Former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt isn’t holding back, unleashing a scathing attack on defender Lisandro Martínez and straight-up demanding he gets offloaded. This isn’t some quiet locker room chatter, either. Butt called Martínez a “bluffer” in a remarkable public outburst, and you can tell he’s just *done* with what he’s seeing.
A Dismal October For “The Butcher”
It’s been a rough stretch for the 28-year-old Martínez. His October wrapped up with a dismal performance in Saturday’s 2-0 loss at Chelsea, where he snagged a red card after giving up a penalty for an elbow. Talk about adding insult to injury. But that wasn’t even the start of the drama. Just over two weeks prior, Martínez went full blast, publicly criticizing the club’s board in a fiery post-match interview. He called out United’s hierarchy for not doing enough in the transfer window, specifically singling out director of football Jason Wilcox for criticism. He got hit with a fine for those remarks, but somehow kept his starting spot under Michael Carrick’s struggling side. And yet, the costly errors kept piling up. We’re talking about him being outmuscled by Tottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke, who then capitalized and scored a stoppage-time equalizer earlier this month. Yeah, not exactly a highlight reel.
Nicky Butt’s Blistering Take
Nicky Butt, who apparently has some history with Martínez alongside Paul Scholes, has clearly reached his breaking point. “That lad’s a bluffer, full stop,” Butt declared on ‘Football Uncensored,’ via The Mirror. “Just a bluffer. The Butcher, his nickname is. I mean it’s… yeah.” He went on to recall a tongue-in-cheek comment he made on a podcast about Erling Haaland being able to “pick up and carry” Martínez, a comment Martínez apparently took personally. Butt’s frustration boils over when he talks about Martínez calling out his mate, Scholes, who, let’s remember, won *eleven* Premier Leagues for Man United. Then, to top it off, Martínez had the “audacity” to go slag off the club’s powers-that-be about buying players when his own performance has been “lacking so much.” Butt didn’t mince words, suggesting if they were buying players, Martínez “would be the first one they’d replace.”
“He Threw It In With That Elbow”
The most damning part of Butt’s assessment centers on that red card elbow. “He threw it in the other day. He threw it in with that elbow because that was the most obvious thing anyone could do,” Butt stated. He believes Martínez did it because he’s “not strong enough to defend properly.” Butt paints a picture of Martínez thinking, “You know what, I’ll cut corners, I’ll cheat, I’ll put my elbow is someone’s face and I’ll get sent off and I’ll leave all the other 10 lads.” And the kicker? Those “other 10 lads” Martínez supposedly said weren’t good enough just two weeks ago. Butt didn’t hold back on what that would mean in his day: “If that was back in my day, he would’ve completely have had his head ripped off. Everyone would’ve said, ‘Who do you think you are talking about me like that with the perf’.” Nicky Butt, clearly, has seen enough and wants Martínez out the door.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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