Analyzing the future, Anthony Martial will stay or go with Man U in the era of Erik ten Hag.
Erik ten Hag has said he remains faithful to Anthony Martial despite the Frenchman struggling with injuries this season. It reaffirms the Dutch head coach’s preferences and implies. That the striker is the type of player he wants.
The question is, with so much pain. Why Ten Hag still puts his trust in Martial and saying this means that Manchester United will continue to strengthen players ? Especially in the striker position this summer or not.
Manchester United are in great form. They have now moved up to third in the Premier League, reached the Carabao Cup final, FA Cup fifth round, Europa League play-offs.
Thanks in part to Marcus Rashford’s fervent goalscoring streak. At the same time, the Red Devils still have a better defensive game. The arrival of Casemiro and Lisandro Martinez has an undeniable impact. But have to admire Ten Hag’s plans to allow the team to help play more as a team defense
Now they can move on from Cristiano Ronaldo. But the question if Rashford gets hurt or his form falls. It is worrying who will come to carry the team’s offensive game. Because the Red Devils offensive options really limit
Ten Hag admits Martial has unable to play every game for the remainder of the season. Which is certain given the striker having more injuries than playing.
It’s why he signed with Wout Wakehorst as a temporary solution. Although the Dutch striker has done his job well to some extent. But I believe the 30-year-old star is not the long-term answer.
Martial is the team’s first choice striker. Although not able to shoot a lot which is partly due to pain But if you observe well, whenever the Frenchman’s spearhead is on the field The Red Devils’ offensive line is more fluid.
The ex-Monaco star helped leverage the potential of other attackers who played together, particularly Rashford, who both played well together. In fact, there is also Jadon Sancho, who is similar in sense to Martial.
Martial is consider a high IQ striker in football. But not a high work rate line like Wake Horst. However, when looking at each other, they are quite different. So it’s up to Ten Hag who is tactically suitable for which game.
Interestingly, if Martial is 100 per cent fit. The Red Devils’ performances could fly even higher. Maybe the players themselves can take it to the next level as well. In the hands of Ten Hag, who is very good at forming strikers as seen in Sebastian Haller’s failure at West Ham, but a different story when moving to Ajax.
And Manchester United still need a new striker? The answer is yes!
If wanting to win a championship, however, Ten Hag must upgrade the strength. So with the available options, it’s not good enough. with many competitive programs More options are always better.
We have seen that Martial can’t last an entire season. So having a top striker compete for the spot is the right thing to do.
Manchester United have heavily linked with Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen ahead of the summer. Both of them are really the jigsaw that the Red Devils are missing.
Having one of them in will undoubtedly increase the Red Devils’ chances of winning the title, so is Martial out of his future?
I still believe that Martial probably won’t sold this summer. Because being a player that Ten Hag likes and both have only worked together for one season.
Martial is a slightly different option to Kane and Osimhen, so it’s better to have more options. But if Martial continues to suffer the same injuries next season, there is a high chance that Ten Hag will become lazy and ultimately choose to leave the team.