I read it as, I am not manager, hence can't slate players openly.
Pogba: "We Should Attack, Attack, Attack!"
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Yes being a leader. I imagine all players hate playing for Mourinho. Theyre not idiots. They played for other managers before. If we can see how awful Mourinho is, so can they.
Someone's gotta speak up. Pogba happens to be the leader of the team.
We are going nowhere but to the bottom. Its not time to play it nice to the media and care about what they say or what opposing fans say. Quite frankly its time to raise hell. Its an alarming situation and its gone on for far too long. We need change and Mourinho needs to be gone ASAP.
He’s not being a leader he’s stirring the pot as he’s had a habit of doing when things aren’t going well. Interviews by players like Lukaku would indicate that they don’t all hate playing for him.
I don't think any fans would disagree with the attacking sentiment but this constant 'war' in the press between Pogba and Mourinho is just becoming so tedious and does absolutely nothing for the club.
Pobga knows what he's doing and he's just fed a week's worth of tabloid headlines - he should formally put in a transfer request, citing problems with Mourinho or just put his head down and get on with it. Complaining through the press will only make things worse.
Pobga knows what he's doing and he's just fed a week's worth of tabloid headlines - he should formally put in a transfer request, citing problems with Mourinho or just put his head down and get on with it. Complaining through the press will only make things worse.
we have to attack more is what he meant. Nothing to see here.
I dunno how stating the obvious is stirring the pot. I'm sure Mourinho will say we should attack at home too
What if he doesnt wanna leave but just wants whats best for the team and he sees the manager as a sole problem of the team?
Most of us here agree with him and want Mourinho gone, Im sure.
What is stopping United from doing that? “I can’t tell you because I’m a player. It’s not me,” Pogba said.
A fish starts to stink from the head down. If we want the club back, we need to be looking a bit higher up.
If you mean looking at Ed and owners, I agree.
Captain material. I like that.
Agreed, in principle. The problem is, that will cost him money when he eventually gets his move away. No loyalty bonus. No chance of that then.
Seems as much a criticism of the forwards as it does Mourinho.
The idea that we're deliberately set up to be static and slow is wrong. there might be some truth in Mourinho not being able to get the players to not be poor going forward, but we won't really know for sure unless he leaves and we get someone new in.
The idea that we're deliberately set up to be static and slow is wrong. there might be some truth in Mourinho not being able to get the players to not be poor going forward, but we won't really know for sure unless he leaves and we get someone new in.
More concerned with him implying our poor attacking movement is from the manager.
Truth is always concerning.
Can Pogba tell his mate Lukaku to develop a first touch and not miss sitters.
This will end badly.
It's true.
He's spot on.
our problem is we're trying to attack with a one dimensional striker, a past it winger, and two inconsistent kids.
Does 'attack attack attack' mean dawdling on the ball until 3 opposition players crowd you out and you lose possession then 
Can we have Pogba talking less? As a matter of fact, everyone associated with United should speak less. Do your talking in the boardroom or on the training ground and on match days.
Agreed, it doesn't come off like a player that wants out, more like a player that wants things to change, using the "Attack, attack, attack!" mantra is something he'll have grown up on in the Academy, and he linked it into him being partly to blame for their goal as obviously he was holding on to the ball, but he mentioned the lack of movement so I wonder if he sometimes holds onto it too long as there is nothing happening ahead of him so he has to keep it, and does he blame that on the players or the coaching?
The odd thing is he has played with a smile on his face the last 3 games and looked pretty happy in general, I figured him and Mourinho must have decided to call a truce for the season, even though Mourinho didn't celebrate his goal on Wednesday and he's been doing that lately to transmit the message to fans that he cares.
Good to know that some players at United don't get used to some shitty defensive football which we don't even play properly.
I think in general he's blatantly blaming Mourinho's coaching in that interview. He's always had a tendency to hold on to the ball for too long.
You're porbably right and I am just overthinking it, it's just Pogba's demeanour seemed to improve over the last 3 games so I didn't expect more snipes between them even though I think that it's going to come down to one or the other by next season, this can't rumble on.
He's right.
I don't think Jose has a clue how to set up an attack at the moment. Him talking about "mentality" and "attitude" just screams of auld British managers refrains of "getting stuck in" and "showing some passion."
I don't think Jose has a clue how to set up an attack at the moment. Him talking about "mentality" and "attitude" just screams of auld British managers refrains of "getting stuck in" and "showing some passion."
Atleast Jose is trying hard to get things right and with players he got it may take some time but had enough with this Pogba guy... even a 5 year old kid can see what Pogba and Riola doing here.. using every situation and turn things on
Wolves are not pushovers so it's just a minor setback as our overall play is getting better but When things were settling down a bit and now this bullsh1t..
Maybe came to terms with the fact that he was stuck with us for another year.
To be honest, unless we would go on to be very successful with him, I always thought he was going to leave us within 3 to 4 years into his contract. Love to be wrong though. It definitely isn't helpful while Mourinho is still in charge.
This is such a selfish thing for pogba to do. He needs to look in the mirror of himself first before saying such things.
This is not leadership actions. This is cowardly actions. Leadership shows it on the pitch and not just spout shit like none of this is his fault.
This is not leadership actions. This is cowardly actions. Leadership shows it on the pitch and not just spout shit like none of this is his fault.
I had always wonderered if United practice any attacking patent at all. Guess Pogba has answered that question.
3 managers, different set of players. Same fecking issue. Just why?
3 managers, different set of players. Same fecking issue. Just why?
We appear poorly coached as an attacking unit. That's on the manager as is talented attackers producing well below their potential. So I'd be happy to see Mourinho gone.
I don't know how much this helps, though. All of this nonsense being said to the media will just make our season even harder.
I don't know how much this helps, though. All of this nonsense being said to the media will just make our season even harder.
He's absolutely right, but of course his quotes are going to be interpreted as him putting Mourinho on blast when I feel he's aiming at his teammates more than anything. He's showing leadership, which is what you want out of your captain. If anything, he's agreeing with Mourinho about the attitude, the desire to attack, I don't think the two of them are at odds at all, but that's not as juicy of a story.
The key question to be asked here is - how good were those managers as attacking coaches? Moyes was hopeless and out of his depth in every single sense. Van Gaal made some contributions when it came to our defensive record and development of younger players, but his coaching of our attack was terrible which wasn't a surprise given he was well past his best. Similar story with Jose. He's achieved a great deal in the game, and has tangibly and definitively improved us as a whole, unlike the two prior to him (which isn't a huge deal), but he's still been a let down when it comes to the football he has us playing after 3 windows and the quality of our attacking play.
There's a common thread between those managers in that none of them is what you'd classify as a great attacking coach (LVG as I mentioned was past it) so it isn't entirely surprising that they have all been unable to fix a dysfunctional attack.
No misinterpretation here. This one is aimed at the manager
No Pogba you are wrong and an idiot. The brains of Redcafe told me that attacking football doesn't win you anything, and that you have to play awful and disjointed football if you want to succeed.
Mourinho defence force forming like voltron in this thread, i see.
Brains on caf also think firing the manager will immediately start making us PL winners. And Pochettino and Zizou can easily do it