He will. But not according to that legendary, astute football genius Jason McAteer, quoted in the Mirror on 19th August:Martinez is so good. Will be a fan favourite.
Using Jason McAteer as a pundit. What are the higher ups in the media thinking?He will. But not according to that legendary, astute football genius Jason McAteer, quoted in the Mirror on 19th August:
"Lisandro Martinez is a frighteningly bad signing for Manchester United and the dressing room is too toxic for the club to succeed. That's the opinion of former Liverpool midfielder Jason McAteer, who thinks new Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag is already in danger of being shown the exit door at Old Trafford unless he starts getting through to his players and instilling his philosophy on the team."
Wonder what old Jase thinks now?
Why?I‘d probably pick Maguire for the game against Southampton.
He didn't:A thought: Liverpool didn't particularly try to exploit his stature with a lot of high balls into the box. Though I thought Martinez was better against Brentford than many gave him credit for, he did seem to struggle with that at times in that game. We obviously have to assume other teams have been paying attention to that.
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Why on earth you would do that?I‘d probably pick Maguire for the game against Southampton.
But the back four was so good yesterday. Having a consistent back four is also very valuable.
To make it more exciting i guess.... Martinez + Varane + Casemiro might just get one of those boring clean sheets?Why on earth you would do that?
I feel like Southampton's main threat would be from the dead ball situation and Maguire would help in that regard.Why on earth you would do that?
We should not let Southampton players decide which players we pick, we are Man United.I feel like Southampton's main threat would be from the dead ball situation and Maguire would help in that regard.
One thing he is good at is making that defensive header.
Wow, that really changes the perception. I mean I was so furious about the result that I never got to specifically analyse Martinez air game.
I am pretty sure they will start today. They worked great against Liverpool, in a pretty low defence with little progressive play, and it will be interesting to see them today in what I assume will be a much higher line. Martinez is good at stepping up and winning the ball, and Varane is good at protecting behind him, so there is not reason it shouldn’t work in that aspect.Tweet
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It takes time to settle into the Prem from other leagues; for some players its a continual struggle to succeed while others never do. Martinez has played in just two Prem games but showed against Liverpool he will succeed where others, Lindelof, Baily and Maguire, even though he was already playing in a Prem side, failed.A thought: Liverpool didn't particularly try to exploit his stature with a lot of high balls into the box. Though I thought Martinez was better against Brentford than many gave him credit for, he did seem to struggle with that at times in that game. We obviously have to assume other teams have been paying attention to that.
I‘d probably pick Maguire for the game against Southampton.
But the back four was so good yesterday. Having a consistent back four is also very valuable.