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He has been a consistent starter for the previous 3 months. He has even started on the right when we got Sanchez to try and accommodate all our attacking players in one lineup. At the moment we're still figuring out how to use both in a way not disturbing the team balance.Martial is still in limbo it seems.
We're playing three holding midfielders. And if Mourinho can't devise a tactical set up which fits in our most talented player and the player we broke the world record for, then that doesn't say much for his management.It's not a punishment. What don't people get...with Sanchez arrival, we need 2 holding midfielders especially in tough away games and Pogba isn't suddenly going to turn out defensively. He will play the return leg.
A manager can't persuade a club to break the world record fee for a player and then bench him for our biggest games of the season.A DOF doesn’t get to choose the starting 11.
Yes, he can, if he feels it's the right decision at the time, for the team. It's his neck on the line, anyway. If it doesn't go according to plan, rest assured that all the hungry wolves lurking in the shadows will absolutely rip into Jose for his team selection tonight.A manager can't persuade a club to break the world record fee for a player and then bench him for our biggest games of the season.
Even best players get dropped after continued run of form. And if that's the only reason why Jose dropped him, then I have no problems with that.Pogba has been our best player and the player in our team with the highest ceiling, we can't afford losing him.
We can't restart our rebuild because if we lose Pogba in this market we are fecked.
He most certainly can. The manager is obliged to go with the players and lineup who have demonstrated the best form leading up to the latest fixture. The market price we paid for player x has nothing to do with his logic.A manager can't persuade a club to break the world record fee for a player and then bench him for our biggest games of the season.
Sanchez is our best player and it's clear from the games he has played for us. He gives us the creativity of Pogba with a far greater work rate and goal threat.We're finally back in the Champions League proper, and we find a way to leave our best player and world record signing on the bench. I can't even.
Also said he 'was not able to play' against Huddersfield and not ill. In fact, no mention of illness. Maybe just reading to much into it?Mourinho didn't really offer much of substance there, albeit "He created doubts" might or might not have some sort of hidden meaning.
On paper sure but he's been far from that for a while.Imagine leaving your best player out in a CL knockout.
Our best player is playing.Imagine leaving your best player out in a CL knockout.
Well, in the interview I saw he said that Pogba decided that he didn't feel right, which seemed to me to allude to illness rather than anything more underhand.Also said he 'was not able to play' against Huddersfield and not ill. In fact, no mention of illness. Maybe just reading to much into it?
Aye, I conveniently forgot that.Well, in the interview I saw he said that Pogba decided that he didn't feel right, which seemed to me to allude to illness rather than anything more underhand.
could of played 10 ahead of Oscar and developed all the same. He is still an AMC just being deployed CM. Silva too. If they played 10 they would still be excellent I am sure. That doesn't just changeIt's quite simple but most seem to miss them obvious...these players would not have developed the way they did if they stayed at Chelsea. KdB especially is a completely different player now, back then he was a wide attacker like Hazard and at Wolfsburg he w.s a no.10 that would support the striker. At Man City KdB is a midfield orchestrator. As he has developed his game he has gone further back on the pitch.
Jaysus. Hard to read that as anything other than Pogba being punished for pulling a last-minute sickie.Tweet
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Didn’t catch the Newcastle game?We're less likely to win football matches with Pogba not in the team. That's a fact.
Any piss about sending a message is exactly that. Piss.
But Pogba tweeted he was 'gutted' not to be involved. Unless Pogba is going all out in his 'pulling a sickie' hmmJaysus. Hard to read that as anything other than Pogba being punished for pulling a last-minute sickie.
To be honest, if he really did pull a sickie because he was butt-hurt about being dropped (which is a nagging doubt I’ve had since then) then I’m all on board with him being benched.
I agree. He's our star player for a reason. The funny thing is that Jose brought him for a such a big fee, so this is all on him too.We're less likely to win football matches with Pogba not in the team. That's a fact.
Any piss about sending a message is exactly that. Piss.
Anyone who’s ever pulled a sickie knows full well you have to pretend you’re “gutted” to be stuck at home watching Netflix.But Pogba tweeted he was 'gutted' not to be involved. Unless Pogba is going all out in his 'pulling a sickie' hmm
He’s not the only one.As I thought.
Mourinho not convinced he was really sick.
