Same can be said for Zlatan, Blind, Shaw & Carrick. Probably more also.
I have a feeling (probably way wrong) that we'll move to 433 on a more permanent basis next season, buy a new starting right winger and promote Chong who could fit that description.
definitely. Not like he was just man of the month before sanchez was brought in and martial was shunted all over the place or straight dropped.
This is so screwed up
I'm a Martial fan as well but lets get real, the needs of the squad in terms of what Mourinho wants to do may not necessarily align with the idea of keeping Martial here at all costs.
You seldom read/hear anything good about him.
Martial is a player who is fantastic in tight situations (how many of these players we have, 3?) that is a necessity in the modern game, has great close control and is a class finisher.
Don't believe that nonsense. Ogden is just guessing at this point. I could have actually said all that.
Hope we do something as that right side is abysmal. Hope they replace Valencia as well and just keep him as backup as a class attacking RB with the same on the left and we could be devastating.
This is Mourinho who's been moaning about our squad and Manchester United we're talking about. If he sells martial, it will be because he doesnt want him and not because we needed funds to fund a purchase.
If injury is the culprit here then we might keep him as backup or send him on loan. If its attitude then we're better off selling him up. Football had become so 'industrial' these days that its almost impossible for players to rely just on talent to succeed. The Bests, the Maradonas and the Gazzas would struggle in today's football and lets face it, Shaw is nowhere near to those giants.
Il give you blind and Shaw but Shaw and Blind were bought for decent money and on a decent wage.
He is not important enough yet to demand a role as specific as that to perform. Imagine if he was at Bayern or Barcelona. Would they're fans ever tell the manager to play an unproven player in a role as specific as that. Essentially you want the team to change the system to accomodate Martial. Systems are changed to accomodate actual star players. It would be as ridiculous as Bayern Munich running a 433 simply to accomodate Kingsley Coman.This is so screwed up
To show consistent performances, you need to be played consistently in your best position. He plays best as a Left side forward, not a winger which is he playing as. Same for Rashford. In Martial's case, if Jose intends to sell him then I don't trust Jose to get united back to the top.
If Martial goes, he will become a better player for sure and it will come back to bite Jose, the same way KDB did.
This will not solve the issue. Will we sell Mourinho too? He has made several blunders the past few years. His judgement is flawed. Salah and De Bruyne come to mind. He has been outcoached a lot. That's not down to the players. This is the same man who wanted to force Cristiano to adapt his defensive methodology and when He didn't publicly lambasted him. I wonder who won that battle? I would love to see what Mourinho would have done with Best and Cantona. He certainly wouldn't have brought the best out of them. There in lies the issue. Anyone who isn't mechanical in their application and plays off the cuff is an issue for him including Salah, De Bruyne and Cristiano. The man is a system only coach and non adaptive. I question his ability to realize true potential in players who play the game in a 'poetic' manner.
You talk of him like he's some random Red Cafe moaner. He's the manager and its his view that will be implemented at the club. There's no doubt that if he sells Tony that it will be because he wants another player to replace him, who he feels would do a better job at specially what he wants out of the position.
The fans would not. However, we have priors with Mourinho. Salah and De Bruyne come glaringly to mind. To somehow think that he may not be making a huge mistake especially in light of recent blunders with young players is naive. Is Martial good enough to prosper and become world class under say Klopp, Pep or Poch or even Allegri? Yes. Why can't he do it under Mourinho? The same reasons Salah and De Bruyne couldn't. I am not a Van Gaal fan but he was certainly better for Rashford and Martial than Mourinho sadly. Rashford never looked this raw under Van Gaal and he was two years younger.
Why would Fred play that high when he has been moved to CM a long time ago?
I agree but I was trying to think of one of those wingers Jose likes like Willian or Perisic who primarily are hard working defenders more than anything who can also be deadly in attack when needed there. Anyways I've just changed it to Bale in that line up who is actually pretty realistic when you consider Real want him gone and we're one of few teams who can afford him
I think the RB position should be prioritize over the LB position if funds are limited. In my opinion, the following priority in the market should be as follows:
So he made two mistakes in 15 years of management. Mistakes that still led to him winning the league that season with a squad young enough to continue to win after he left. The fact remains that Martial is in a situation where he doesn't face the type of quality competiton either Salah or Debruyne faced at Chelsea, and yet he is unable to lay claim to a starting 11 spot due to inconsistency. You can argue that Debruyne and Salah were not given proper opportunities, but at Man Utd, no one can deny that of Martial.
I agree.
The club should be looking at whether or not Jose plans are in line with their idea of the future of the club.
Nasri, Hart, Sagna, Clichy, Bony, Nolito, iheanacho, Fernando, Kolarov, Zabaleta, Mangala & Navas.
At the end of the day, I think this really comes down to Martial vs Rashford. Personally I prefer Martial. He is more likely to be a more dangerous threat of the two based on current ability. However, Rashford has both the homegrown factor and more enthusiastic approach as regards Man Utd. When it comes down to it, I feel the club will keep Rashford, as his nationality makes him more attached to the club.
Agree with this I believe Martial is going nowhere unless he forces the move , Club would back Jose but only within reason last season showed that when we refused to pay exorbitant fee for Perisic despite Mourinho's clamouring for that fourth signing.
They've already done that by way of awarding Mourinho an extension a mere 8 weeks ago. Therefore I'd imagine he has the full backing of everyone at the club to proceed accordingly.
Definitely. That right wing needs to be addressed since there is zero threat from that side. Valencia's usefulness on the right stops at the halfway line, and no matter which attacker we stick on the right wing its just crap.
