Don't want to be overly harsh on Martial when he's in poor form but safe to say he and Cavani are very different sorts of CFs.
The others can't do that because they can't be bothered to move. They have no desire. They just stand there waiting for a pass back from where they passed it from.
He is a proper player, but we really shouldn’t be relying so heavily on two other attackers ‘sparking back into life’ ... eventually we will have to ask the question are they actually good enough?Proper player! Runs his lungs out! The hope is that he will spark rashford and martial into life.
Seems that way by the way he plays but whether he really is or not is irrelevant, he is obviously a complete professional who totally understands that talent and effort are a killer mix.Gives me the feeling that he's delighted to be at United unlike the other two.
You don't think Rashford is delighted to be at United?Proper player! Runs his lungs out! The hope is that he will spark rashford and martial into life.
Gives me the feeling that he's delighted to be at United unlike the other two.
Man I really want to see this video!
Same.Man I really want to see this video!
Close your eyes and imagine his movementMan I really want to see this video!
All the best people are born on valentines day haha
I said this before or soon after we'd signed him. I was confident the rest would see him return to near his best.I wonder if the 6 month break he was essentially forced into by the lockdown was good for him from a rejuvenating perspective, rather than the negative it was seen as when we first signed him. In the UFC fighters compete at the highest level well into their 30s and often an extended break (something that is rare to experience at the top level of football) can have a transformative effect on their output and physical state.
It's a very different sport I know so maybe not the best comparison but Cavani looks an absolute beast atm.
Needs to be the first choice CF for the rest of the season; as Bruno and Pogba get more of an understanding and anticipation of his movement the goals will start flying in.
Man I really want to see this video!
Same.
Dont want to spoil the Cavani party and I am a big fan, however I think his build up play and ability to trap the ball leave something to be desired? I guess he is still adjusting to the pace of the prem however.
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Nah I don't buy it. Martial is just inconsistent as feck. It's annoying, but I don't think it's down to petulance or anything like that.Is it any shock that the moment we bring in a genuine world class striker like Cavani that Martial wilts under pressure? This isn’t the first time when you recall how is performance levels dropped when we brought in Zlatan and he and his agent sulked at losing the number 9 shirt. Martial will never really reach his potential here. Cavani could have an Aguero like impact for us.
Imo Martial had the right to sulk back then as Jose didn't even bother to talk to him before taking his #9 and gave to Zlatan.Is it any shock that the moment we bring in a genuine world class striker like Cavani that Martial wilts under pressure? This isn’t the first time when you recall how is performance levels dropped when we brought in Zlatan and he and his agent sulked at losing the number 9 shirt. Martial will never really reach his potential here. Cavani could have an Aguero like impact for us.
Martial never really got a chance to play as a striker once we signed Zlatan, so that's a bit unfair. Under Mourinho he was purely a left winger, and although he struggled for that first season he then fought his way past Rashford and later on past Sanchez to claim the first choice role.Is it any shock that the moment we bring in a genuine world class striker like Cavani that Martial wilts under pressure? This isn’t the first time when you recall how is performance levels dropped when we brought in Zlatan and he and his agent sulked at losing the number 9 shirt. Martial will never really reach his potential here. Cavani could have an Aguero like impact for us.
He lost it to Zlatan. Instead of sulking, martial should have been ecstatic that he had a chance to give up his number to God.Imo Martial had the right to sulk back then as Jose didn't even bother to talk to him before taking his #9 and gave to Zlatan.
What a moronic thing to say.He lost it to Zlatan. Instead of sulking, martial should have been ecstatic that he had a chance to give up his number to God.
You really don’t understand jokes do you snowflake?What a moronic thing to say.
You really don’t understand jokes do you snowflake?
Thought he was class aside from that awful awful pass, so unlike a guy with his experience. Did brilliant to win the free kick and my God, that leap and header . So unlucky.That leaped header deserved to be a goal at the end
At fault for the 2nd goal but thought he was solid. You could see how pissed he was at Greenwood being greedy in the 10th minute for not squaring it to DVDB.