Source: Squawka
Author: Ben Green
against Everton, Manchester United starting lifting of Martial return, he immediately proved his importance in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tactical system.
Martial was suspended for 3 games due to the red card in Manchester United's 1-6 defeat at Tottenham. It was only when Manchester United defeated Everton 3-1 that he returned.
During the time that Martial was watching, Manchester United’s dominance in the frontcourt was obviously not enough, and the connection between the midfield and the striker was greatly affected. They had no results against Chelsea and Arsenal, and let the Gunners take advantage. It was the first victory in the Dream Theater since 2006.
However, in the face of Toffees coached by Ancelotti, Manchester United's offensive advancement is much smoother. Compared with the performance of the loss to Arsenal, Martial's presence has significantly improved the team's ball-handling performance.
However, while praising Martial in terms of tandem and running after his comeback, we must also pay attention to a big problem: Martial still has not opened in the domestic arena, and even the statistics of shooting are not available.
is quite surprising. Among the 380 non-goalkeepers who have played at least one minute in the Premier League this season, as many as 218 have contributed at least one shot on goal, but Martial is not among them. Z1z
Tottenham’s new summer window aid Vinicius played for 12 minutes and has already made one shot. Martial’s Manchester United teammate Cavani also has one shot and scored a goal. Matic has already tested the opponent's goalkeeper twice.
To be more clear, Cavani replaced Martial on the bench at Goodison Park. He did what Martial failed to do in 289 minutes in just 13 minutes: complete 1 kick Shot on target. With this shot, Cavani got his first goal at Manchester United, which made Martial even more embarrassed.
So what happened to Martial? Does Solskjaer need to worry about him? Of course, we should first remember that Martial has only played 4 times in the league so far this season, and one of them only played 28 minutes (red card against Tottenham).
At the same time, Martial has gained a lot in the Champions League. He scored 2 goals and sent 2 assists in the first three rounds of the group stage, but there is still a gap between his performance and the end of last season. After the restart of last season , Martial, who served as Manchester United's 9th position, directly participated in 10 goals in 9 games, including 6 goals.
After Lukaku switched to Inter Milan last summer, the outside world was very curious about how Soushuai would fill the hole left by the Belgian. Martial, who once again led the main midfielder, performed well, scoring 23 goals in all competitions, creating a season high in his career.
Martial's start to the season has been quite unsatisfactory, and the Premier League has yet to have any gains. To make matters worse, he is the only striker in the Premier League this season who has neither shot on target nor created any scoring opportunity for his teammates (the statistical range is for all strikers who have played 90+ minutes).
However, does this mean that Martial is out of state? Or is this bad data just a by-product of his role change? Well, to be sure, Martial is not unable to appear in the danger zone. In fact, this season Martial averaged 7.47 touches in the opponent's penalty area every 90 minutes, which is higher than the 6.24 times last season.
The picture below can show that Martial is a very aggressive player today. Looking at the running lines of last season and this season, we can see that there will be more Frenchmen last season. Move laterally and even pass back, but this season he has made more forward penetrations and always tries to penetrate the opponent's midfield after receiving the ball.
Interestingly, we can also see that Martial received fewer passes from Rashford than last season. His main support point comes from the midfielder, especially Fernandez. It seems that Martial's retracement this season has been more intense and will help the team organize the offense in the midfield instead of repeatedly jumping across the offside line.
But because of more frequent advances, Martial can still become a regular visitor in the opponent's penalty area.
So, the problem may not be that Martial cannot appear in the danger zone, but what he did in the danger zone.
From the picture below, you can see Martial's actions in the opponent's penalty area. His first choice is usually not to hit the goal directly, but to find a better shot for himself or his teammates. Never shot rightMartial made 10 passes in the opponent's penalty area, and 2 times one-on-one.
is right, this season is just a small sample of data, but the reality that Martial still has no shots on the right side will still raise questions about his role in the Zou Shuai tactical system. For some time, the development trend of modern football seems to be that it is not the center forward that is the most scoring threat on the field, but the attackers behind the center forward, such as Manchester United's Rashford and Fernandez. In the
defeat of Everton, Martial was not the team's biggest scoring threat, but still changed the face of the team's striker. So, will this forward who was very good at the 9th position last season gradually approach the role of "Firmino style" (emphasis on this "style")? Or is he facing unexplainable technical adjustments and will soon find his shooting boots?
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