Been described as a "petulant child" according to some reports. If that's the case then he can leave.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 37
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 16
- Yellow cards
- 5
- Red cards
- 1
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Official stats.
In PL he has 10 Assists
https://www.premierleague.com/players/3920/Paul-Pogba/stats?co=1&se=79
In CL he has 1 assist which was against CSKA
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/clubs/player=250015808/statistics/index.html
He played in super cup - 0 assists. Only goal we scored was from Matic shot.
He played 1 FA cup game against Derby which we won 2-0. Lukaku and Martial had assists
He played 1 League cup which we lost 2-1. Only goal scored was from Zaltan's free kick.
So his assists should be 11.
Knew it, I just knew it they'll make a story out of absolutely nothing. Unbelievable. Journalism these days.
Dutch media also running with the story that Mou wants to sell Pogba. 160 million and he's gone. They draw parallels with the fall out between SAF and Beckham, because well, I guess they both have fancy hair?
They've taken that from the Daily Mail who are churning out the Pogba stories on mass this week. It's like a campaign.
Noticed when he came off he went straight to Carrick to give him a high five.
They're clearly getting on well and I think his tutoring will make him a much better player.
Jose and him don't have to get on like a house on fire, they just have to do what's required and get on with it.
1 thing is for sure though, Pogba plays much better when the tempo is higher. He struggles in tighter spaces, but once it opens up he comes alive. Playing Rashford/Martial/Lukaku gives him that option and space.
They're clearly getting on well and I think his tutoring will make him a much better player.
Jose and him don't have to get on like a house on fire, they just have to do what's required and get on with it.
1 thing is for sure though, Pogba plays much better when the tempo is higher. He struggles in tighter spaces, but once it opens up he comes alive. Playing Rashford/Martial/Lukaku gives him that option and space.
I thought jose praised him after the Bournemouth game? Might have missed something
Fully agree with that. To me, that was the crucial difference between the first and the second half against City, for example.
He did. Said he'll start at the weekend too.
The media campaign against this lad is staggering. We win 0-2, Pogba MOTM and still they spout this BS. They are desperate for him to fail. Which is why I hope stays and proves the haters wrong.
Then why the feck are the media running with these stories?
Last one we had turned out alright to be fair.
Yes. By fecking daily mail. Two negative stories per day about pogba last 2 weeks
It won't change. Haters will hate.
I personally think the hate is resonating down from the hate our manager gets from the Media. Coupled with the fact that United stories in general invites a lot of clicks, the hate just spirals to a new level in all directions.
Cheers
I swear people who do the you're* connection are either teenagers or just not very bright. Silliest thing I see on the internet.
Anyone ever thought about how awesome it would be to have a midfield three of Carrick behind Pogba and Scholes? shivers
Very unbalanced. Sure we can have control of game but still prone to be countered having opposition run through our midfield. Scholes is tough tackler, but bad at timing. Him being too involved in tracking runners is building up for him to get more sent off or suspension due to the amount of yellow he picks over the season (it happens in reality despite we tried to have defensive midfielder along side him). Carrick is good in intercepting reading of loose ball, but against tidy players, and gifted dribblers, he basically ineffective as they don't give him chance. Pogba being Pogba. He adds more potent in offensive side but ain't the solution for Scholes & Carrick deficiency partnership. There was a reason SAF was hellbent on signing proven injury prone Hagreaves for at the time high fee.
Edit: Scholes Carrick is very similar to Kroos and Modric. And Casemiro (the profile of that position) is vital.
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Scholes,Keane and Pogba= World domination.
But would it be better than Keane Scholes Carrick?
Yes. Carrick is not as potent as Pogba when it comes to attacking. While Scholes and Keano were mobile, they're not the best ball carrying midfielder, breaking through liens with dribbling (the idea behind buying Veron). Scholes can drop deep to dictate play to same if not better level than Carrick. Keano can boss it defensively without the need for a dedicated midfielder just for intercepting job.
Edit: To clarify few points regarding why Veron Scholes Keano didn't work, we should remind ourselves that Keano was declining at that point and his leg was gone. Scholes went through his bad patch where he was inconsistent and with Veron needed time to adapt (Veron was getting better with us before he chose to move) it's far from ideal. In scenario, Pogba Scholes and Keano are to play together, I assume we're talking at their optimal level, which as I explained, their attributes should compliment each others as a unit. Pogba does has a bit of Zidane and Vieira and even Veron whom SAF all rated.
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Not really seeing the point of Pogba with Scholes and Keane. A proper playmaker in front of them would be better. Keane has the engine and physical bite, Scholes gives you a way to direct the game through his circulation and long passing. The only thing missing is someone to receive the ball in advanced positions and find the forwards with incisive passes.
Isco, Ozil, Iniesta, Messi etc. in front of them would be my pick.
IMO Pogba playing far up the pitch is a waste of his talents. He is it at his best when running into space from deep positions ala Viera
Isco, Ozil, Iniesta, Messi etc. in front of them would be my pick.
IMO Pogba playing far up the pitch is a waste of his talents. He is it at his best when running into space from deep positions ala Viera
Can’t help but feel the media is hounding him out. He’s been getting it from all angles, from many different people. People saying he can’t defend, he’s not disciplined, he’s not specialized enough for any midfield role, he doesn’t score enough, he cares more about his hair, he cares more about social media, he’s is too much of a flair player/showoff, his celebrations are flashy and inappropriate, all the while he’s been offered to City, Juve, Real Madrid, PSG. Stories in the press, slated week after week by our ex-players, by pundits on every TV channel in the country, it never ends. It never bloody ends.
Jose will say that players don’t listen to the media, but we know that’s bollocks. It’s no wonder fans are turning on him, because this level of vitriol against him eventually does seep in to our collective conciousness. Maybe it’s been affecting his performance, I wouldn’t be surprised, but what he’s getting goes well beyond critical analysis of his game.
Jose will say that players don’t listen to the media, but we know that’s bollocks. It’s no wonder fans are turning on him, because this level of vitriol against him eventually does seep in to our collective conciousness. Maybe it’s been affecting his performance, I wouldn’t be surprised, but what he’s getting goes well beyond critical analysis of his game.
The media agenda feels similar to Ronaldo before 06/07. Let’s hope for a similar outcome, without the Madrid part.
Incoming flash point between club teammates of rival countries in the World Cup (Pogba/France & Lingard or Rashford/England), then Pogba comes back to United and has a world class coming out year with Lingard, Rashford, Sanchez, Lukaku and Martial improving again. Yes please!
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You sound like Pogba is someone who will learn from anyone or listen to advice? if he thinks he is already the best in the world, the rest of the world should be learning from him....
Interesting, no-one would be complaining about parking the bus? Assuming you are talking about mixing these 3 players at different time zone, for their best age, then you are probably talking about playing Scholes as AMF in place of a #10, so no Rooney even at his prime. 433 wasn't that popular 10 years ago particularly when you are expected to drop an attacking player. Assuming you are fine with 433, then no place for Beckham then as we need attacking player, Tevez-Rooney-CR perhaps?
King pogba has so many motm performances that there's no way united will sell him unless the player himself wants to go.
Man Utd 2:1 Tottenham
The boy can pass!
He can't defend though and sadly its down to an attitude problem.
Very good half from him
Very good performance from him.
Thought he was terrific after the bad start. Barking orders at the end, loved it.
He was great. Get off his back.
From about 15 minutes and onwards he was great. To think people wanted him sold two games ago.
Really mature performance.....
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