Well Said, Under Ed our main motive was earning lot from sonsership deals and Pogba is 4th most marketabl;e player in the world, so no wonder we are tolerating so much in his case
Paul Pogba / turned down United offer of 300k as “nothing”
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Well Said, Under Ed our main motive was earning lot from sonsership deals and Pogba is 4th most marketabl;e player in the world, so no wonder we are tolerating so much in his case
So Pogba is better than Bruno? You'd sell Bruno if it meant keeping Pogba?
You changed it because your original post was nonsense.
Regards Kante or Pogba, I reckon if you did a survey of fans of the 18 PL clubs they don’t play for as to which player they’d rather have I’d be amazed if Pogba won 5 votes. He may not technically be a better player but having Kante in our team would improve us a hell of a lot more than Pogba does - same goes for every player I mentioned.
Who offers more to their team? When Pogba was missing from the team, we actually missed nothing. In the 5 years, he has been with the club, he never had a season where he was performing like a top talent on a consistent basis. There are many players who offer much more to their team
I wonder how Pogba and Jabba The Hutt feel towards Real Madrid now?
I think we will definitely get Varane but I also think that the club know if Pogba wants to extend with us or not and if not the question would have to been asked regarding a swap deal. If we end up getting Varane for 40-50mil and Pogba does not extend then that tells me Real were not interested and it really is a slap in the face for the duo.
I think we will definitely get Varane but I also think that the club know if Pogba wants to extend with us or not and if not the question would have to been asked regarding a swap deal. If we end up getting Varane for 40-50mil and Pogba does not extend then that tells me Real were not interested and it really is a slap in the face for the duo.
Once again we’ve been done over by a player running down he’s contract and holding the club to ransom. How hard can it be to offer new deal at 3 years left and if rejected start looking for a replacement and buy at year 2 and sell the player who wants to feck us about. Now he’s just gonna ask for a stupid amount and if he gets it he wins, if he don’t then some club gets him cheap and gives him what he wants and he wins. He ain’t done feck all at United apart from show glimpse of world class but then so has Greenwood!
Pogba's been available for buyers for at least 2 summers now if not 3. He hasn't done nearly enough at United to warrant the transfer fee we wanted or the wages he wanted. You do realise it's not a simple as you've made it sound don't you?
Our wage structure is a massive cause of all this. We’ve gave in far to many times and now paying the price. I think we should have let him gone and counted our losses as he’s been nothing but trouble and with he’s agent being a prat!
You're wrong again, Pogba by recent reports is currently on 250k a week, those aren't wages that potential suitors of Pogba couldn't match, the issue is the bump he wants, that's something quite obviously out of the clubs hands . Now if we were talking about De Gea or Sanchez then you'd have a point but not with Pogba
Jorginho too.
What the feck is that supposed to mean?
Its an absolute stone cold hard fact that our results have been better since Bruno arrived and he's had the consistent impact that many thought Pogba would have had for the 4 years prior
In 5 seasons Pogba has 38 goals for the club
In 1 and a half seasons Bruno has 40
Im sure someone who knows how to get the all comps stats can elaborate on this but in 1 and a half PL seasons Bruno has 19 assists, Pogba's only got 29 in 5
Pogba whether it's because he's been poorly coached or simply isn't clever enough cant dictate play from deep because he's never the one picking it up off of the CB's because he's too busy stood in space behind in the opposition attack and in front of their midfield and for the same reason can't play as a 10 because he doesn't know how to find the space behind the opposition midfield and in front of their defence. That equates to him being a massive luxury player
On his day Pogba's capable of the sublime and that's why it'll be tough to see him leave but the odd long range match winning goal against a West Ham/Burnley or Fulham really overshadow the much larger pool of games where he struggles to make an impact. Because of his capabilities of the sublime my heart says I want to see him for one more year this time with hopefully Varane behind him and Sancho ahead of him but my head tells me that actually won't make the difference I think it could
Some people are in delusional about losing Pogba because what you only see how top player he is. However, it's not about how many top players we can put into XI but it's about how to fit them into XI and create the balance to win the match. You don't just win the match with 11 top players, balance is required.
Pogba's best role has always been advanced role or a role where he will get freedom to do his magic. To give him that freedom role, you always see 2 midfielders behind him. In Juve, he had Pirlo and Vidal behind him. In France he had Kante, Rabbiot/Matuidi behind him. While in United before Bruno came when he was doing his best season in 18/19, he had Matic and Herrera behind him. We are not going to get the best out of such a talented player by just playing him with one DM and clearly given that we have Bruno, Rashford, and Sancho playing in the advanced role and needs freedom means there is no room for us to give that freedom to Pogba to maintain the balance. The only way to play him with one DM is when we play against lesser teams who sits deep like Burnley for example and we don't play against them week in week out.
