Paul Pogba image 6

Paul Pogba France flag

2017-18 Performances


View full 2017-18 profile

6.1 Season Average Rating
Appearances
37
Goals
6
Assists
16
Yellow cards
5
Red cards
1
Status
Not open for further replies.
He was just in another league on the pitch yesterday. The difference in class between him and the rest, amazing.

We’ve lost out on about 3-5 points due to his injury.
 
You know how worldclass actors have a certain 'screen presence'? A certain swagger if you'd call it like that? That's Pogba on the pitch.
 
Defense is solid.

Attack: Good
- Lukaku is the poacher, never the linker
- Martial Rash have showned what they can do

The problem is the midfield.

Especially in the big games where the game is won in midfield. Without Pog/Fella and the underperformance of both Herrera, especially Mkhi, we lack the “link” between our defense and attack. Matic at times played like a one-man midfield, there is only so much he can do.

Pogba is not a game changer like Messi/Ronaldo. His world class, all round, general play (composure, strength, creativity, passing, etc) is what we need badly, which is to link everything together. He is the missing puzzle in our current team.

Him and Matic makes the one of the best pairing i have ever seem.
 
Best thing about him is his control. When he has the ball under his feet it's almost impossible to take the ball from him. He uses his physicality and techniques to always escape with the ball under tight pressure it's unreal.

He's the reason we can keep possession of the ball that easily.

Agree. With that composure and ball retention capability, he is able to press the ball forward, hence playing the “link” to our attackers, totally changing the dynamics of our game.

Comparatively, Herrera most of the times would just pass sideway or back. But to his defense, thats partly due to his inability to shield the ball like Pogba. That’s just not his steength. I believe Matic-Herrera-Pog can make a great midfield trio due to their diff abilities.
 
very very encouraging, creative and influential for a post injury performance, albeit again an average Newcastle. Looked like he was before the injury. Very glad he scored too.

He has 2 weeks to get through the gears and be in peak fitness for the City/Arsenal games. Thats when we need him to show his class.

:drool:
 
He is one of the best, no doubt. Him and de Bruyne are probably the best in the league.
 
Nope. On current form, only City is better. PSG up in the air. The rest, no.
I have no idea why you've bolded 'on current form'. The Champions League final isn't played in November. It's played in May. Those teams would beat us in the business end of the Champions League. Hell a woefully out of form Real already beat us.
 
I have no idea why you've bolded 'on current form'. The Champions League final isn't played in November. It's played in May. Those teams would beat us in the business end of the Champions League. Hell a woefully out of form Real already beat us.
Actually Real were in form at the time. They beat Barca soon after by a bigger scoreline.
 
Actually Real were in form at the time. They beat Barca soon after by a bigger scoreline.
Only because Barca were all over the place and it was a couple of cup games. After that they drew with Valencia and had a string of bad results.

Even then, doesn't exactly bode well for our chances given how well we started the season does it?
 
Only because Barca were all over the place and it was a couple of cup games. After that they drew with Valencia and had a string of bad results.

Even then, doesn't exactly bode well for our chances given how well we started the season does it?
Agree with your original point about CL semis being unlikely, although it's only November so who knows. I'd put it down to this squad's relative CL inexperience though, I think we'd be good enough quality-wise to get there depending on the road. Pogba staying healthy is incredibly vital for our season from here on out - if he gets injured like this again we're fecked.
 
He was just in another league on the pitch yesterday. The difference in class between him and the rest, amazing.

We’ve lost out on about 3-5 points due to his injury.
Yep, it was one of his most consistent games for us too. He's often done great things and then drifted out of games a bit but he kept producing quality moments yesterday, which is probably the most important thing for him.
If he can play to that level in the big games we'll have a great chance.

Come to think of it, he single handedly won us the game yesterday, creating the equaliser out of nothing, driving us on and scoring another. Really looked the top player his potential suggests.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Mciahel Goodman
Just watching some post match analysis with Andy Townsend. The presenter asked him what does Pogba bring to this Man Utd side, the reply was that he brings physicality and arrogance :rolleyes:
 
On this years form, it would be unfair to say Juve, Real and Bayern are better than us. Napoli are a great team but they are not better than us either.

