This should open his eyes and make him put the required effort and discipline into his game.
That or he sulks.
That or he sulks.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Deserves it. Not the first time he's gone missing in a bigger game. And not the first time he's neglected his defensive duties.
Still think he’ll get on the pitch anyway and play well.
Can’t wait for him to come on at half time at 0-0 because we’re playing shite.
So Pogba is dropped because of Jose's inability to notice how to get the best out of him? 
the media will have a field day with this....
I love Pogba, probably too much, however I agree with Jose’s decision to drop him.
He just didn’t turn up against Spurs, and his performances against the top 6 so far haven’t been good enough - yes we know he plays better in a 3 man midfield - but he can’t suddenly turn into Cleverley if he’s asked to play in a 2 man midfield either.
Hopefully this will get a reaction out of him.
He just didn’t turn up against Spurs, and his performances against the top 6 so far haven’t been good enough - yes we know he plays better in a 3 man midfield - but he can’t suddenly turn into Cleverley if he’s asked to play in a 2 man midfield either.
Hopefully this will get a reaction out of him.
Probably him not working hard enough and clearly not doing what Mourinho asked has something to do with it...So Pogba is dropped because of Jose's inability to notice how to get the best out of him?
No doubt they'll make a tenuous link to Sanchez's arrival and wages.
Dropped. Finally. Hope it is because he is being asked to be disciplined. Wanted this treatment so many times last season.
Yes Pogba is more suited to a 3, he should still have been more disciplined against Spurs.
Yeah, definitely the right decision. Hopefully he gets the message and stops shirking responsibility in the big games.
Also it's not like it's one game. He was awful against Burnley too where he almost cost us the game because of his shit decision making and wanting the headlines instead of picking the right choice. Hes a terrific olayer when his head is in the right place, but needs to grow up. Against spurs he just kept pushing up and left the middle wide open. Mourinho using him incorrectly is true, but irrelevant when you see how he played. Whenever he got on the ball, he would try to do his thing and hold off a few players or dribble past players. Just fecking pass it. Dembele showed him up in that game and made him his bitch basically, so he deserves to be dropped.
For being lazy as feck I assume.So Pogba is dropped because of Jose's inability to notice how to get the best out of him?
If anybody gets team prediction anywhere near they have a direct line with someone in the know at OT.
This is genuinely a situation that can make or break Jose at United. I am not even exaggerating. I am hoping that Pogba reacts well to this and knuckles down.
That's a bit harsh. Cleverley may not have been so talented but at least he showed heart and fight. I agree with you though, a player may not prefer playing in a midfield 2 but if that is what the manager has decided to go with, for whatever reason, he has to accept it and do a professional job. Pogba's display on Wednesday was pathetic.
It’s Pogba’s inability to get the best out of himself - consistently - that’s the problem. All the mithering about formations on here is completely missing the point. Pogba has been both excellent and shit in a midfield three and a midfield two. More excellent games and less shit games will see him avoiding being dropped in the future.So Pogba is dropped because of Jose's inability to notice how to get the best out of him?
Exactly.So Pogba is dropped because of Jose's inability to notice how to get the best out of him?
Yeah it's pretty likely his performance against Spurs was down to both tactical issues and his own effort. Not one or the other.
Don't think many of us would have complained as much if we seen Pogba busting his ass throughout the game and being effective with the ball in the moments he had it, even if he wasn't having the best game.
As others have said, people like to forget this is one game only. He's had a good few matches recently when he's not been up to scratch compared to what he's capable of.
Anyway, Huddersfield at home is a match you would like to think we can rest him for.
Don't think many of us would have complained as much if we seen Pogba busting his ass throughout the game and being effective with the ball in the moments he had it, even if he wasn't having the best game.
As others have said, people like to forget this is one game only. He's had a good few matches recently when he's not been up to scratch compared to what he's capable of.
Anyway, Huddersfield at home is a match you would like to think we can rest him for.
