different with him. Instead of Mctominay why not put martial up top with hojlund or something. Idk try something different. Martial could drop deep and then hojlund be up making the runs.

 

[GregM40]

Awful planning from the club to give him such a long contract in 2019, he'd shown after 4 years at the club he wasn't up to it then. More awful planning to not get a proper striker in who isn't 35 over the last few seasons and then have to splurge £75m on a kid who should be back up.

 

[UpWithRivers]

Singled out for abuse again. All our forwards were sht.

 

[Morty_]

One of the biggest frauds in modern football, surely?

He is 28 btw, and people are still waiting for him to do what he is supposed to do.

 

[abkmufc92]

This club has absolutely no standards, there is no other team that would stick with this lazy cnut for NINE feckING SEASONS.

 

[UnitedFan93]

First thing Ineos need to do on day one is rip his contract up. Set the standard straight away. The fact that Martial has been able to get away with disgraceful performances season after season epitomises the state the club has been in for a decade.

 

[Manc Shaman]

He was okay today, much better than Hojlund at least who can't even control a ball at his feet.

Agreed. Martial was decent today. His scapegoating is frankly disgusting. He is still quite comfortably our best forward.

 

[InfiniteBoredom]

Singled out for abuse again. All our forwards were sht.

He was still the worst of the bunch to be fair, absolutely shot physically and it affects even his technique, can’t pass or dribble anymore.

 

[Sied]

Being scapegoated a bit as usual. He wasn’t good but Højlund was probably worse.

A few things go in Hojlund's favour though. Mainly, he's not been shite for the best part of 8 years for us. Plus he's new to the club and deserves time to bed in. It's difficult at the best of times, never mind the shit show he's walked into.