We'll see. Am happy to be proved wrong.
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We'll see. Am happy to be proved wrong.
I wish Rory7 was Mourinho 
That is interesting in and of itself. People seem to have this huge expectation of this player. Unrealistic in my view.
Is there actually a debate ongoing as to whether Pogba will improve us? Is that a real thing that's happening?
It's just a 1 man crusade, Rory7 spouting nonsense.
Oh, it's happening!
Jesus wept. NO. There is no debate about him improving us. I've already said at least 20 times today I think he'll improve us. The point is expectations about him 'transforming' our midfield are OTT in my opinion.
Where?
It's the only thing that can keep this thread going so I understand he obv wants that 1k pages to be reached
Will pogba improve us is this a serious debate he will improve us drastically he was in the world XI he is world class not potentially world class.
Bollox is it one man. Plenty of others agree with my points. The main nonsense spouted in here are the muppets who are preparing their 'jizz' gifs.
It's the only thing that can keep this thread going so I understand he obv wants that 1k pages to be reached
Yeah, a one man mission to dampen the expectations of a club with a Fellaini / Schneiderlin midfield.
A midfielder who just turned 23 and has world class potential? Why the excitement?
At least you take it with a sense of humour!No. Have I not said that already in this thread?
243 to go!
Finally, some action in this, otherwise, boring thread!
We're signing him so deal with it naysayers.
Woeful maths, Rory.
ah now...I would rather spend it on a 31 year old Modric or an injury plagued Italian midfielder from France
And then 48hrs after that and so on and so forth.
When was the last time Man Utd had a player that the top teams like Bayern, Madrid, Barca would love to have from our side? De Gea. If United want to get back to the top we need to actually buy players these teams would have. The reason we are having to spend 100 mil is because has stated above, we are not in a great bargaining position at present with the lack of CL football and finishing 5th.
Pogba is the type of midfielder United have lacked in years and I'm not too bothered about the price because when I evaluate the pros it far outweighs the negatives and for me that is why he's worth 100 mil to United in the current climate we find ourselves in.
Pogba is the type of midfielder United have lacked in years and I'm not too bothered about the price because when I evaluate the pros it far outweighs the negatives and for me that is why he's worth 100 mil to United in the current climate we find ourselves in.
This. De Gea, Pogba and possibly Martial for his vast potential. It's a watershed in the world of football imo.
I am trying to understand the alternate view. We desperately need drive, goals and assists from midfield which he is going to provide in abundance. We don't have a midfielder who is going to stamp his authority on the game from center of the pitch that he is clearly going to do. Last season we were excellent from left wing, decent from right wing and awful from the midfield creativity wise. We have already covered the weak spots of our team barring the RB spot which is not one the most important positions that's going to decide the game. Hence , i think he is THE perfect signing in footballing terms regardless of the fee.
Also please suggest who is the right player to sign in footballing terms in your opinion.
Not exactly. Buying Martial was buying potential. We're buying an already excellent player who we expect to be one of the best soon.
@Damien can we get a wall of shame in here? Top ten posters in this specific thread. Tried doing it myself put dunno how.
ah now...I would rather spend it on a 31 year old Modric or an injury plagued Italian midfielder from France
We are not going to sign even one leg of that Italian midfielder for 100 millions. Also Real are not going to sell Modric IMO. So there is zero chance of signing either of these two for 100+ millions.
Huge is subjective. Ofcourse people have high expectations of him based on what they've seen of him.
THE 2015 FIFA FIFPRO WORLD XI
Goalkeeper:
Manuel Neuer (Germany, FC Bayern Munich)
Defenders:
Dani Alves (Brazil, FC Barcelona)
Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid CF)
Thiago Silva (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)
Marcelo (Brazil, Real Madrid CF)
Midfielders:
Paul Pogba (France, Juventus)
Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid CF)
Andrés Iniesta (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Forwards
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid CF)
Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona)
Neymar Jr. (Brazil, FC Barcelona)
This means that, as voted for by other professional footballers (not bad judges), Pogba is rated as one of the top world class players in the world right now (not potential). He is also significantly younger than all but one of those players (means more potential to improve)
He is also rated as one of the top three midfielders in the world right now (not potential). He is also significantly younger than the other two midfielders (means more potential to improve)
So, to summarise:
- One of the best players in the world right now
- Potential to be even better, maybe the best in the world.
Goalkeeper:
Manuel Neuer (Germany, FC Bayern Munich)
Defenders:
Dani Alves (Brazil, FC Barcelona)
Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid CF)
Thiago Silva (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)
Marcelo (Brazil, Real Madrid CF)
Midfielders:
Paul Pogba (France, Juventus)
Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid CF)
Andrés Iniesta (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Forwards
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid CF)
Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona)
Neymar Jr. (Brazil, FC Barcelona)
This means that, as voted for by other professional footballers (not bad judges), Pogba is rated as one of the top world class players in the world right now (not potential). He is also significantly younger than all but one of those players (means more potential to improve)
He is also rated as one of the top three midfielders in the world right now (not potential). He is also significantly younger than the other two midfielders (means more potential to improve)
So, to summarise:
- One of the best players in the world right now
- Potential to be even better, maybe the best in the world.
This. Just to add we are signing him as he has at least 6-7 years of top class football left in him and he is going to hit his peak in couple of years when his price will boom to 160+ millions.
I don't agree with your points but people keep pointing out you're saying he won't improve us when it's clear you think he will, just not as much as some, pretty simple really.
Just looking at the big launches involved in Mourinho, Bailly, Mkhitaryan and Ibrahimovic I could easily see this not being announced by us until he is back from holiday and able to come to Manchester to do all the photos, vines, interviews etc. If Adidas are getting a lot of attention from using him in clips etc I am sure United's marketing bods are thinking the same thing but they just can't put their ideas into action until he is here. There is no way United are breaking world transfer record without actually dominating the news agenda and Twitter timelines. I reckon there will be an avalanche of content if and when this is done.
Well said. I would say the last time we signed a proper world class player who was good enough to play for any top side in the world was Di Maria. It's easy to forget him because he was underwhelming and left on a bad note but there's no denying he was a world class player when we signed him.
PP and the Piranhas
Don't need Damien for that. You can find it under thread tools above to the right of the first post on the page.