If Jose believes Martial, Rashford, Lukaku and a 10 is not balanced enough for his liking, we could always go 5-2-3. The issue with that though is that one of Martial or Rashford have to be on the right hand side, and in terms of build up play through central area's it isn't ideal as it would rely on someone like Pogba providing all the thrust centrally which is okay, but I thing Pogba as the sole creator in central area's isn't all that.. hence why when we had someone like Mata or Mkhi there, it frees Pogba up to be creative from deeper and unpredictable areas of the pitch.
Second issue I have spotted with Martial as well as Rashford is that on the wing, they're both pretty easy to snuff out when up against half decent defensive sides and both lack the natural wing wizardry to be a menace for a full back. They're both solid dribblers, but they're not an Ousmane Dembele who is so unpredictable with his skills, and has a variety of movements out wide.. they're both at their best when they can operate centrally as well as out wide, almost as a second strikers/wing forwards hybrid.
Martial wants the ball constantly to feet, but he's also a very decent passer of the ball and can link up play better than Rashford.. but he lacks the constant tireless style of Rashford, which makes him quite easy to pin down when he has to start games. So which position can he play where the competition isn't as strong, he can get on the ball regularly, he can have ample opportunities to run with the ball but he can also utilise his natural eye for a pass? why not play him in the free role/10 in a 3-5-2... but make it a free role where he can change positions with Rashford here and there, but basically just say to him, get on the ball anywhere on the pitch just in front of the midfield duo, and instantly turn defence into attack.
He's got a way better first touch than any of our attackers bar Mata, is a more intelligent user of the ball than Mkhi, has the athleticism and pace to turn even a defensive situation with little support into a counter attacking opportunity with a drop of the shoulder and he will cause chaos running through midfields and the heart of defences.
Thoughts?
Second issue I have spotted with Martial as well as Rashford is that on the wing, they're both pretty easy to snuff out when up against half decent defensive sides and both lack the natural wing wizardry to be a menace for a full back. They're both solid dribblers, but they're not an Ousmane Dembele who is so unpredictable with his skills, and has a variety of movements out wide.. they're both at their best when they can operate centrally as well as out wide, almost as a second strikers/wing forwards hybrid.
Martial wants the ball constantly to feet, but he's also a very decent passer of the ball and can link up play better than Rashford.. but he lacks the constant tireless style of Rashford, which makes him quite easy to pin down when he has to start games. So which position can he play where the competition isn't as strong, he can get on the ball regularly, he can have ample opportunities to run with the ball but he can also utilise his natural eye for a pass? why not play him in the free role/10 in a 3-5-2... but make it a free role where he can change positions with Rashford here and there, but basically just say to him, get on the ball anywhere on the pitch just in front of the midfield duo, and instantly turn defence into attack.
He's got a way better first touch than any of our attackers bar Mata, is a more intelligent user of the ball than Mkhi, has the athleticism and pace to turn even a defensive situation with little support into a counter attacking opportunity with a drop of the shoulder and he will cause chaos running through midfields and the heart of defences.
Thoughts?
