Pogback: Part II

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

He has improved since lockdown tbf, but still not as consistent as he should be.

yep, he's got back to looking like an average PL midfielder

deserves a raise

Originally Posted by shenwen

yep, he's got back to looking like an average PL midfielder

deserves a raise

Thinks he’s done ok in the last two games and I’m encouraged by the consistency, even if his output is chronically underwhelming when set against the expectation he generates. Thought he was defensively quite disciplined on Monday which was a surprise.

All a bit meh.

Originally Posted by Hyman_Roth

Thought he was defensively quite disciplined on Monday which was a surprise. .

Which is great if you need to hold a tight line against a bunch of Danish £#%&!ing fig farmers and ship builders.....

It's not what you want in the quarter finals of a European cup (losers cup) from a world cup winning show horse....

Guys it's tomorrow already!

https://twitter.com/paulpogba/status/1293236655395143681?s=20

Aw man...

Originally Posted by Cream

Guys it's tomorrow already!

https://twitter.com/paulpogba/status...395143681?s=20

Aw man...

‘It’s nothing about football..’

After all that build up as well, he is such a tease. And not in such a good way.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

After all that build up as well, he is such a tease. And not in such a good way.

Anyone who was “teased” by that needs to go outside and get some air.

Originally Posted by utd99

Anyone who was “teased” by that needs to go outside and get some air.

Riccers all about Da Gram.

Shizzle and such.

So what is it?..

New haircut?

Originally Posted by utd99

Anyone who was “teased” by that needs to go outside and get some air.

Well, not so much of that around right now tbf.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Well, not so much of that around right now tbf.

Oh My God, he's actually started talking about the weather...

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Oh My God, he's actually started talking about the weather...

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Oh My God, he's actually started talking about the weather...

Absolutely relentless

He's bang average at best. Watching the game the other night everytime he got the ball he couldn't wait to get rid of it. No thought of attacking with the ball or showing any kind of leadership, setting up an attacking move, nothing. Absolute chancer.

Originally Posted by Stone Monkey

He's bang average at best. Watching the game the other night everytime he got the ball he couldn't wait to get rid of it. No thought of attacking with the ball or showing any kind of leadership, setting up an attacking move, nothing. Absolute chancer.

I tend to agree. The most commonly said thing about Pogba is that he is world class on his day but doesn't produce that level enough. I think that is very generous. If we look at the best attacking midfielders in the Premier League in the last few years (say De Bruyne, David Silva) or those just below (say Bruno or Bernardo Silva), they are all clearly so much better at what they do even than Pogba even if we leave aside the latter's massive inconsistency and suspect temperament.
If we are to improve next season we need to be able to combine the kind of defensive displays we saw in the @#%&!ting of City in March with the attacking performances we have seen in some of the post-lockdown games. For that, Pogba has to go. And I for one still hope that he does.