The reactionary takes and shortsightedness were doing my head in,as if quality mids like him grow on trees.
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The reactionary takes and shortsightedness were doing my head in,as if quality mids like him grow on trees.
Some people are just that cretinous.
Fair enough if you criticised his performances. But those of you that wanted him sold deserve everything you get.
People are mad, players like him and KDB are not easy to come by.
These posts are bloody annoying. People have opinions, they differ from yours, big fecking deal. Move on.
Pogba has never had issues playing well against teams like this. When I see him regularly do it against the top sides for us, I'll be a lot happier. Hopefully ole can get that out of him.
This.
He was being missed used by a manager who did not know how to use what he has. Jose could only win by getting specific players who fits his one and only style.
He would have destroyed a talented young group of players we had and I think he managed to damage a few of them.
He would have destroyed a talented young group of players we had and I think he managed to damage a few of them.
I'm a season ticket holder and Pogba is one of the few players I'd pay to watch.....not sure exactly the situation you're referring to but with regards trying no one tries harder than Pogba.....there's more to the game than defending. Pogba does his share defensively even if he's not great, but he also puts great work in offensively from minute 1 to 90. The idea he doesn't try is a myth perpetuated by the media
Agree mate!
Delighted for him. Think he has room for more improvement which is quite scary.
Some cant enjoy his good performances without waging online battles with whoever doesn't agree with them.
Sounds like the lot who wanted him sold, using any half decent performance whenever Pogba was benched as a stick to beat him with over the last few months...
World class.
You just proved my point. It's not us its them posts never work well.
He's way too good. If we can just keep him enjoying football on the pitch we will reap the rewards.
Two games does not make a player consistent. Call back when he has performed at that same level for most of the season.
I'm still convinced that these "Pogba has been below par" peddlers don't watch or pretend to watch football and just regurgitate pundits and the wider media talking points for various agendas.
Scoring from everywhere. This team always had players who could send a torpedo from distance.
More players like him and United will be back in Europe.
More players like him and United will be back in Europe.
I'm just glad he's performing to the level we expect of him now.
I cant be bothered to try and score points against people who wanted him in or out.
I cant be bothered to try and score points against people who wanted him in or out.
I’m sorry but this season, until recently, he has been. I get that the attitude around United was hostile as feck, and now Pogba is being treated as the player we all know he can be by Ole he’s beginning to show that - but he’s been below par. Short passes, losing the ball, no awareness in midfield, not chasing back when he loses it, terrible efforts on goal.
It all comes down to confidence so the only way is up from here but can’t understand how you can say he hasn’t been below par so far this season.
I thought he was a bit frustrating and poor up until we were put under the pump early in the second half and he responded magnificently. Not really much different from the rest of this season when he sniffs the chance to be a personal hero he unfurls the banner and attempts to make it happen. Superb goals and this will give him a huge confidence boost and if we're to salvage the season he needs to be tip top for the rest of the season. A motivated Pogba is a dangerous Pogba, Ole has sprinkled a little bit of magic and I'm all in.
The same way two games doesn't make his entire season poor as some of Mourinho's staunchest defenders were quick to claim after he was dropped
Still want him sold in Jan?
I'll also stick my neck out again, Rom will be a beast under this system.....
I'll also stick my neck out again, Rom will be a beast under this system.....
Done it against two of the worst teams in the league but it’s a start. His issue has always been his consistency and doing it regularly against better teams.
If he finds consistency, he’s comfortably the best midfielder on the planet.
His physique, technique and passing, the combination of all of that, is incredibly unique.
His physique, technique and passing, the combination of all of that, is incredibly unique.
He was one of our best performers this season bar a few games, but don't let me stop you peddling the narrative
You can see the incident in question here at 4:27:
You cannot do flicks and kick-ups near your own goal, with your back to goal, and lose the ball, immediately handing the opposition a chance. You just cannot do this at any level of football. It's not indicative of a lack of effort, it shows that his mentality at that time was "I'm Paul Pogba. I'm a superstar. I can do whatever I want".
And that was on top of a display where he just strolled around, clearly not giving 100% effort. And he was at fault for failing to mark properly for a set-piece on one of the goals.
As I said previously, if it was my money going into the club, I would feel a bit piqued that Pogba played like that a few weeks ago, but has now suddenly decided that he's motivated again. I don't doubt his ability as a footballer; that is not in question.
