I used to make use of the Maradona turn quite often on the playground at lunch time, it was easy in trainers. I could never get it right with studs on.
I don't think I'd be worth £89m.
I don't think I'd be worth £89m.
Paul Pogba | Manchester United player
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Only really talented and confident players have the nerve and the audacity to try and pull these off in actual games. Same reason why some professional footballers refuse to take penalties!
NO he wasn't. He spent the remaining of his season with us on the bench and came only as a sub. Van Gaal didn't want him anymore and it was mutual from both club and the player to part ways. His wasn't a case of a club wanting to hold onto a player but ended up losing him, both side agreed to split.
So when Pogba visited Wings restaurant in Manchester back in December 2015 do we discussions about his return were being made then? I remember shitting myself thinking it was City as it was around the same time the Pep rumours started to gain some serious momentum.
True but the club have the option of another year also so it's effectively a 6 year deal. Which given the size of the fee barring disaster i am sure they will activate that extra year.
So he is basically contracted to Man Utd until the age of 29 if the club desire it. We saw last year that United were willing to let De Gea run his contract down, would they do that with Pogba i don't know. But considering how rich United are now and will be even richer a few years from now and the fee United would likely demand for Pogba at 27, i think it would probably be too rich for even Madrid and certainly Barca to be an attractive deal.
Like I said Ronaldo is the only case that came to mind which is an exception rather than the rule. People make it sound as if Madrid can just casually swoop our players of they wanted which isn't the case, nor is it a case of having our players wanting to move to Real feeling unfulfilled.
You might think that Madrid being Ronaldo's dream being overstated and made more than it is but it actually genuinely seems that way. Players from Portugal and such sees Madrid as this final destination to reach one's goal, it perfectly normal to see a young Portuguese player wanting to play for Madrid or any other south american player preferring Spain over England, just like how any Asian player would prefer Man United over Spain etc. Some times it's about where players come from and what might be their preferences.
DeGea's situation came about when we were struggling as a club, too much instabilities which is quite understandable to see a player wanting to jump ship to better places. And not to mention it's his home country which will always influence in his decision. And after being reassured about the club prospect he decided to stay firm and signed a new contract. All it takes is for us to get back to the top again and we're set in keeping our players, not like we even lose them in the first place.
For some reason people seem to think that we have these CR situations with Real which isn't true at all and that was an exception, not the rule. We don't sell players we want to stay to real, nor do we have player we want to keep wanting to jump to Madrid ship. The thing is, the Real bit has been made into this myth and people are just repeating it over and over which has somehow become some sort of truth on these boards. And it's not like your Real or Barca have never lost their fair share of big players.
Love this video. He's the closest thing we're going to see to Zidane in modern football, and the only one who can genuinely reach that same level too.
DiMaria wasn't wanted anymore by Van Gaal, that much should have been clear. He was benched for half the season and wasn't much in LVG plans unless used as a sub. How is that losing a wanted player in anyways.
Also like someone mentioned we could have just say NO if we wanted him to stay. He was still contractually tied to us and there is no such thing as boycotting your club duty when under contract. We didn't even resist much to his transfer fee to release him. Had we wanted him to stay we would have asked a lot more money and forced PSG to splash over the odd but that wasn't the case, we actually took a hit to get rid. It was mutually agreement, Van Gaal wasn't playing him and he was on huge wages, so why bother keeping him then.
Jesus, he's not even here 5 days and people are panicking about 5 years away....
My old maths teacher was like that. I can't remember the full story but he had links with Leicester schoolboys and went on to have a couple of England unders caps before his knees sold him out in his early 20s. We persuaded him to play a couple of Sunday league games when he would have been in his early 50s about 10 years ago. Glorious to watch. So much time on the ball, every touch found space, a deft drop of the shoulder sold two men and he played at walking pace while the opposition ran themselves into the ground around him.
THIS !!!!
Some fans(United fans) elevate Madrid to a statue they aren't, in fact far from it. Just a bunch of myth thrown about Madrid which pleases Madrid fans seeing how overrated their club is perceived by some other fans.
- Madrid can buy anyone with their unlimited funds : By far the biggest myth about Madrid. This same very club needed financial government backing to support some of their assets. The past few years they haven't been able to spend big because they have to balance things. They've losing on signing because they can't simply afford to splash cash around(De Gea and Pogba) yet people naively conclude that it some sort of whimsical decision from Madrid to drop those chases or let go. The truth is simple they couldn't simply fork the cash that easily because it tight.
- Madrid can just walk into united and pick whoever they want if they wanted:
- United is a stepping stone for players, they'll be at Madrid in x years: Really/ How many players we wanted to stick around have gone to Madrid? How many young players did we buy then went to Madrid after a few years? Oh yes Ronaldo and somehow this one rare case has bizzarely been mistaken for the norm
The Madrid wank in from some people is facepalm worthy.
- Reports that Madrid can't afford Pogba.
- United blow Madrid out of the water and break the world transfer record for Pogba, who signs a 6-year deal.
