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There are a lot of similarities between French Manchester United winger Anthony Martial and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry. For starters they both are natural wingers, they have a similar style of play with a nearly perfect technique and the clear ability to cut from the left with incisive talent. Henry eventually evolved from being that winger to the super striker we met years later, this hasn't happened with Martial yet but all he needs is a smart manager who tells him to feel free in any sector of the attack.
Dutch manager Louis Van Gaal does not have this capacity, he has always been a pragmatist when it comes to tactics in football. He needs a more imaginative manager who dares to do the unthinkable and has the courage to fully exploit Martial's capabilities. For compatriot Louis Saha, he is very much like Henry and he will eventually reach the same heights of Thierry.
“He has definitely got the quality and the platform for working really hard at Manchester United. When you get that, you get the experience under your belt of being at a big club and you get respected easier with France. When you see him, he has as much quality as Thierry Henry at this age. Thierry was a really decisive player and that is where Martial needs to work. He needs to be more precise and give more indication to his game.
“Everything seems to be easy for him: being on the ball, being strong, holding the ball at the right moments, getting important goals and being able to play week-in and week-out. He hasn’t played many games during his career, so he has done really well to adapt his physique. What I really like about him is that he is willing to improve. He is listening and trying to get things going. He hasn’t been helped because the team hasn’t been performing consistently, so imagine if a few players stepped up? Then it would have been even easier for him.
“Sometimes when you are a quality players you have to challenge yourself. It may be good to have more strikers who will really challenge him and make sure he steps it up again and again. That is something that I had with Ruud van Nistelrooy, Carlos Tevez, Alan Smith, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. When you play around them you have to really perform every weekend, so that is something that United need to find as quickly as possible.”
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