We're feeding off scraps right now we need more concrete info by respectable journalists to really get the hype train going.
Paul Pogba | Undergoing Medical | Helping out the Laundry Ladies
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I've known of many English people who live abroad and can't speak the native language (ie. they only speak 1 language).
Rooney can barely speak 1 language.
I can speak 3.
A footballer who can speak 4 languages is not the norm.
Yes, I am impressed.
me too
I would love to be fluent in 4 languages
It takes practice and exposure. If you wanted to speak 4 languages you would dedicate the time to do so -- but if you have no reason to learn them you will never have the reason to. You can learn a language maybe an hour a day for a couple of years but you'll never be colloquial unless you surround yourself with natural speakers and want to be corrected.
The wright brothers invented the aeroplane because they wanted man to fly. If they didn't have that dream they wouldn't have done it. but let's not get off topic!
Pogba talk guys!
In terms of Pogba though does anyone have the video with the United Shirt and him saying "my first family" I can only find the Juventus video.
Cheers!
I still think there's a good chance of Pogba to come to us, Anyone here not realise yet? Uniteds greatest Midfielder PAUL scholes, his successor could be PAUL pogba, United likes Pauls.
I like how Pogba has got more praise for his language skills than his "tom cleverly" style football skills in this thread
Ability to talk
Yeah as soon as you arrive in a country and speak, the language magically comes out.
Indeed, speaking 4 languages is very impressive.
I don't see what's so impressive about the fact he can speak a few languages.
If you spend 6 months in a country you should be able to hold a conversation in the native tongue quite easily, not to mention he probably was tutored too.
If you spend 6 months in a country you should be able to hold a conversation in the native tongue quite easily, not to mention he probably was tutored too.
His mum's Spanish? Never knew that
Italian, English, French, which is the fourth? Spanish?
Italian is probably the easiest language to learn to speak freely. Most of the guys I know that speak it have learned it in 4-5 months.
I'm not so sure that Pogba speaks fluently Spanish.
Italian is probably the easiest language to learn to speak freely. Most of the guys I know that speak it have learned it in 4-5 months.
I'm not so sure that Pogba speaks fluently Spanish.
Like others have said, he doesn't need to. He could just live in his football bubble and get away with the bare minimum.
And he speaks Spanish yet has never lived there.
http://www.diez.hn/internacionales/...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
He has never lived in Spain...
eh not really. Unless he learned them in his adulthood year. Sometimes you grow up in an area where speaking more than one language is common so you grow up knowing 3-4 languages (myslef)
Yea I wasn't sure tbh. Stand corrected. Still not too shabby for a 23 yr old.
I think his ability to speak 4 languages has increased the price by 25m. He will link all the Spanish, Italian, French and English teammates effortlessly. Let him do the team talk !
So no news? No juicy speculation?
A debate on linguistic skills (yes, for any person, speaking 4 languages is impressive, at least more impressive than speaking fewer than 4).
A debate on linguistic skills (yes, for any person, speaking 4 languages is impressive, at least more impressive than speaking fewer than 4).
This language shite is gonna get some people thread banned
After all even Raiola is human being and his job is to look after his clients
Raiola's number 1 priority is Raiola.
Always has been, always will be.
We still have one player who has lived in England for probably 10 years but don't speak English yet.
Oh definitely mate it's a great CV for a young lad, just a pity he didn't stay and he would have had a Pl medal and saved us a few quid lol
I don't care who is Raiola's priority, all I care about is he's getting Pogba to sign for us.
Valencia?
Lack of news usually means, it is negotiation time and Juve and United are trying to thrash out a deal. Not guaranteed to reach a conclusion by any means.
Yup. I think he did an, with a translator, interview just a few weeks ago.
317 pages and nothing has happened.
He called us his first family, damnit!
2 pages of language debate seems more than enough
Was hoping Real Madrid would come to their senses and sign Pogba before Woody goes full muppet mode. Since that is not happening, I want this saga to end so we can go and sign a couple more players to complete the squad.
how can you say nothing has happened. Alot has happened dammit!!
Mourinho won't let it rumble on. He is strict in his methods and needs his team to work with ASAP.
This isn't Moyes. If Pogba isn't looking likely Jose will swiftly move on to the next target.
It's a 100 million. Very easy to replace bruh!
I know one of ours who's 30 and still hasnt managed to.
Rooney's been here 30 years and only has a basic grasp of it, and I have no clue what language Harry Kane speaks.
He spent all summer trying to sign Wayne Rooney in 2013 and ended up playing with no strikers against us. Same with Stones last year. He was their big target, and was left with Cahill and Terry again. Mourinho has his targets, but its not a given he's got a plan B in his back pocket.
People in here need to distance themselves from this or set up camp and accept their in it for the long-run, as I predict this won't be concluded any time soon.
Have no fear, Poggy is ours.
Pretty sure this will be concluded fairly soon, either way. As we would need a bit of time to sign an alternative player or two.
I hope you're wrong. I'm having a harder time distancing myself from this than I did when I quit smoking
Whether we were interested or not, the point still remains. We haven't bought any elite, world class players for a good few years now and they always seem to end up at the other three clubs. And that is where my opinion about Pogba transfer stems from. If you think Depay helps your argument about us signing tier 'A' talent you surely haven't seen him play and to compare him with James/Kroos/Bale is utter madness. Just like Hazard is good but not Ronaldo good who is truly a global star. Pogba is the Ronaldo of midfield right now in terms of popularity and competition, and belongs to the category of select few players who are extremely sought after not the Depay category. And PSG? They aren't bigger than United, only rich. I was talking about Real/Barca/Bayern. PSG get the same second tier or rejects United do (Di Mara/Moura/Cavani). When I say second tier I do not mean not good enough, mind you. But not the best of the best. So them being in for Depay doesn't mean the same thing.
I am equally desperate for United to land Pogba and players of similar ilk/stature for a long time now. And so far I have been disappointed so excuse me of being wary of getting my hopes up at all. Let's stop trying to convince each other about this because none of us have any idea about our transfer dealings and what issues we face. All we have is our respective opinions and come the end of July, I think we will know whose opinion was better formed. I would be more than happy to be the one to be proven wrong.
You had earlier included Thiago who was just in the Depay tier when he moved. That is, one of the most promising talents in his position. Plus James was hardly world class and it could be argued he wasn't world class consistently for Madrid too. He was a talented attacker but at his best he wasn't any more effective than mata at his best. Madrid bought him simply because he had a good WC.
The point all through was that your earlier comment that this is a nothing rumour is clearly wrong. There's a good chance this will happen.