Ain't worth (Monterrey) Jack anymore
Anthony Martial | Joins Monterrey
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In the latest edition of the United Hour Podcast, we interview Duncan Drasdo of MUST - covering ticket prices, new stadium, INEOS and what fans should be demanding from our club.
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2019/20 injury broke him. Stayed at United all the way to 2024 which was far too long. Always scored vs Everton though. Often vs City as well.
Brazil
Idk what anyone thinks, Martial is the most naturally gifted dribbler I've ever seen at Utd. Should have been managed better and he needed someone level headed as his agent to guide him.
Giggsy really has been wiped from the memories of a lot of fans
Nani says hello
Why does everyone leave us and get better?!
Ew, what a cheesy joke
Because ole can't coach patterns of play
Quite damning that.
Aye, Martial isnt even in the same class as Nani at his peak. Magical player. Between him and RvP they were tearing peak Real a new one, until of course....
And Giggs was above Nani...Aye, Martial isnt even in the same class as Nani at his peak. Magical player. Between him and RvP they were tearing peak Real a new one, until of course....
Giggs
Nani
Ronaldo
Ranked, for me as the best dribblers. Interestingly, Nani became a much more productive and better player when he adopted Ronaldo's more direct approach. I think, as I've posted previously, it happened after he won a foot race against Clichy, which surprised pretty much anyone, and from then on it was like he realized he could basically just outpace players instead of doing fancy dribbles. It worked.
Giggs was the best of both worlds. He had more pace than Nani, and his ability to run with the ball at high speed whilst maintaining control over it and actually dribble at that speed really set him apart. It wasn't just a step over and then off to the races - he could literally run at defenders' top speeds and weave himself between them, then accelerate - he was a unique player in his prime.
Martial didn't have the raw pace of any of the three, but his close control was arguably the best, which meant that his dribbling inside the opposition box was unbelievable at times - great player to watch at his best.
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Solid list, would also add Kanchelskis above Martial mind
Probably was, in terms of being successful at them at least. He was, as I recall much more direct though. Think Giggs said he was the fastest he ever played with.
Might as well put Valencia above Marial going by that list. Dribbling is all about close control. Martial's close control was elite - no one at Utd comes close imo. Very few players in the world master that - we're talking about players like Robben, Iniesta, Messi etc.
The problem with judging dribbling is what kind of dribbling are we talking about. Are we talking beating people and are we counting ball manipulation? In terms of beating people yeah, martial is at the top of the pile. At some point he was constantly going past multiple people every time he had the ball. If we're talking about the total package, Nani is that dude, he could keep it better than anyone and he also used to beat people easily especially in 1 on 1 situations where he was pretty much unstoppable.
Absolutely disagree. Close control is only one aspect of dribbling.