Rom needs a good first touch for it but unfortunately he doesn't.
Think he was a bit anonymous in the first half. Much better in the second obviously. Really happy for him that he got his goals, really good finishes. That celebration where he just stops and congratulates himself in third person is super weird, but also funny. He is like a big child
"Pogba... Paul Pogba"
"Pogba... Paul Pogba"See this posts says it all. "This season until recently" couldn't be further from the truth. Pogba started the season well and was one of our best player, it's only recently toward Jose's tenure end that Pogba had those bad performances, prior to that he was one of our better performer. But that got quickly forgotten in the face of driving a false narrative that he'd been playing poorly the entire season up to Jose's sacking.
A few bad games had erased and overwritten all the good ones he'd had prior and he's had more good ones than bad.
Truthfully I thought the notion that Pogba should be sold this summer was absurd. Especially when taking into account the entire vibe of the Club under Mourinho. Being a Chelsea fan I remember what it was like when everything went to shit during his last year. Everyone’s form went down, even players who usually kept at least a basic level. (azpillicueta) Hazard had his worst season but the thought of selling him was hardly realistic. One of the biggest reasons it’s good he left United now is its entirely possible Mourinho could have allienated Pogba to the point were he would of engineered a move himself come the end of the season.
Exactly. It's quite ironic seeing these posts reminding people that it's only been 2 games and people should opt for patience in assessing Pogba but most of these posters were quick to claim that he's had a bad season and been terrible so far because of 2 games while completely forgetting his form prior to those few poor games.
Funny bunch.
That depends on the standard of measure.
A player like him should be consistently dominating the midfield and winning motm. Even at the world cup, he didnt win a single motm that even kante and umtiti won. He has it in him but just doesn't deliver on it consistently
For all his talent, I have never liked his lackadaisical approach to the game. He often reminds me of the Nigerian Jay-Jay Okocha.
Seriously though, those people need to stop. I completely understand you and agree with you. Ahahahaha
Last game he was sloppier than today and still had impact. Long may it continue, the impact that is.
Post is full of nonsensical drivel.
He hasn’t been a disgrace most of his time here. He’s regularly been one of our better players. the amount of chances he has created that our attack fluffed, especially ibra when he was here, is ridiculous.
Pogba, at the price we got him, was/is a bargain considering the market rate, and no, he hasn’t spent more time doing his hair or plugging his image than playing football. Dinosaurs seems to have an issue with players being happy, popular, extroverts, not to mention that stopping by the barbers is of no significance to on field performances. I don’t know why people regurgitate that, I mean it’s not like he wasn’t getting loud haircuts when he was instrumental at Juve.
He wasn’t performing to his potential here because the team wasn’t performing to its potential. It was a restrictive system with hardly any runs, and players being static, rigid and seemingly afraid, and when the guy said we need to try an attack, he was made a pariah for saying it. The guy was instrumental to a World Cup win only some months back.
Needs to be loved, needs confidence and that's what we're trying to give him. We've got 2 deceptively tough fixtures coming up now - Bournemouth (who are much better than both Cardiff and H'field) and then Newcastle away who are very difficult to break down. Let's hope Ole keeps with the in form players and doesn't just bring Lukaku, Sanchez etc back in once they're fit.
That wasn't happening because the whole team was being restricted and in spite of that Pogba still put in some top performances to show his talent - Leicester, Young Boys, Wolves, Newcastle, Everton, Bournemouth to name a few and other good performances like Chelsea, Watford, Burnley etc. It's people that conclude because he didn't score or assist he was poor , that's where the problem lies. I still maintain no other midfielder could've shown their ability in spite of being held back by the system and tactics like Pogba was doing. It was only in the last two/three games of Mourinho's tenure when he got dropped and accused of being a virus that history was rewritten and people forgot Pogba's contributions to the team.
Now we've actually got a plan which doesn't rely on moments of individual quality we're actually seeing the full potential of each player. Not a surprise to me pogba would shine brighter than most of our other players since he already showed what he can do before.
Somehow manage to do it 100x without one? Also managed it more times than any other Belgium. How did he manage to fool the Belgium, Chelsea, West Brom, Everton and Man Utd coaches and managers beggars belief.....
Well it's not your money...it's mine. And I'll take ability over work ethic if I have to chose between the two. Luckily I don't have to. Pogba works as hard as anyone at United generally.
Not sure why you care so much, but you clearly do so much that you've become fixated on a single incident
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