Not sure why it's claimed Pogba goes missing against top teams. He's hardly played against top teams.
Agree, I thought the Spurs match we looked like the Chelsea team that got Jose sackedSo Pogba is dropped because of Jose's inability to notice how to get the best out of him?
He played in every game against a top team last season. And I’d struggle to remember a single acceptable - never mind impressive - performance in those games.
Pogba is meant to be one of the best midfielders in the world, and should be able to fit into a number of systems. Why should he be carried if he can only play in one formation?So Pogba is dropped because of Jose's inability to notice how to get the best out of him?
Spurs wasn't the only bad game he had , he was shite against Burnley as well.
Deserve dropping , guy should learn to be mature first before anything else.
Deserve dropping , guy should learn to be mature first before anything else.
He's fine in a midfield 2 usually. Against top teams, his weaknesses were obviously going to be exploited.
I wouldn't exactly call last season a write-off, but it's certainly harsh to form a judgement on him based on last season which was his first in the league, in a new team under a manager in his first season. Last season was mainly about not being shit and securing CL football.
It is clear that he is our most talented outfield player and in the right setup he will blossom. Of course there'll be games where he's not on it, but I can't remember too many of those games where he's part of a midfield three and been below par, mainly because we very rarely field a midfield 3. We are still far from addressing the balance of our team.
Yup, not like it was just the Spurs game, was awful away to Burnley too. He probably is being used incorrectly, or at least not in his best role. But that doesn't excuse whatever he put out against Spurs and Burnley.
I was just thinking of this season. When he's played United have only lost one in the league against Spurs.
Didn’t watch the Spurs game - heard that he was really indisciplined and had a bad performance overall but was it so bad that he deserved to be dropped?
Hopefully McTominany is showing in training the commitment to the double pivot role that Pogba should have.
Hopefully McTominany is showing in training the commitment to the double pivot role that Pogba should have.
Dropping him for a kick up the arse is fine and probably deserved. If he was to be out of favour longer term then we’d be much weaker for it.
Pogue if Pogba isn’t good enough (not saying that he isn’t, I think he’s class) but if he’s not played well enough against a top team since he’s been here then is it fair to say Mourinho’s signings have not been good enough?
Because if Pogba is struggling, Lindelof is struggling, Ibra is done, Matic is struggling and Mikhi is gone then what the hell has happened to our transfer policy?
I'd have thought Matic needed a rest.
When did i say Pogba wasn’t good enough? He’s clearly good enough. As I said, he just needs to be more consistent. Especially when it comes to defensive effort. He deserves this kick up the arse. He’ll learn from it.
He played very well against Arsenal but that was the exception in his time at United so far in big games, in fairness as you say he's not been available for many this year but generally it seems to have been a pattern throughout this career thus far. I seem to remember him being fairly involved in Juve's run to the Champions League final as well, he looked like he was playing a different game to the rest of his team in the final, while he also flattered to deceive at the Euros. That is a concern but the bigger one is his attitude, he can't flit around playing with no sense of responsibility when he feels like it.
Yeah, he’s hardly featured this season in the big games. Which makes the Spurs performance that bit more disappointing.
I haven't got an issue with him being dropped. Doesn't matter how talented a player he, they must always put in 100% effort. Pogba doesn't. He casually strolls around and plays as if he's too good to bother trying. Wish he'd stop with all the dabbing and social media shite and just knuckle down and become of the the best players in the world. He's capable of it.
I took that comment from you saying he hadn’t played well in a big game. If your world record signing has not played well in a big game in 18 months you’re in trouble.
He did not follow instructions and the manager is showing he is the biggest man at the club. Think that is what SAF would have done the same. Does it make pogba sulk? I hope not, i dont want this to become start of a spat between the two. It is also a kick up the backside for everyone that if you do not perform, you will be out no matter who you are.
Yea his energy has dropped a lot.
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