Earlier, Sevilla midfielder Haldane spoke in an interview about his new team-mate Martial. He said: "Before Martial joined the team, I had a conversation with my good friend and good brother Bailey, who told me that Martial needs to be loved and he needs to feel valued. I'm very happy that we have completed these two signings of Martial and Corona, which has improved our strength and hopefully our whole team can jointly impact the team's goals in the final stages of the season." ”
Need to be loved and valued? If you think about it, that seems to be the case. Anthony Martial joined Manchester United in the summer of 2015 for a whopping 60 million euros, when Van Gaal admired his talent. And he also scored his debut goal against Liverpool, and suddenly filled the expectations.
That season, Louis van Gaal gave Martial 49 appearances and 45 starts, including 31 league appearances and 29 starts, which was already a very rare treatment for a young man under the age of 20, and he also handed over 17 goals and 8 assists, 11 goals and 4 assists in the league. A Ligue 1 youngster debuting in the Premier League, with nearly 20 goals and nearly 10 assists in his first season, is a sign that a super attacker is on the rise.
Unfortunately, Louis van Gaal was dismissed after the end of that season and Mourinho took office. It was also during this period that Martial's progress began to slow down, and the number of goals scored in three seasons never exceeded 10.
why? Because under Mourinho, Martial did not feel loved and valued. This is mainly reflected in several aspects, first, Mourinho stripped him of his No. 9 shirt and handed it over to Ibrahimovic after taking office; secondly, Martial moved his position from his favorite middle to the left; in addition, in the game and in normal training, Martial can also feel that Mourinho does not look at him at all. After Ibrahimovic left, Mourinho brought Lukaku with him, and number 9 was in the hands of the Little Monster. Martial has fewer and fewer opportunities to start in the league, and the contradiction between the 2 people has gradually accumulated.
By the time of Solskjaer, Martial felt valued. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sent Lukaku away in his first summer window at Manchester United. He will help Martial in the new season, and the No. 9 is back in his hands. The following season, Martial broke out, forming a "new black wind double" with Rashford, scoring more than 20 goals for the first time and reaching 9 assists. Last season was affected by injuries, but Martial can still feel solskjaer's trust. Therefore, he never showed the idea of leaving the team.
But after Lonnick took office, Martial's situation took a sharp turn. From a major rotation player to a complete bench player, he began to show for the first time that he wanted to leave Manchester United. In addition, unlike Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's style of defending the players in front of the media, Lonnick directly threw out the contradictions. He openly shouted at Martial and came to tell me when he wanted to leave. Later, when asked why Martial did not enter the squad, Lonnick was even more surprised, he directly said: "Martial refused to play", which was subsequently refuted by the players. At this point, Martial left the team to enter the countdown.
And in Sevilla, although it is only on loan, Martial also feels valued. Team director Monchi personally went to the airport to pick up, Sevilla also invited Martial's idol Ronaldo to record a video to welcome, etc., this series of actions is enough to reflect the attention. manifestation? Lopetegui made Martial start for two consecutive league rounds, and his performance improved significantly. The running was much more aggressive than during the Manchester United era, and he also delivered 1 assist.
From Martial's experience over the years, we can see that Haldane's revelations are credible. Under Louis van Gaal and Solskjaer, Martial was valued and his performance was clearly improving. But then again, during solskjaer's coaching period, Martial's attitude towards the game has been criticized. Lonnick is a player with a strong emphasis on running, and Martial can't possibly not be unaware. If he had been more positive in training matches, Lonnick would have looked into his eyes and given it a heavy use.
In short, if you want to get love and attention, you need to show your performance to win, rather than putting on a stinky face and being passive. Martial's "giant baby mentality" will only backfire, and it is difficult to become a top attacker.