This. He held the ball up better in a 5 minute cameo than anyone since Ibra. Hope this is a sign of good things to come.Decent cameo. His hold-up play is light years ahead of Martial’s and I can see him being our first-choice centre-forward within the next few weeks. Martial will go out wide and James will get a well-earned rest.
Martial normally has fairly good hold-up play. Not amazing, but significantly better than Lukaku for instance. I have no idea what happened against Chelsea though as he couldn't hold up a feather in that match.And Martial has been here five years and has ‘held up’ the play about the same number of times.
(I really like Martial but I don’t think he has the all-round game to lead the line at the top level. Ighalo’s strength with his back to goal is a step up from Martial’s. It’s well documented, not just based on tonight.)
That 25 a goal season striker won't be on the bench, Martial would be. Ole needs be ruthless in this and show Martial the bench next season. We need a proper number 9. Martial is good enough as of now.So we’d be replacing Martial then? I don’t see a 25 goals a season striker would be willing to be sat on the bench a lot at United.
Ole has his striker and Greenwood needs to develop, so I’d imagine we’re looking for an able stand in, not a nailed on starter.
How dare you make sense here! Off with you.How can you get this opinion? He bodied Rudiger a 6'4 brick shithouse, he sped in behind a Chelsea back line of athletes.
He had about 4 minutes on the pitch, how on earth can you gather he looks out of shape? this forum is mental.
Its sink or swim for Martial now. If he cannot produce better performances than Ighalo, we need to move him on. His salary is too expensive to bench. Hopefully PSG or a chinese club have the money to waste on him. Who knows, maybe Inter want to continue their raid of the Premier League.That 25 a goal season striker won't be on the bench, Martial would be. Ole needs be ruthless in this and show Martial the bench next season. We need a proper number 9. Martial is good enough as of now.
Martial has been like that for a good 8 games in a row or something like that. That is when I started noticing it anyways. Martial has the skills and strength to do it, the question is just if he can learn the mental part and add trickery to play with his back against defenders. Lukaku also had the physique and power to do it, but not the assuredness and know how. Sometimes he was great at hold up sometimes horrible, same as Martial. But he can still improve, unlike Lukaku. Someone like Suarez who was aggressive and consistent at it could be someone to model his game after. Even with less physique, he just had bags of tricks that made him so hard to take out. If you got a defender on your back, make him pay for overcommitting. Martial seems to insecure on the ball at times.Martial normally has fairly good hold-up play. Not amazing, but significantly better than Lukaku for instance. I have no idea what happened against Chelsea though as he couldn't hold up a feather in that match.
Martial - I'm not sure he makes runs as a CF, but that is his job to run the spaceDid people take note of the amount of runs he made off the ball?
And did people take note of how many times he was ignored?
He's going to suffer the same fate as Zlatan, Lukaku, Rashford and Martial without Pogba. Unless Bruno brings his Sporting form over.
He doesn't make as many runs as we'd like to see a CF make, but he does make themMartial - I'm not sure he makes runs as a CF, but that is his job to run the space
Probably hit the weights a bit too hard considering he came from pre-season.Looks massively overweight tbh
Maybe down the channels. This chap is playing for his childhood team I'm sure there will be team mates playing over the top to him soon enough.He doesn't make as many runs as we'd like to see a CF make, but he does make them
He would of course be quicker at 25/26, but I was surprised by his size. I also remembered him differently. I wonder if his first touch is better than Lukaku's.Looks big. I remember him being leaner and quicker at Watford, that anyone else’s memory?
Same. Signing a temporary striker who’s out of shape and needs time to get up to fitness doesn’t seem a great moveHe would of course be quicker at 25/26, but I was surprised by his size. I also remembered him differently. I wonder if his first touch is better than Lukaku's.
Should've done what Spurs and Chelsea did.Same. Signing a temporary striker who’s out of shape and needs time to get up to fitness doesn’t seem a great move
Man’s expecting him to score a hat trick in the short amount of time he’s been given.It won't get much better with him sadly. That's what you get when you sign players that spent too much time in China.
Especially if they weren't all that from the beginning.
He's been bulky for a long time now. Was especially so last world cup where he turned with th guile of an oil tanker and seemed to move in slow motion. Even when 'fit' he looks thick like a mini bodybuilder. In fact he isn't unfit, this is who he is today. Wouldn't even have bet he could still cope at PL level before we got himLooks big. I remember him being leaner and quicker at Watford, that anyone else’s memory?
Oh, I think it’s better to have him rather than no one. And better than to have spunked 25m on King. But we did have since March last year to plan for a striker (when we knew Rom was off)...Same. Signing a temporary striker who’s out of shape and needs time to get up to fitness doesn’t seem a great move
You ought to be a professional scout. You can tell so much from a player who has no pre-season and has played all of 25mins so far.He's been bulky for a long time now. Was especially so last world cup where he turned with th guile of an oil tanker and seemed to move in slow motion. Even when 'fit' he looks thick like a mini bodybuilder. In fact he isn't unfit, this is who he is today. Wouldn't even have bet he could still cope at PL level before we got him