Clown! Go piss up a rope!
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Clown! Go piss up a rope!
Excellent when he came on. I’d be interested to see his passing stats and tackles won. Seemed to be winning the ball back every few minutes. So unlucky with that effort too. Deserved that to go in.
Fred was on a yellow and needed to be taken off. Matic would have offered nothing and Pogba wouldn’t put in a shift tracking back so VDB was the obvious choice to make
Awful awful post
I called for his introduction at HT and I'm by no means his biggest fan
Looked good when he came on, we're going to need him as an option in the coming weeks as the bench started to look a little weak without him and a couple of others
Looked good when he came on, we're going to need him as an option in the coming weeks as the bench started to look a little weak without him and a couple of others
Why do you have a bias against M players. Very eMmist of you
Until he starts delivering in more than short cameos then he doesn’t deserve to start. It’s time to stand up and be counted
How is this possible? Jesus.
We all know he's very talented so when he has that one good performance (which is usually a very good one) it's enough for people to back track or say "I told you so". Personally I'm tired of the flip flopping and the constant Madrid links.
That volley would have been an all time classic Old Trafford goal despite the lack of crowd. He got caught sleeping off the ball again though, too much of a risk in the double pivot imo.
This made me envision Pogba as John John McClane in Die Hard 2.
It's simply because we don't have a proper holding midfielder bar Matic who has pace, mobility and stamina issues. That position should have been addressed in the summer, whether it was the fault of Ole or the board, I don't know. I personally think Van de Beek could play in the double pivot with Fred or McTominay so we'd have a bit more on the ball, but it wouldn't cover every issue.
This made me envision Pogba as John John McClane in Die Hard 2.It's simply because we don't have a proper holding midfielder bar Matic who has pace, mobility and stamina issues. That position should have been addressed in the summer, whether it was the fault of Ole or the board, I don't know. I personally think Van de Beek could play in the double pivot with Fred or McTominay so we'd have a bit more on the ball, but it wouldn't cover every issue.
We just had poor performances from Bruno and Martial and terrible game management from Solskjaer.
Pogba had a decent cameo.
Why is there so much buzz around Paul Pogba? Again?
Pogba had a decent cameo.
Why is there so much buzz around Paul Pogba? Again?
Always the same....last week some were saying he wasn’t injured and that he either didn’t want to play or Ole was getting rid of him. Last season the amount of noise around his injury and recovery had people obsessing that he never plays for the club again. Sadly some are so fixated that the idea of Pogba playing, playing well and scoring a vital equaliser is so against their agenda that they actually see it as a negative. It’s a shame how it’s planned out.
He was in no way excellent, he was acceptable, which given his recent dire performances may look excellent in comparison. Credit where its due for that volley though.
I'm not arguing that Fred coming off for VDB isn't a logical thing to do, nor that Matic or Pogba wouldn't have been suitable replacements. I just don't know if VDB coming on (meaning we play a 4-3-3) would make us a little too light vs PSG, that's all I'm saying.
I also respect that Ole trusted Fred to control himself and not do anything too rash after he spoke to him at half time. There are thousands of examples of games where people pick up an early yellow and make it through the game. Unfortunately on this occasion we messed up some glorious chances and then PSG went up the other end and scored a pretty fortunate goal, and that shocking first touch has cost Fred/us a shot at turning it around.
Mate Fred could have touched PSGs players with his fingertips and he would have gone the way he escaped the red in the first half
Yeah I don't disagree, hopefully this game serves as a lesson to our team about playing in Europe. We went through the same under Ferguson whereby we were losing games because of gamesmanship (admittedly our own finishing yesterday too).
I'm going to cause mass hysteria among the ranks by finding the positives in his little cameo.
Thought he did okay when he came on. You can't judge a 15 minute appearance and say they were good or bad, but what I mean by okay is he started to look a bit more like the Paul Pogba that is fit again.