I would pick Pogba over Rashford to play on the left but given that Pogba is much older and only has one year left in his contract and we probably need 400k or 500k p/w to make him stay then the realistic option is to move on from Pogba. He has no place to play behind our front four. He's more suitable in PSG because they will play against lot of teams that sit deep & PSG have two players that identical to the ones Juve had Wijnaldum (Vidal) & Verratti (Pirlo).
Pogba's best role has always been advanced role or a role where he will get freedom to do his magic. To give him that freedom role, you always see 2 midfielders behind him. In Juve, he had Pirlo and Vidal behind him. In France he had Kante, Rabbiot/Matuidi behind him. While in United before Bruno came when he was doing his best season in 18/19, he had Matic and Herrera behind him. We are not going to get the best out of such a talented player by just playing him with one DM and clearly given that we have Bruno, Rashford, and Sancho playing in the advanced role and needs freedom means there is no room for us to give that freedom to Pogba to maintain the balance. The only way to play him with one DM is when we play against lesser teams who sits deep like Burnley for example and we don't play against them week in week out.
I would pick Pogba over Rashford to play on the left but given that Pogba is much older and only has one year left in his contract and we probably need 400k or 500k p/w to make him stay then the realistic option is to move on from Pogba. He has no place to play behind our front four. He's more suitable in PSG because they will play against lot of teams that sit deep & PSG have two players that identical to the ones Juve had Wijnaldum (Vidal) & Verratti (Pirlo).
I didnt really follow him but I remember him coming back to the team at some point last season and the only way for him to join was to break the most balanced midfield we had in Bruno Fred and Scott. What I'm saying is while he has his talents, he's no longer as important for us as he was before. Definitely not as important as Maguire, Shaw, Bruno to the team - the players, who get paid less than Pogba that actually want to be here. I agree with the previous posters who said that it's not about how good the individual is but his impact and importance to the team. That's the rule we should go by. So if he wants to move then it's better to let him go. 50m would do it than him leaving on a free next year.
At this point I think the wisest option is to take the 50M and let him go, if reports are true we have offered him 350k a week and he didnt accept. Anything above that I think its too much. Also the fact that we havent been able to build a team around him for 5 seasons is concerning and now the team is build around Bruno.
You are taking that guy too seriously.
Well I do have him on ignore so there must have been a reason even before that post
Why do PSG even want him anyway? Seems like they're stacked with so many CMs / #8 types. I assume they signed Wijnaldum to play the same role Pogba would play.
Verratti, Draxler, Paredes, Gueye, Danilo, Herrera, Wijnaldum, Pogba now. Marquinhos too if you count him as a DM.
If I were Poch I'd play this in the big games:
---------------------------- Donnarumma --------------------------
------------ Ramos -- Marquinhos -- Kimpembe ---------
--- Hakimi ------------------------------------------- Kurzawa ---
----------------------- Veratti --- Danilo ----------------------------
------ AdM ------------------------------------------ Neymar -------
---------------------------- Mbappe ------------------------------------
with Marquinhos stepping into the midfield as needed. There's no place for either Pogba or Wijnaldum in that line up. Veratti has to play and he needs legs next to him or the midfield gets overrun. You can't have a player like Pogba warm the bench in your most important games, so it's not clear where they're going with this.
Other choice seems suboptimal. Hakimi is best as WB. Both Ramos and Marquinhos like the RCB position. They can possibly pull it off against the weaker sides.
----------------------------- Donnarumma --------------------------
------- Hakimi -- Ramos --- Marquinhos -- Diallo ------
------------------------------- Danilo ------------------------------------
----------------------- Veratti --- Pogba ----------------------------
------ AdM ------------------------------------------ Neymar -------
---------------------------- Mbappe ------------------------------------
Verratti, Draxler, Paredes, Gueye, Danilo, Herrera, Wijnaldum, Pogba now. Marquinhos too if you count him as a DM.
If I were Poch I'd play this in the big games:
---------------------------- Donnarumma --------------------------
------------ Ramos -- Marquinhos -- Kimpembe ---------
--- Hakimi ------------------------------------------- Kurzawa ---
----------------------- Veratti --- Danilo ----------------------------
------ AdM ------------------------------------------ Neymar -------
---------------------------- Mbappe ------------------------------------
with Marquinhos stepping into the midfield as needed. There's no place for either Pogba or Wijnaldum in that line up. Veratti has to play and he needs legs next to him or the midfield gets overrun. You can't have a player like Pogba warm the bench in your most important games, so it's not clear where they're going with this.
