Paul Pogba: My attitude wasn't right

[forevrared]

I dislike Jose as much as the next guy but this embarassing 0/10 performances like these have nothing to do with the manager. Stop this nonsense

Erm, when the whole team is unprepared and none of them show up to play, who exactly can you point the finger at? Fergie got far more out of lesser players than Jose has at his disposal. It's absolutely the manager's job to have each player he picks ready to play. It falls to the players, too, and if Pogba was the weak link today, you may have a point. That wasn't the case, unfortunately.

 

[Pexbo]

I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he means his "approach" rather than "interest". He went into the game with the idea it would be a lot easier than it was and that he'd be spending the day on the front foot creating. He was completely wrong and their physicality and commitment caught him off guard and he never got a chance to grow into the game.

 

[Quizierda]

I don't care if Jose is shite. If the players can't bring the right attitude in the 2nd match of the season that's on them.

If your supervisor at work is a clueless guy living in the past and hinders yourself to fulfil your potential don't you think this would effect your attitude towards work as well?

I see your point of course and the players need to question themselves a lot but the board has a job to do as well in my opinion.

 

[Green_Red]

He's hurt, at least that shows he cares... As Ferguson used to say, sometimes you need to lose in order to win. With some luck they wont get beat for a good run of games now.

 

[YouOnlyLiveTwice]

who cares if the captain doesn't care. feck off.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

I don't care if Jose is shite. If the players can't bring the right attitude in the 2nd match of the season that's on them.

The performance of the managers team is on the manager regardless of the blame also attributed to the players. This pretence that the manager isn't to be blamed is steeped in a flawed logic.

 

[SirAF]

He is trying to act like a captain.

He’s not playing like one, that’s for sure.

 

[wolvored]

His attitude isnt right because he wants to go to Barca.

 

[Pexbo]

It puzzles me that there were United-fans who thought Everything was fine after Mourinhos comments about Pogba. Everything is not right - and it probably never will be. So its a question about who you want to stay ?

Pogba comes out and takes responsibility for his poor play and thats somehow an indication that things aren't right between him and the manager who has been glowing about his maturity and willingness to grasp responsibility?

 

[Rory 7]

I watched that interview on Sky and I have to say I’m now convinced Pogba wants Mourinho out. Either that or he wants out. He was more or less saying he wasn’t mentally ready for the game. Breaking the world record to resign one of our academy players was always the low point for me. Not at all surprised that things are playing out this way between two giant egos.

 

[AllezLesDiables]

He is trying to act like a captain.

He doesn’t have the mentality for it.

 

[Andycoleno9]

I don't care if Jose is shite. If the players can't bring the right attitude in the 2nd match of the season that's on them.

Agree. This is embarrasing. Second game of the season. Second!

 

[Cassidy]

I watched that interview on Sky and I have to say I’m now convinced Pogba wants Mourinho out. Either that or he wants out. He was more or less saying he wasn’t mentally ready for the game. Breaking the world record to resign one of our academy players was always the low point for me. Not at all surprised that things are playing out this way between two giant egos.

Wasn't he blaming himself and the players and not the manager?

 

[The_Order]

Thats big of him.

The whole team fell apart. Can't think of a top European side that can't press or handle the press.

 

[AR87]

If your supervisor at work is a clueless guy living in the past and hinders yourself to fulfil your potential don't you think this would effect your attitude towards work as well?

I don't get paid millions to play a game I'm presumably passionate about in front of a global audience. If I was I think I'd at least put in a modicum of effort even if I don't believe in the manager 2 matches into the season.

The players knew Moyes was a joke but they still started off that season with some genuine effort and will.

 

[ash_86]

Step 1. Accept the fault.

I think it's the first time he'd doing it on United shirt. Good to see he felt the same what we felt.

 

[.Rossi]

This is the sort of shit that happens 18, 19 year old players.
Not 25/26 year old players

 

[AR87]

The performance of the managers team is on the manager regardless of the blame also attributed to the players. This pretence that the manager isn't to be blamed is steeped in a flawed logic.

This isn't the Jose Mourinho thread. His tactics and the team looking devoid of any creativity against Brighton is absolutely worthy of criticism, but I'm not going to excuse the utter lack of effort and fight from the players because of that.

 

[Rory 7]

Wasn't he blaming himself and the players and not the manager?

If you take it at face value yes. But when asked what did Mourinho say I thought his response was quite telling. He started to tell the interviewer what Mourinho said and then said ‘ask him’. Think about it. A captain saying he wasn’t mentally right. In a round about way he’s point out that the manager can’t trust him.

 

[Shane88]

The behind the scenes stuff for France show him being a leader, motivating people. But he can't or won't do it for United?

Get rid.