- Reports that Pogba chose United over Madrid by almost every major media in the UK.
Meanwhile, on redcafe: OMG Pogba's leaving for Madrid in a few years time!!!!
Logic.
- United blow Madrid out of the water and break the world transfer record for Pogba, who signs a 6-year deal.
- Reports that Pogba chose United over Madrid by almost every major media in the UK.
Meanwhile, on redcafe: OMG Pogba's leaving for Madrid in a few years time!!!!
Logic.
However what I can admit about Madrid(or Barca) is that they've beaten us to players when we both trying to get them from some other teams. The likes of Modric, Bale etc went to Madrid when we both pursuing them. Though to be fair any player with ambition would have joined Madrid over us the past 3 years given the state of each club.
But at least recently we've had a few over Madrid which is something some people can't stomach and started making up stories(Madrid was his preferred destination, but but but bla bla bla).
But at least recently we've had a few over Madrid which is something some people can't stomach and started making up stories(Madrid was his preferred destination, but but but bla bla bla).
Yep. People can't even celebrate a victory their club pulled off. It's about how big bad bully Madrid will come knocking at their doors and snatch their lunch(a fecking myth repeated too many times that it has become some sort of universally and accepted truth).
Yeah, there were so many ways Pogba could have engineered a move to Real, but he didn't.
Our fans are some of thickest around. The inks not even dry on his new contract and he's moving on. I'm not sure what more a player can do to make it clear he chose one club over another.
Same reason why some players shit their pants whenever an opposition player is within 5 yards and proceed to loose the concept of space and movement.
Like Fellaini
Its pissing me off that some people can't find anything else to discuss about Paul pogba other than Real fecking Madrid.
Who honestly gives a shit? Madrid this, Madrid that, may as well have a fecking thread dedicated to "Madrid made me shit my pants" and all you cnuts can discuss your bollocks in there.
Paul fecking Pogba is here, at Old Trafford about to tear shit up in the premier league so fecking deal with it and enjoy it for the foreseeable future and not worry about something that probably won't fecking happen. Christ...
I find the whole marketing aspect of this annoying (ex. #pogback...) However, watching his first full interview, he seems like a pretty cool guy. Can't wait to see him on the pitch.
Well said.FFS people still discussing Madrid at the Pogba thread
When did we ever sold them anyone we wanted to keep except for Ronaldo?
We finished fifth and going to play in the EL next season, and still we have stronger pull and financial power than the CL champs Madrid.
When did we ever sold them anyone we wanted to keep except for Ronaldo?
We finished fifth and going to play in the EL next season, and still we have stronger pull and financial power than the CL champs Madrid.
Exactly!
Was just skimming these pages from the newbs and going to waste one of my posts to say just that - exactly!
All the other players we sold them were basically forced out.
Asides De Gea though who was nearly on his way to Madrid. (but who could blame him for flirting with a move abroad with LVG and the football we were producing?)
The difference now is we have a manager who players want to play for A la Ibra, and Pogba even quoted saying he was a factor as well. Different mentality around the club. A manager who likes to spend and a CEO who always told us, "watch this space" with our financial strength.
A lot of noise when we attracted Pogba and the like here from ABUs was 'money' which of course is a factor for players but to give up CL football there must be some kind of project that inspired them to come here as well, so if we get back to producing on the pitch we have nothing to worry about from Madrid in terms of snatching our players we want. The only reason they got Ronaldo in his prime was because he's a Madeira boy and probably one of a few who actually meant it when he said, "he supported them when a boy"
So shush about Madrid every time we sign a player; christ it gets boring. Just enjoy watching a player that they wanted because that's the kind of players we need to get back to the top and I can't wait to see Mou and this team this season, which was something I never felt last year.
Was just skimming these pages from the newbs and going to waste one of my posts to say just that - exactly!
All the other players we sold them were basically forced out.
Asides De Gea though who was nearly on his way to Madrid. (but who could blame him for flirting with a move abroad with LVG and the football we were producing?)
The difference now is we have a manager who players want to play for A la Ibra, and Pogba even quoted saying he was a factor as well. Different mentality around the club. A manager who likes to spend and a CEO who always told us, "watch this space" with our financial strength.
A lot of noise when we attracted Pogba and the like here from ABUs was 'money' which of course is a factor for players but to give up CL football there must be some kind of project that inspired them to come here as well, so if we get back to producing on the pitch we have nothing to worry about from Madrid in terms of snatching our players we want. The only reason they got Ronaldo in his prime was because he's a Madeira boy and probably one of a few who actually meant it when he said, "he supported them when a boy"
So shush about Madrid every time we sign a player; christ it gets boring. Just enjoy watching a player that they wanted because that's the kind of players we need to get back to the top and I can't wait to see Mou and this team this season, which was something I never felt last year.
I agree
So where are the Pogba naysayers? There were about 481 people who voted against his transfer in the poll on the now closed transfer thread. Is this worthy of its own thread? Come out and let us know how you feel now that he's one of our own
Paul fecking Pogba lads. Still hasn't sunk in that he's with us.
