I used to play center back and I'm only a bit taller than Lisandro.
Most of the time you're winning the ball on the floor so height isn't so important. You contest very few headers.
Speed of mind and body is far more important than height.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 45
- Clean sheets
- 20
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 10
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Most of the time you're winning the ball on the floor so height isn't so important. You contest very few headers.
Speed of mind and body is far more important than height.
Man Utd 2:0 Newcastle
What else can you say about him? He's just flawless.
I love them both, but it takes something special to relegate Varane to the second best defender on the team.
I love them both, but it takes something special to relegate Varane to the second best defender on the team.
Warrior.
Hero.
He's a born winner. That can't be taught.
MOTM.
He, alongside Casemiro, is the man. What a warrior, what a player. We've robbed Ajax, imagine he'd have signed for Arsenal!
This. He was excellent again. What a player, leader and caracter!
What a player this guy is, you can't really say anything bad about him. Maybe his hairstyle is shite, but everything else is absolutely amazing.
Alongside Varane and Casemiro these are our foundation. These three and Rashford have been utterly outstanding this season. A real toss up for player of the year. None of them deserve to miss out.
10/10 for every mental skill used in football
If you could build a perfect defensive player you'd take all of his mentality, and his personality. And then his on the ball skills. The only area where you might add something would be perhaps adding a few inches and having the physical strength of a Vidic or someone similar. And defending isnt about 1 player, so you easily make up for the small imperfections with his CB partner and other defensive players.
If you could build a perfect defensive player you'd take all of his mentality, and his personality. And then his on the ball skills. The only area where you might add something would be perhaps adding a few inches and having the physical strength of a Vidic or someone similar. And defending isnt about 1 player, so you easily make up for the small imperfections with his CB partner and other defensive players.
This guy won the World Cup 2 months ago and is fighting for the League Cup trophy with all his heart.
I fecking love this man.
I fecking love this man.
Mentality monster
Feckin mint. Monster mentality
I think most fans thought we overpaid for Martinez in the summer but it actually seems like we screwed Ajax over. Thought he was fantastic again alongside Varane.
Bossed it just like any day.
Like rio and vidic they're perfect partnership
He reminds me of Azpilicueta . Same level of shithousery.
He's amazing. When it comes to picking our player of the season I want to choose him
But then there's Casemiro, and Rashford, and Shaw, and Varane... spoilt for choice
But then there's Casemiro, and Rashford, and Shaw, and Varane... spoilt for choice
If I was 10 years old and about his height I would want his name on my shirt just like it used to be with Keane.
"But, Marge, that little guy hasn't done anything yet. Look at him. He's going to do something and you know it's going to be good."
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Phenomenal
It’s a very long time since I’ve loved a United player as much as I do him.
he’s absolutely flawless defensively, never puts a foot wrong and loves a scrap.
he’s absolutely flawless defensively, never puts a foot wrong and loves a scrap.
Really love him. The first half how he took on that header bravely, bled, n was attended to, reminded me of Vida in the past. Never afraid to put his head and body on the line. And then the way he held the trophy aloft with 1 hand, reminded me of how The Rock used to hold the WWF title, haha! Stood his ground against the Newcastle players. He's just absolute class whatever he does. What a privilege to see him live at OT few nights ago vs Barca, alongside with Case and Varane. N then tonight, another majestic performance.
Pure brilliance.
I think he had a normal game, but with a bit extra of shithousery 
Butchered them!
He’s absolutely amazing. There was this moment where he could have whacked it forward aimlessly like most defenders do. But he took an intelligent touch into space which the attacker pressing him didn’t see coming and he dinked the pass perfectly on to Rashfords feet. With him and Shaw that side of our defence has so much technical quality
He's as good at the shithouse stuff as he is at the game. There was one time Wilson (I think) pushed him over in our box towards the end of the game, and I'm absolutely sure he made every effort to bring his foot up between the Newcastle's players legs as he was falling down.I think he had a normal game, but with a bit extra of shithousery
A work of shithousing art. He always turns his back and walks away when the handbags (and possible yellow cards) start as well.
Getting a shirt with his name on the back, he is my type of player, technically great, that left foot is brilliant but also a warrior, a competitor and a nutjob.
A hero amongst heroes
Everything I want in a United player
Exactly that. How can you not love the guy.
Put his head on the line for us. Literally.
Their CB probably scores that chance if Martinez doesn't throw himself in and get clattered.
Somehow their player came out with a big egg on his head looking shaken, Martinez just carried on
Their CB probably scores that chance if Martinez doesn't throw himself in and get clattered.
Somehow their player came out with a big egg on his head looking shaken, Martinez just carried on
Part of what's great about him is that he isn't a nutjob at all, he just does a fecking great impression of one.
All of his shithousing is snidey, low-key and tactical. He never looks like he's going to lose his rag, lash out and get sent off. After he's left a foot in on someone or whatever and the afters start, he's usually got his back turned to it and is marching back off to his position.
He's got one red in his career as far as I can tell, for a second yellow in an Argentine league game 5 years ago. I think he's pretty much always in control of himself.
Best defender in the league, can't remember how much we paid for him but whatever it was it's a bargain!
Only 25 so we have a good 7 years of this beautiful fighter of a defender
That Varane - Martinez partnership really is pretty much perfect isn't it?
I always wondered how do other clubs get players like him.
Now everyone else wonders the same about us.
Now everyone else wonders the same about us.
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