This years form? The only good side we have beaten is Spurs.
 
There was an air of determination and confidence about his game yesterday. Like he wanted to start afresh and meant business from the first whistle. Great comeback.
 
Napoli are better than us??!! Their 3rd in their group and have only beaten Feyenoord.

Cup formats are completely different to league formats; the mental aspect is much tougher.

It seems any team that plays pretty passing football is overrated massively.
 
I thought he looked a little leaner yesterday, but it could just be my mind playing tricks on me. Anyway, great to have him back, hope he stays fit from now on, because we’re hopeless without him.
 
Napoli are better than us??!! Their 3rd in their group and have only beaten Feyenoord.

Cup formats are completely different to league formats; the mental aspect is much tougher.

It seems any team that plays pretty passing football is overrated massively.
I said they were about even, not better.
 
I fecking love that he's a Man United player. He is tailor made for this club and I sincerely hope he becomes as much of a club legend as some of his illustrious predecessors,
 
Just watching some post match analysis with Andy Townsend. The presenter asked him what does Pogba bring to this Man Utd side, the reply was that he brings physicality and arrogance :rolleyes:
I don’t want to open up a can of worms, but if he wasn’t black I don’t think he would’ve said that...I’ll hide now.
 
Just watching some post match analysis with Andy Townsend. The presenter asked him what does Pogba bring to this Man Utd side, the reply was that he brings physicality and arrogance :rolleyes:

Pogba is a very intelligent player. It does help he's bigger and stronger than everybody. His arrogance is awesome. SAF, Cantona and Rio had the same aura.

That arrogance, if it spreads, is how one wins league titles with Anderson and Cleverly in MF.
 
What a player. Not only is it his phenomenal individual plays but also the way he gets other players going and involved. Only thing is what happens if he is not available? We clearly look a totally different team with him.
 
The lovefest over De Bruyne and the complete lack of respect from the media and pundits is ridiculous. I’d rather have Pogba and by the end of January everyone will agree.
 
The man's got everything - could go down as United's greatest ever midfielder.

How the feck has he got a 6.6 rating this season? Fellaini has 6.9 on here FFS.

Indecisiveness before he came back, probably. Close to 7 is respectable. His last game was possibly his best for us. Even though he was good earlier in the season, he didn't totally boss it like at the weekend.
Fellaini above is a joke however, and just about sums the cafs strange love in because he managed to have one good game and not be awful in another.
 
Pogba has stepped it up this season and is finally looking like the player we saw at Juventus. Even on Saturday I got the feeling he was playing in cruise control just keeping it simple, nothing flashy and yet he still scored and got a assist. It was like he was never injured. I hope Mourinho has learnt a lesson after his injury. We need quality back up for this guy because we are awful to watch without him. Herrera and Fellaini are not going to cut it unfortunately.
 
Last edited:
---------------De Gea---------------
--Valencia - Bailly - Rojo - Young--
-----Fellaini -Matic - Herrera-------
---------------Pogba-----------------
----------Lukaku - Ibrahimovic-----

Saw that lineup somewhere in another forum, how do you guys feel about it? Could it work in away games against top teams?
 
---------------De Gea---------------
--Valencia - Bailly - Rojo - Young--
-----Fellaini -Matic - Herrera-------
---------------Pogba-----------------
----------Lukaku - Ibrahimovic-----

Saw that lineup somewhere in another forum, how do you guys feel about it? Could it work in away games against top teams?

Dont think it'll work. Our players can't play thought middle and our full backs can't offer width by themselves. Martial or Rashford should play, preferably both.
 
---------------De Gea---------------
--Valencia - Bailly - Rojo - Young--
-----Fellaini -Matic - Herrera-------
---------------Pogba-----------------
----------Lukaku - Ibrahimovic-----

Saw that lineup somewhere in another forum, how do you guys feel about it? Could it work in away games against top teams?

I feel you would drop a CM and play an extra CB. Go 3 at the back. The team you posted is very narrow and if the fullbacks need to offer a bit of width we need some extra cover at the back.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.