Shit does Iniesta not count as modern football any more? I'm getting old.
I can't wait for the new season to kick off, I'm not getting carried away as I so easily could... but you have to dream, right?
Paul Pogba, destiny has called and he will answer that call. This I am sure of. How can he flop, I mean really? Of course it is easily possible that he might "flop" due to people's high expectations (maybe rightly so after such a transfer fee). I just don't think he will, I think we are building something special here, even though admittedly I haven't seen much of Pogba play at Juve, apart from the standard youtube compilation.
Bring it on, we are hated universally again, and I LOVE IT! I'd love it if we beat them (all), LOVE IT!
Paul Pogba, destiny has called and he will answer that call. This I am sure of. How can he flop, I mean really? Of course it is easily possible that he might "flop" due to people's high expectations (maybe rightly so after such a transfer fee). I just don't think he will, I think we are building something special here, even though admittedly I haven't seen much of Pogba play at Juve, apart from the standard youtube compilation.
Bring it on, we are hated universally again, and I LOVE IT! I'd love it if we beat them (all), LOVE IT!
Sorry, this newbie got excited and made a boo boo, I won't do it again and thanks for the smiley
Zlatan never says "sorry". You have the name, assumes its weight.
feck me, still can't quite digest the fact that we've signed the Pog
Can't wait for him to embarrass some of the absolute chumps playing in the league.
Sorry, this newbie got excited and made a boo boo, I won't do it again and thanks for the smiley
You don't say sorry. Sorry says "Zlatan".Sorry, this newbie got excited and made a boo boo, I won't do it again and thanks for the smiley
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Very trueTHIS !!!!!!!!!!
Some people are utterly brainwashed with this idea that Madrid have some sort of limitless financial resources when that's far far away from the truth. Heck it should have been a flag to people when the government had to keep helping Madrid finance some of their assets. They simply aren't what most people believe them to be and are actually far restricted in their financial pull than what's made to be believed.
The past 2 window they failed to acquire players they wanted primarily because they didn't have money to easily splash around. They had to be cautious which is why they spent the entire window trying to low ball DDG's price and refused to simply paid the asking price. They failed in their bid with Pogba because they couldn't cough the necessary cash needed to get him, yet some people still believe Madrid have these unlimited funds or something
Another reason for this is because a lot of our fans have this inferiority complex when it comes to United. So they always expect the worst.
But Madrid dont always get their way either. Madrid wanted Veratti last Summer, with their Madriganda media running with those stories(Both AS and Marca). But PSG in no uncertain terms told them to feck off or threatened to go after Ronaldo. Madrid then backed off. Not every club has to bow down to Madrid.
The worst thing that Perez has done to the mentality of the average football fan is to make them believe in two lies 1) Madrid always get their man 2) Shirt sales can cover the acquisition costs of Galatico signings. Its truly amazing how many people are gullible enough to believe that.
Iniesta is a great player. Not sure his style is that much like Zidane though. I was mainly thinking of younger players however.
The way we unveiled him I think is another example of why he would come here instead of Madrid. He would have been revealed just like any other of their big signings and then would have to fall in line behind Ronaldo but here we'll use his personality and charisma and market him in a way that most other players couldn't be and he will play second fiddle to no one. Those I'm Back and Stormzy videos were pretty unique and perfect for his personality, we'll totally embrace that.
What I dont understand of this Madrid envy is why we dont even let ourselves enjoy Pogba before starting the negativity about him wanting Real?
Everything about this deal should be something to be happy about.. But here this had been quite something different.
In the start rumors about Pogback started..
Caf: he will go to Real.
All the outlets pointed towards United.
Caf: Real will swoop in.
All the outlets said one thing that United and Juve had an agreement..
Caf: but its Real and Zidane.
Pogba signs a 5 year contract with and optional year.. And we should be loving the shit out of this.
Caf: when will he leave for Spain.
The Reality is that Pogba will be 29 when this deal expires and no team in the world could pay what we will want for the player. The only thing could be us failing to reach any of our goals and him wanting to leave for some success, the same thing could be said for ddg..
So lets enjoy this and look forward to not having LVG here and a team with a real chance of success..
Everything about this deal should be something to be happy about.. But here this had been quite something different.
In the start rumors about Pogback started..
Caf: he will go to Real.
All the outlets pointed towards United.
Caf: Real will swoop in.
All the outlets said one thing that United and Juve had an agreement..
Caf: but its Real and Zidane.
Pogba signs a 5 year contract with and optional year.. And we should be loving the shit out of this.
Caf: when will he leave for Spain.
The Reality is that Pogba will be 29 when this deal expires and no team in the world could pay what we will want for the player. The only thing could be us failing to reach any of our goals and him wanting to leave for some success, the same thing could be said for ddg..
So lets enjoy this and look forward to not having LVG here and a team with a real chance of success..
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Nah, Daves 6'1/6'2 where as Paul is easily 6'3
Off topic, Isn't DDG supposed to be taller than Pogba?
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