Emphasis is being placed on him losing the ball once, but he also won it back 3 times.
The volley was also good to see as it showed that he's starting to strike the ball cleaner again so he's getting an eye for things again.
If we wants to leave, or if he wants to prove a point, it can only be good for us, because he'll put in a greater shift in games to make himself known.
Hopefully we can see some great performances from him over the season.
Now cue incoming disagreements and outrage.
Thought he did okay when he came on. You can't judge a 15 minute appearance and say they were good or bad, but what I mean by okay is he started to look a bit more like the Paul Pogba that is fit again.
Emphasis is being placed on him losing the ball once, but he also won it back 3 times.
The volley was also good to see as it showed that he's starting to strike the ball cleaner again so he's getting an eye for things again.
If we wants to leave, or if he wants to prove a point, it can only be good for us, because he'll put in a greater shift in games to make himself known.
Hopefully we can see some great performances from him over the season.
Now cue incoming disagreements and outrage.
Hes better as a sub for us. Seems ridiculous given his price (but then again, thats not on him).
But based on him as a player, he seems better in games like this coming off the bench with something to prove.
But based on him as a player, he seems better in games like this coming off the bench with something to prove.
I think he’ll come back fit and surprise a few people.
Almost put in a worldie for us last night.
But the issues we discussed prior to yesterday are still very real. He needs to earn his place back or sold for 50m to PSG or whoever will take him.
But the issues we discussed prior to yesterday are still very real. He needs to earn his place back or sold for 50m to PSG or whoever will take him.
Acceptable for you is excellent, unless it’s not Pogba.
No, it isnt, but then he could walk into your house on your birthday and shit on your cake, and you would declare it a masterpiece. He did nothing wrong, he did nothing to warrant his performance being labelled excellent either. He was acceptable, nothing more, nothing less.
This is very important point, I mentioned it in post game thread. Imagine how little trust Ole has in Pogba if he didn't want to risk replacing Fred with Paul.
I said it before, I will repeat. Ole does not rate Pogba.
- 6/9 passes completed (67% accuracy)
- 1 dribble
- 2/4 aerials won
- 1 tackle + 1 interception
- 1x dispossessed
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He played fairly well but it's comical to see one poster say he's glad the shot didn't go in and others get excited because he nearly scored. Says a lot that he's lost his place to the vastly inferior (but reliable) Fred and that Ole would rather leave a walking red card out there than play Pogba.
Feel this is a bit wrong. I know for a fact there were two tackles. One shortly after he got on the pitch, and one later when he whipped his leg and stole the ball at the halfway line.
Stick him on the inside forward role on the left wing and he'll be fine. He doesn't need to do much defensive duties and he can focus on mainly creating and cutting inside
Actually disagree with this. While people will absolutely hate it, I think we'll see a lot more of a Pogba-Fred-Bruno combo for the rest of the season.
How does he deliver in more than a short cameo if he doesn't start?
You could blow apart your mind trying to work that one out!
Lies
But he has started, multiple times and hasn’t delivered
You said until he starts producing in more than short cameos, he doesn’t deserve to start? That’s mind boggling
Obviously he’s still going to get the odd start, Bruno needs a rest
Prove.
Kicking the ball in the net?
I easily understand why, at 1-1, Ole would rather take his chances on talking down Fred than putting a defensively erroneous Pogba or a slow Matic on the pitch to stifle the threat of Neymar and Mbappe who both operated in the space between midfield and defence.
I was impressed by Pogba’s contribution though, I thought he were one of the better players on the pitch after he came on, also doing the gritty work with zeal. He had one dangerous mental lapse as usual, which proves Solskjærs point with Fred (even if I don’t agree with it). But if he continues with that freshness and attitude, he’s going to be much more useful going forth, I think. Hope.
He had one good shot. Far from excellent. I didnt see a player trying to prove a point
Rewatch the time he was on and count the tackles. No need to lie about things.
Turn the TV on next time.
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