Other choice seems suboptimal. Hakimi is best as WB. Both Ramos and Marquinhos like the RCB position. They can possibly pull it off against the weaker sides.
----------------------------- Donnarumma --------------------------
------- Hakimi -- Ramos --- Marquinhos -- Diallo ------
------------------------------- Danilo ------------------------------------
----------------------- Veratti --- Pogba ----------------------------
------ AdM ------------------------------------------ Neymar -------
---------------------------- Mbappe ------------------------------------
I'd rather he stayed but realistically we needed a new midfielder either way because he doesn't really play/work there for us. He spent the end of last season playing some weird hybrid left wing role. We brought Sancho in and we won't have to shoehorn Rashford to the right side if Pogba goes. It's always better to have more quality in the squad but with Sancho coming in he's essentially already been replaced - now we just need a midfielder, which we needed anyway.
French and a massive name, an absolute wet dream for their marketing, not to mention he's not a half bad baller either
Jeez I don’t think there’s another player who divides the fanbase as much. I don’t see the big fuss really. If reports are true that he has rejected £350k a week and is out of here on a free next summer then it’s a no brainer. The club must sell him now for as much as possible.
On his day he is world class and it’s not easy to bring world class players in. But we didn’t seem to have a proper role for him since Bruno came in and his performances over the 4 years have been very up and down.
PSG will prob suit him very well and I’ve no doubt he will be a star there.I’m also confident we will be fine without him( depending on who we sign in midfield).
So long and all the best. I won’t lose any sleep over him leaving.
On his day he is world class and it’s not easy to bring world class players in. But we didn’t seem to have a proper role for him since Bruno came in and his performances over the 4 years have been very up and down.
PSG will prob suit him very well and I’ve no doubt he will be a star there.I’m also confident we will be fine without him( depending on who we sign in midfield).
So long and all the best. I won’t lose any sleep over him leaving.
If they play 3 at the back then he's not needed which is what I presumed Poch was going for with Hakimi.
But if theyre trying to play 4-3-3 then they definitely do need some creativity in the centre, against City in the CL semis they were severely outclassed in midfield and had Neymar dropping deep to try and dribble the whole City team.
Pogba as we know can be inconsistent but with him in there you can push the PSG attackers further forward as you know he can pick them out with pin point passes.
I think he'd be a good big game option for them, he always does well for us against the likes of City when there's lots of space. Signing Wjnaldum does give them a bit of a selection headache, but I think against the big teams only one of him or Verrati would play alongside Pogba and a DM as they're both a pretty similar calibre of player. If you're looking for graft play them both, if you want attacking prowess play one and Pogba. Either way gives them a lot more options than the likes of Herrera and Parades etc who youd think they'd want to offload.
If he leaves for 50-60m then we need to be ambitious and show some intent. I'd want us to get Saul, Neves and Camavinga and completely overhaul our midfield or else get two of them and go for Grealish. It really feels like this is the window that if we go all out we can back into a position for challenging.
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Same....could you envision a summer/winter transfer period that wasn't dominated by the Mino/Pogba storyline? If he truly wanted to be here I'd be the first to be saying that we needed to make it happen, but sadly, that isn't the case. Give him his move now and start working on a replacement...everyone will be better off and we could get someone who is chomping at the bit to be a Red Devil.
He should indeed go to PSG with the other show ponies. Time to move on. You can’t build your team around a midfielder who doesn’t consistently score or create. Bruno’s impact gives the lie to everything that was said about it being impossible to make an impact on a squad like United’s. Pogba’s fun to watch sometimes but he ain’t a great midfielder. If he’s making the club a tonne of money commercially then I guess he can stay, like Beckham wasn’t sold at Real Madrid, but we all know that era was very unsuccessful on the pitch precisely because of those kinds of decisions.
Au revoir.
It’s inevitable, he’s going to go there and look class. if they play him in a free role he’ll probably even win the CL with them but that still doesn’t make him the right player for us. Will his fitness record improve there? His numbers and highlights inevitably will but he’s wanted out of here for ages.
I just hope we get some really shit hot player as his replacement. I reckon PSG will happily put some decent money down to get a deal like this done right now if the player has told them to bid as he wants to leave and he’s refusing to sign a contract.
From a comerical standpoint this is another huge coup for them and of course they can afford to offer him more wages than us, the interest he’ll bring the brand and French football that he wants to do it while he’s supposedly in his prime. I’m sure they have lots of money for something like that especially if the player is putting the transfer in their laps like this. Mino has literally found a bottomless pit of money for his high profile players. Haaland next?
