Can't believe what I'm reading here to be honest.
I like Martial. I think he's a bright young talent and overall, he's been a good signing for us. HOWEVER, I still think he's immensely overrated by our fans. Like massively.
For starters, I think some people took that rumoured clause in his contract where "If he wins the Ballon d'Or, we have to pay Monaco 70m" way too literally. Nobody knows if this is even true and I think people get a little carried away with it, like it's definitely a fact and you're wrong if you don't think it's gonna happen. Some people are going on about him saying "Oh, he'll win the Ballon d'Or in a few years", he's gonna do this and that in a few years"... First of all, nobody knows what's gonna happen. He might be absolutely terrible under Mourinho. Nobody knows! I remember before Van Gaal came here, everyone was raving on about Januzaj and how good he was. 'The Next Ronaldo' they were calling him. And now look at him. Same thing happened with Depay, nearly everyone was calling for his signature and now it seems like everyone has forgotten about him.
If Martial really did kick up a fuss about his squad number been taken, then I think that is absolutely ridiculous. Can you imagine Keane or Scholes or Giggs having a meltdown over something like that? We need more players like them. Scholes came back and took number 22 and didn't bat an eyelid. Martial gets the iconic #11 shirt which was used by Giggs for 20+ years and he's upset over it? If that's the mentality he has, then I don't want him at our club. Although he's a good player, he's not "world class"... we've lost better and survived. It's not like he's irreplaceable like some people are acting.
And why are people having a go at Zlatan? Martial has been here 1 year. It's not like Zlatan came in and took Rooney's number 10. Besides, Martial wearing number 9 on the wing? What winger wears number 9 these days? The entire thing just sums up just about everything I hate in modern football. "Player branding", stressing over squad numbers, what color of boots they wear, what their hair looks like etc etc. The game is literally becoming a PR prima-donna parade. How many "REAL" footballers are there left?