Hopefully if he s injured, it s nothing serious
Martial is our most important player
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This is key right here. We are doing absolutely nothing without both of them this season. It makes a world of difference when martial attracts defenders for both rashdford and james to run off of. He also has good hold up play which ensures we are able to play closer to their goal. In January we need to add another quality attacker in case martial gets injured again.
He’s certainly our most talented player imo. Him in an front 3 with a Bernardo Silva and Kane type would be great - because he needs the assistance. He can do it by himself too but he’s slightly lazy so with the right players he’d be world class.
A creative midfielder wouldn’t be bad either
A creative midfielder wouldn’t be bad either
We didn't do anything with them though. TBH our best football has easily been without Pogba.
We are here!!! They tried to kick us out but we stood firm. Lets hope that our Goldenboy stays fit for the rest of the season.Martial FC where u @
I won’t say he is our most important player but definitely part of group who should start every game.
Ive gotta be honest that’s a pretty damning stat. We need to keep him fit.
Martial's lackadaisical demeanor really worked against him there.
Such a shame we’ve got 2 strikers, who both need a partner. Either one gets injured and we’re toothless in attack. Martial and Rashford combine very well, we certainly need a back up, as Greenwood isn’t ready yet.
If he is, he really shouldn't be, because he's not that good. He's a really good young(ish) player but not the sort you should be missing as much as we seem to be.
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Said it after the West Ham game, I think Martial is a much bigger miss than Pogba. I’m not having a go at Pogba but Martial is the only focal point we have as a striker. Anyone can see that Rashford is better out wide and Greenwood looks way too raw for this stage. This makes Martial our only proper striker.
Our season could depend on this guy.
Our season could depend on this guy.
Just before he scored he looked injured and as soon as he scored he was replaced
His touch and tight control separate him from Rashford as a CF.
Thought he was poor. Appreciate he's not match fit but just thought his overall game wasn't great. Hope and expect it to get better but poor today
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He wasn’t great but he was still better than Rashford as CF. His presence undoubtedly makes Rashford perform better as a winger, presumably because centre backs are occupied by Martial.
Love Martial. So happy to see him start to finally get the recognition he deserves. With him at 9, he may just save Solskjaer's job. He brings the magic to us upfront. Without him we're so ordinary.
Him, pogba and AWB
He saved Mourinho's job for a couple of months last season too. Went on a run of scoring in 8 or so games when Mourinho was in self destruct mode.
He and Pogba probably will make a difference, but feck me do we need to buy players in January regardless to ease the pressure on those two. Injuries are as inevitable as death and taxes and only the jammiest of jammy bastards go a whole season without any significant ones.
Yep today showed why. Not signing a backup striker in the summer has cost us a top 4 spot in my opinion.
Sure he was a bit rusty, but he had a good game. I'm certainly nowhere near disappointed.
That's true, but I tend to find they're very effective together. They're the only players we have who can play those nice little intricate passes in the box.
Exactly. That's all forgotten though I guess. His goals at Chelsea were sexy.
He's always been productive, even stifled out of position on the LW under Mourinho, he was still producing.
You can see the difference in his demeaner under Ole now compared to Jose, he's got the enjoyment back in his play. I have no questions he can get 20+ goals as 9 if he stays injury free now.
Oh yeah, that wasn't a dig at Rashford. Rashfords got a better shot than Martial and is a better crosser, so to me he's more suited as a wide forward.
I'm not sure any single one of our players is our most important player. The stat reads great, but there are many factors. I'd say without Maguire the team is a lot less composed at the back. Without Wan-Bissaka we lack almost two players. Without Dave we are clearly weaker. Currently, without McTominay we'd be shaky in midfield.
The quality is so thin that every good player is vital. Martial is in that select group.
The quality is so thin that every good player is vital. Martial is in that select group.
We would be roughly on par with Chelsea had Martial stayed fit all season.
Let’s not get carried away but he’s by far our best attacker and it makes a difference having a player who actually acts like a CF at #9
Let’s not get carried away but he’s by far our best attacker and it makes a difference having a player who actually acts like a CF at #9
People slated him for being disinterested when he came on against Liverpool. It was actually Ole's mistake in that he didn't leave Rashford on the pitch because they work so well together and provide enough threat that they improve us throughout the whole pitch.
Dam, I keep deleting the extra quote, and it keeps putting it back in again. @Niall ?
@Niall ?What absolutely baseless nonsense is this
A blind person could see that.
That's a fair critique. He's a mood player as some have already identified. Louis had him humming and so does Ole, Mourinho wasn't his cup of tea.
His body language suggests he is in a depressed mood permanently. He puts me off my hard earned beer. Makes me want to ball my eyes out. But as you say the stats don't lie. He is vital to the team. I'd pay him a bonus out of my own wallet to cheer up a bit on camera.
Martial has generally played when few of our other players are injured. So its not surprising that his win percentage is so high, because the only times hes been available virtually everyone else (bar Pogba) is also available
I have to say, I think this perception of him is a bit of a myth, in the training pictures he’s always jovial, I just think his face at rest is expressionless.
No, I wasn't joking - which I literally only just realised makes me an absolute fecking moron
Surely a joke?
I was reading it as though it was supposed to add up to 100% - like if Martial missed 71% of matches, he must have appeared in 29% of them.
I probably shouldn't be allowed internet access.
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