He's probably still getting more chances out on loan, then if he stayed.
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He's probably still getting more chances out on loan, then if he stayed.
I don't think it's necessarily a huge problem if our forwards continue with the form that they've started the season in. We were always likely to keep things tight in the big games anyway, so if Matic and Herrera can form a decent partnership and the defence keep their shit together then we've got a good chance with Lukaku, Rashers and Martial up front.
I think given his character, trying to be the star man in those games is unavoidable for him. Of course, he has the ability to actually be the star man and be the best player on the pitch in any game, i'm just searching for positives to take from it if he is out injured. for the record, id much rather have pogba available for every second of every game.
Have you seen the type of things Zlatan has posted on his gram whilst he's going to be out for another 3/4 months?
Think he'll be back after International break. We shouldn't need him vs Palace.
If he doesn't even make the bench for the Liverpool game I'll join the doom brigade, but until then I still think Jose's vagueness is due to it not being as bad as the press like to speculate and he's letting them fuel the fire for the opposition.
Yeah, not a week after it happened though? Unless I missed anything like that from him...?
At least we have a rough idea now, he's a massive loss but we need to just concentrate on winning and getting points. When he says long term we are chatting November unfortunately. He's tried to soften the blow, we just need to hope key players stay fit and get on with it. Injuries happen every team its just how you deal with it. The Pereira situation is extremely disappointing, he would have had a real shot of getting in this team.
I’m hoping by long term he just meant he didn’t want to consider players not available for this weekend. Wishful thinking.
Guess those reports from Dunc and Ducker looking at before the November international break had some credence to it.
Guess those reports from Dunc and Ducker looking at before the November international break had some credence to it.
I remember when people were speculating about Zlatan being back before the season ended because Jose was coy.
Pogba is out for the foreseeable future.
Pogba is out for the foreseeable future.
I'd probably be more worried if it was Matic to be honest.
The seriousness of Zlatan's injury was immediately clear to anyone who had seen the incident though, that's hardly the case with Pogba.
I think we'll cope without pogba, but their will be a lack of creativity as a result, so we should be looking to accommodate Juan mata somewhere in the middle for that.
Carrick having played just one game getting injured this time is a bad news.
Carrick having played just one game getting injured this time is a bad news.
We should recall Andreas pierera in January , we need him.
He'll be back for Liverpool, it's obviously Jose playing mind games.
The situations are completely different.
100% Thing with Jose is, if Pereira was second choice to Pogba, he'd have still been here now. Fellaini, Herrera and Carrick are all ahead of him, rightly or wrongly.
I think his season could be over 
I wonder if there is a protection around that loan signing. He's a major loanee. Not like sending a sub keep out to a 2nd division side. I imagine Valencia have some sort of contract where they get him for the full season.
Of course the situations are different.
I'm saying the people thinking Mourinho is playing games are clutching.
I don't get it, did Mourinho say something?
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has bracketed Paul Pogba's injury as "long term" - comparing it to those Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo are recovering from.
The severity of the hamstring issue that caused the 24-year-old to limp off early in the club's Champions League return against Basel has been shrouded in mystery.
Mourinho has repeatedly claimed not to know how bad Pogba's injury is as the club continued to assess him in-house, as well as seeking specialist advice.
The Manchester United manager is still unwilling to put a timescale on the injury, but 17 days on from the France international's setback Mourinho has revealed it is a long-term issue.
The severity of the hamstring issue that caused the 24-year-old to limp off early in the club's Champions League return against Basel has been shrouded in mystery.
Mourinho has repeatedly claimed not to know how bad Pogba's injury is as the club continued to assess him in-house, as well as seeking specialist advice.
The Manchester United manager is still unwilling to put a timescale on the injury, but 17 days on from the France international's setback Mourinho has revealed it is a long-term issue.
Based on our recent form, I'd be more worried without these players more than losing Pogba:
Lukaku
De Gea
Rashford/Martial
Miki
Matic
Bailly
We really miss the midfield general, but he hasn't been the most consistent and I think he is the type of player at his stage of his development that could let us down in a big way in a key match. You're not going to get anywhere near the dynamism from Fellaini/Herrera/Carrick. But they're more consistent and dependable in the big games.
This isn't knocking Pogba for one second, I just think there are more important players we would suffer without, so I'm not too down as long as we keep a handle on injuries and playing time.
It worries me a bit Lukaku having so much game time.
Lukaku
De Gea
Rashford/Martial
Miki
Matic
Bailly
We really miss the midfield general, but he hasn't been the most consistent and I think he is the type of player at his stage of his development that could let us down in a big way in a key match. You're not going to get anywhere near the dynamism from Fellaini/Herrera/Carrick. But they're more consistent and dependable in the big games.
This isn't knocking Pogba for one second, I just think there are more important players we would suffer without, so I'm not too down as long as we keep a handle on injuries and playing time.
It worries me a bit Lukaku having so much game time.
There's no news. Just journos attempting to use "long term" to fabricate a story.
Gutted if he's out for more than a month.
He's not going to want him going out on a meaningless jaunt to with France, and he's not going to show his cards, so I wouldn't expect anything else from Jose tbh.
No, we have the option to recall him open.
This smacks of Jose playing mind games with Klopp.
I think his season could be over
Nonsense, he'll be back in november maximum
People, it's OK to accept the possibility he might be out for a while...
That doesn't sound good at all.
Jose wouldn't be using words like "long term" if that was true. I presume he's suffered at setback in his recovery and I really do fear his season maybe over.
Both Manchester clubs suddenly suffering significant injury setbacks after a strong start. Meanwhile, Chelsea (who were supposedly to be crumbling apart under Conte) are starting to string together results and can send a big message this weekend.
I am unnecessarily getting annoyed by the lack of definitive timeline about his return. It’s because of some stupid hope that he could be back sooner.
ffs he needs to be more careful.
I remember all those times Mourinho said someone would be out for around 4-6 weeks, and then they ended up coming back 4-6 weeks later.
We'll be fine if Herrera steps up again in midfield. Mkhi and Mata now need to step up as our main creators.
What the heck are you basing this on? Do you know of any other hamstring injuries that took 9 months to heal? Jeez, you can create, grow and birth an entirely new human in that time!
Herrera stepped up last game, his two interceptions were pivotal for two goals we scored immidiately after that.
Who needs the haircut merchant anyway....
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