He could be the catalyst for them but if I had to bet I think he’ll always be got at if you go at him aggressively enough in the big games. Don’t let him settle and hope he’s not having an unplayable day. If things go wrong they will all blame each other and implode. PSG will be a team of individuals and big egos for a long while yet and they are pretty fun to watch lose.
I just hope we get some really shit hot player as his replacement. I reckon PSG will happily put some decent money down to get a deal like this done right now if the player has told them to bid as he wants to leave and he’s refusing to sign a contract.
From a comerical standpoint this is another huge coup for them and of course they can afford to offer him more wages than us, the interest he’ll bring the brand and French football that he wants to do it while he’s supposedly in his prime. I’m sure they have lots of money for something like that especially if the player is putting the transfer in their laps like this. Mino has literally found a bottomless pit of money for his high profile players. Haaland next?
He could be the catalyst for them but if I had to bet I think he’ll always be got at if you go at him aggressively enough in the big games. Don’t let him settle and hope he’s not having an unplayable day. If things go wrong they will all blame each other and implode. PSG will be a team of individuals and big egos for a long while yet and they are pretty fun to watch lose.
A souless player in a souless club.
PSG and Pogba are perfect for each other.
PSG and Pogba are perfect for each other.
We earn lot from our sponsers by keeping Pogba with us hence we are doing it, thats the reason we are really being tolerant to this guy and Ed supported him against Jose
I think VDB/Bruno can play well with someone like Bissouma / Touchameni kind of player, Hope we get one of them if Carmaviunga is not coming to us
What about Mctominay / Fed / Pogba in 3-man modfield, can it be a success ?
Sell Bruno?
My worry is that we sell him and don't replace him with someone genuinely brilliant on the ball. It would be just like us to sign more grit and muscle without the class needed.
Yes it could, and it would probably be the best midfield that Pogba has played in since getting here other than the brief Matic/Herrera/Pogba combo that had great success. Which is a sad indictment on the midfield during his time, as Fred-McTominay really isn't very good either. But they provide a solid base and Fred, despite what some say, does a half-decent job at building play out from deep which would mean Pogba wouldn't have to always drop deep to do it himself.
Unless you want to try Bruno out as a false 9, it's not going to happen though.
Feel like this might be out Coutinho moment. Sell a mercurial talent and replace him with a less talented but better fit player in the middle of the park.
If we get €60m cash up front, that's a good deal.
If we get €60m cash up front, that's a good deal.
Nope, still got me. Are you saying Raiola has bummed us 7-8 times or just various agents have bummed us, lined up in front of Woody with their cocktract demands in their hands?
So with maybe a couple of additions we could have a team capable of challenging for major honours and now Pogba decides he wants to leave?
Such a fraud this guy is if true, complete loser mentality since he got here will fit in fine at PSG..
Such a fraud this guy is if true, complete loser mentality since he got here will fit in fine at PSG..
Two players like Saul and Camavinga maybe to replace Pogba would be smart business. Experience and one for the future.
We really need to bolster our versatile midfield options, especially if we are doing the 3 man mid this coming season and Camavinga would literally be like getting a young Pogba again. Perfect like for like.
Saul will give us the grit and ball retention abilities we should be looking at to dominate games better than we normally do.
We really need to bolster our versatile midfield options, especially if we are doing the 3 man mid this coming season and Camavinga would literally be like getting a young Pogba again. Perfect like for like.
Saul will give us the grit and ball retention abilities we should be looking at to dominate games better than we normally do.
PSG will try a final push for the CL trophy, while they still have Mbappe and Neymar. Adding Pogba, they are the most deadly offensive team ever.
RM has an golden opportunity to do a swap deal including Pogba. I think that what’s dragging out the Varane deal right now. RM has to agree personal terms with Pogba, and that’s difficult these days when RM try to cut wages.
Pretty sure Pogba leaves for RM or PSG; either swap with Varane or €50-60m. I’m happy if we get Varane or €50m for Pogba.
Best to sell him while we still get descent money for him. Not very fan of keeping him 3 more years on a very expensive contract.
RM has an golden opportunity to do a swap deal including Pogba. I think that what’s dragging out the Varane deal right now. RM has to agree personal terms with Pogba, and that’s difficult these days when RM try to cut wages.
Pretty sure Pogba leaves for RM or PSG; either swap with Varane or €50-60m. I’m happy if we get Varane or €50m for Pogba.
Best to sell him while we still get descent money for him. Not very fan of keeping him 3 more years on a very expensive contract.
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He should hold out for Man City IMO. Whether that's this season or just walk out on a free next season.