Paul Pogba | Fergie: "The young boy is unsure"

dhstriker

YouTube - United versus West Brom Academy 05/12/09

Great strike! He has looked ridiculously good from the couple videos I've seen of him in the youth team. I almost forgot about him for a while there.

The date on the video name is wrong. I believe the game actually took place on December 5.

datura

Already been posted in here:

United confident of avoiding Pogba punishment

Crustanoid

We can't afford him - he'll be sold / given back

032Devil

Good enough to make a certain Ronaldo envious.

Oldham

I've seen this boy a couple of times in the resevers and he looks good...

prateik

i remember the possebon hype ..
not getting excited yet

Decotron

United sign Pogba (16yo)

Paul Pogba Debut V Crewe Academy

Pogba cleared to sign for the kidnappers

Might be an idea to merge a few of his threads and move them to the reserve forum?

horselesspaul

He has more urgency in his natural game than Possebon had. This is key. I look forward to watching him develop into a United player if all goes well.

datura

He's only featured for the Academy so far and given our abundance of midfielders in the reserves it may be a while until he features.

prateik

midfield general, box to box , crisp passing , great vision , cracking shot ..
that was possebon

sure pogba is a huge talent .. but the step up is HUGE .. many cant make it , well, not enough to be at united atleast

not getting my hopes up just yet

Striker10

rodrigos two years younger then gibson and pogba is 4 years younger then Rodrigo ....

He's developing well

Crerand Legend

Like this lad alot so far so good but a long road in front of him

Sarni

Was there really that much hype about Possebon though? First we heard about him he was already 19 and not really doing that much, on his United debut he kept it simple but didn't impress. He's still only 21 or something so he may have a shot at becoming a squad player here.

Pogue Mahone

In your head, maybe.

The reality was a lot less impressive.

prateik

i dont remember saying any of those . except for the part about him having a good shot

the passing , vision was paddy and the rest was what i read during the reserve games last season and towards the end of the season before that

samabachan

Possebon was VERY impressive until Pogatetz broke him. After that he seemed to withdraw into his shell - played the ball faster, took less time to think about his options, took less risks, didn't make himself available as often. I think people are forgetting just how impressive he really was in his first few first team games.

Pogue Mahone

He was impressive in the game in which Pogatetz broke him, not so impressive in the other ones. Not that I can remember anyway.

James Parkin

I scored a goal almost exactly the same as this on my last sunday league match.

except, i dint dribble it, I chested it down, turned and volleyed it

Decotron

No way was he ever that type of player at any level for us. Not for one second.

jb8521

No he very rarely put in a tackle and definitely wasnt box to box he just normally floated around the centre circle keeping the game moving but didnt really show any desire to get stuck in at all a bit like a less talented Pirlo

prateik

sorry for taking the thread off topic .. the point i was trying to make was that possebon was highly rated but his progress stalled after the injury . the damage wasnt physical , it was more in his head and the way if affected his game .
there are many things that can stop a player from realizing his full potential..pogba has a long way to go

at the u18's , being ahead in the development than the others by a year or two makes the player a stand out performer .impressive it might be, but it happens a lot .
just saying that some might be getting too carried away by the performances of a 16 year old playing for the academy

@ Decotron . i'm pretty sure i read something to that effect on the official site ..

RedRonaldo

Promising young midfielders, really hard to judge how good they might turn out. Not until I see him play some competitive matches, otherwise he could just be another Possebon, David Jones or even Dejamba, Klberson and Miller who all look promising before.

Cold_Boy

Agreed.

I really dont remember Possebon mentioned anywhere before we signed him.He wasn't a well known but a unknown talent imo.

I think from the academy games Pogba looks far more natural and talented.

duffer

The lovechild of Didier Drogba and Paul Parker.

Decotron

Your about 6 months late with that one............

Raoul

Brwned

Was in a lot of people's heads at the time, people were raving about Possebon even though he'd not actually done much besides look comfortable. He never really looked like he'd be able to keep up with the pace of the game and he flattered to deceive in a lot of areas.

Some people wanted him as 5th choice centre mid or something at one point, and one said that Anderson and Possebon was going to be our future partnership for a long time.

A lot of people who don't watch reserves pick up on little bits of information and exaggerate them to create baseless hype.

Striker10

true. And there are others who back gibson because he's irish. There are also people who seem to preach paitence for some and not for others. We're all guilty up to a point for various reasons

Getting back to Pogba, he's a talented boy BUT so's tunnicliffe. There are a number who have the talent but are young kids. Thankfully, we can afford to be paitent.

ryan_forlan

I am guilty of doing that
My team of the future had foster,Rafael, Fabio, Evans, Possebon, Anderson, Nani and Macheda
I felt that Possebon was awesome though, from what I had seen of him. Pity that he does not seem to be up for it now.

yamo123x

Only played for academy so i dont know who you were watching in the reserves

Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber

Pogba has miles to go. Same as Possebon. I believe both can get there.

horselesspaul

His rather louche style was what I was referring to though. Pogba has the opposite approach.

Sc40les

Pogba has a fat face.

duffer

Old but gold.

KingEric7

I was originally very impressed by Possebon, but it's not looking good for him at the moment. That tackle really has left a mark.

Raven Blade

He has the potential to develop into a strong and imposing central midfielder. Ive been impressed by the glimpses ive had of him so far. He has a good range of passing, strength in abundance and a powerful long range shot.

Keep a close eye on him because the sky is the limit for his talent.

Cold_Boy

Possebon has no chance imo.

samabachan

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I wouldn't be too hopeful that Possebon is going to make the breakthrough. I'd have much higher hopes for Pogba to be honest.

Alex

Pogba is going to be a monster of a player