Fingers crossed. The lad is an expensive waste of space
Martial exit?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Biggest reason why I'd want him out is to do with mentality. I m very much understanding of the fact he s probably had a rough time on and off the pitch but when you want to win things then hanging your head and sulking so often just brings the entire team down. I ve kinda felt the same with DDG for many years before. You didn't feel like there was much fighting spirit in there after things didn't go their way.
He is still a very talented lad when fit and in form, but he is too unreliable for a club like this. I hope he does well wherever he goes next assuming we've seen the last of him.
He is still a very talented lad when fit and in form, but he is too unreliable for a club like this. I hope he does well wherever he goes next assuming we've seen the last of him.
Let's all cross our fingers,legs and pray!
If you believe Martial cares you must be crazy.
He gave up on his career ages ago, he's just picking up a pay cheque and has been for years.
This isn't a surprise really, I'd imagine United have offered him round the Saudi clubs, this was always going to be the opportunity to shut of him.
Fully agree from a member of the Martial FC exco. Promised so much but it appears injury proneness has taken it's toll. Even when he was fit towards the end of the season, you could tell he was scared of putting his body through any strain whatsoever - probably for good reason too.
Problem then is even on the pitch, his impact diminished - couldn't press hard, couldn't sprint, couldn't challenge. Not selling him because he's the only striker is flawed simply because we don't actually have him even when he's on our books. It's a false security
This stance is the issue with the world today - "if you believe something different from me, you must be crazy". It's a hot take considering none of us knows what's going on in Martial's head, we can only deduce.
You're just assuming things here. Hes clearly struggled with injuries massively. To insinuate all he cares for is a paycheck is just lazy presumption.
Hopefully the source is reliable and he goes. Not that I don't rate him, I rate him highly. He is sort of CF we need if fully healthy but looks like he is injury prone player now and it's near impossible to rely on him.
Would love to shift him, especially if we could get a good fee.
We would need to buy 2 strikers this window though, otherwise it's probably not worth the risk.
We would need to buy 2 strikers this window though, otherwise it's probably not worth the risk.
I wish there were more players with his hold up play.
It would be about time to sell him, but I wonder for how much.
What a leap, the chaps had relentless injuries he obviously lacks confidence in his body, to jump to he doesn't care is crazy.
So one tweet in this thread and its deleted, any sources actually saying this is true? I don't want to get my hopes up.
They bought Kante.
Kante has the brand value which means a lot for the league.
Martial out, Mbappe in?
Yes please.
The source is very good. But if they deleted the tweet, this is bad news for us.
Would rather keep him as I dont see us getting anyone to replace him unfortunately
Has anyone seen the fee that we'd have to pay them to take him?
What was the source?
Does it say anything about a potential fee ? To be honest we barely get 10 games a season for Martial so I’d be happy for him to go then take Felix on loan from Atletico for a season and still being in Hojlund which leaves us quite strong up top especially if Greenwood DOES come back in the next couple of weeks.
Can’t put into words how happy I’d be to see the back of this waste of space.
I checked. The tweet is still there. Not deleted.
He equals zero strikers but costs us 15M a year. Let’s get rid of this lad, ranked among the most useless guys of the last decade.
It was unavailable when I first checked the thread, but yeah I can see it now.
Let’s hope so
Bloody hell! I completely missed Pogba headed over there
yep, any fee would be a bonus at this point, massive wages, barely available, takes a while to get going then he invariable gets injured again anyway.
Murtough needs to be offered a lifetime contract if he can pull this off. Icing on the cake after all the various deals he has done -- both outgoings and incomings.
While the glazers are here it won’t happen the player is Joel glazers favourite player and wouldn’t surprise me if he got a new contract… I think he once said he reminded him of pele.
He hasn't.Bloody hell! I completely missed Pogba headed over there
yep, any fee would be a bonus at this point, massive wages, barely available, takes a while to get going then he invariable gets injured again anyway.
Please….
For the love of god take this overpaid injury prone bang average ‘striker’ out of our club
How somebody of his ability has managed to survive at a top club for so long is beyond me. Should have been released the last time is contract was coming up under Jose.
Terrible player
For the love of god take this overpaid injury prone bang average ‘striker’ out of our club
How somebody of his ability has managed to survive at a top club for so long is beyond me. Should have been released the last time is contract was coming up under Jose.
Terrible player
It’s because of his ability that he’s survived this long. It’s his attitude and commitment that’s always been the issue.
Be glad to see the back of him.
I just hope his agent has his phone in his hand when he gets the email/phonecall about the potential deal.
Otherwise, like his client, he'll just shrug his shoulders and look exasperated, rather than running the 2 feet to get to his phone.
Otherwise, like his client, he'll just shrug his shoulders and look exasperated, rather than running the 2 feet to get to his phone.
I used to think with martial it was an attitude problem, but I don’t think it is. My guess is that it’s all about injuries and how it has affected him mentally. Some athletes find it really hard to come back from injury, they don’t feel like they can push it like they did before. I think this was exacerbated by his treatment, and bringing back early. I say this as someone who was a big naysayer of him, but having seen this thing elsewhere I can say I think it’s become a mental block for him. Best bet would be a Saudi move. Take a big pay check to secure his life and family, in all honestly I’d love to see him come back and teach some of our young strikers how to play the way he does, his game understanding is actually elite level at times.
I can replace him mate, my knees are fecked and I’ll sit in the treatment room all season if necessary. Same contribution on the pitch