 

[el3mel]

If your supervisor at work is a clueless guy living in the past and hinders yourself to fulfil your potential don't you think this would effect your attitude towards work as well?

I see your point of course and the players need to question themselves a lot but the board has a job to do as well in my opinion.

This attitude is unacceptable even if Moyes himself is the manager.

 

[TheReligion]

So Pogba is basically saying what Mourinho said over the summer is true?

 

[Kush]

Good for him to accept his fault, it's toughest thing in the world to accept your mistakes.

But bigger concern is why is our attitude so appalling 2nd game into the season? Do they not seriously believe it amongst themselves they can do it this season?

 

[fergosaurus]

The club should ban him from doing post-match interviews. He's had a mare in both of them and is just feeding the press with these type of comments.

 

[Quizierda]

I don't get paid millions to play a game I'm presumably passionate about in front of a global audience. If I was I think I'd at least put in a modicum of effort even if I don't believe in the manager 2 matches into the season.

The players knew Moyes was a joke but they still started off that season with some genuine effort and will.

Yes, they started the season well because the propably new that Moyes wasn't going to last long. However players are now being coached by Mou for more than two years and still there is new progress - even worse we develop backwards. So I think a level of frustration is understandable and this isn't the first time that this happens to a team coached by Mou!

 

[Backrow Singer]

If your supervisor at work is a clueless guy living in the past and hinders yourself to fulfil your potential don't you think this would effect your attitude towards work as well?

I see your point of course and the players need to question themselves a lot but the board has a job to do as well in my opinion.

No.

He’s playing proffesional football for Manchester United. If his attitude or motivation is being impacted by other people, he shouldn’t be playing for the football club. End of story.

The whole situation is embarrassing. All the nonsense about systems, tactics, some of his passing today was absolutely disgraceful.

For people to say “good on him for coming out and saying it” it just as bad. Nonsense. He shouldn’t be saying it because his commitment shouldn’t be an issue in the first place.

I play rugby to a high level and for a proffesional athlete at this level of the game not to go into a fixture with the correct attitude is an absolute disgrace. Inexcusable.

 

[harms]

How on earth can you come out into an interview and say that as the captain of Manchester United? Even if it's true, how on earth are you not ashamed of admitting that? What a fecking disgrace.

What? How is admitting an attitude problem a disgrace? Having that problem in the first place as a captain of Man United — perhaps. Speaking the truth is not shameful.

 

[Mick321]

I dislike Jose as much as the next guy but this embarassing 0/10 performances like these have nothing to do with the manager. Stop this nonsense

How are players performances nothing to do with the manager? It's everything to do with him otherwise we wouldn't be paying him millions a year to manage. I follow Rangers a little bit due to family and Gerrard has players there performance who looked like pub players under Warburton and Murty, the idea a manager doesn't make a difference to players is crazy.

 

[Seveneric]

Talk is cheap.

It's not like his attitude problem started this season, it's neither his 1st or 10th game that sees him having this issue, so is he just realizing this, or at what point does the change come?

 

[Eyepopper]

Honestly: I can understand why the attitude of some players doesn't seem to be right at the moment. If you have the potential a lot of our players have (Pogba, Martial, Sanchez..) and get then coached by a dinosaur who just isn't able to bring the best out of the team (nevermind yourself) this is just frustrating.

Mou is the problem and needs to leave - should have abaout a yeasr ago though..

If Mike Bassett was the manager that wouldn't excuse our 'captain' losing the ball 27 times against a team like Brighton FFS.

 

[Sultan]

He's simply taking the blame for the team.

 

[SAred]

We need a Roy Keane

 

[Cassidy]

If you take it at face value yes. But when asked what did Mourinho say I thought his response was quite telling. He started to tell the interviewer what Mourinho said and then said ‘ask him’. Think about it. A captain saying he wasn’t mentally right. In a round about way he’s point out that the manager can’t trust him.

His response was "ask him, I dont want to speak for others". If you watch Jose interview he didn't want to publicly criticise any players for the press.
Probably Pogba was aware of that and didn't want to speak out of turn.

Seriously too many conspiracy theories here.

 

[JPRouve]

He's simply taking the blame for the team.

Exactly, he is trying to focus the attention on him which for what it's worth isn't necessarily smart.

 

[Cassidy]

Exactly, he is trying to focus the attention on him which for what it's worth isn't necessarily smart.

Pretty much

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

I thought his attitude was fine. In regards to work off the ball, he kept going today and against Liecester. Unfortunately, he wasnt great on it, but the same can be said about everyone else.

All round shower of shite from the boys today.

 

[Fredo]

"We lost, we did not deserve to win. The attitude we had was not like we wanted to beat them, they had more hunger than us. I put myself first, my attitude wasn’t right enough, we keep trying and pushing, and it is going to be a big lesson for us."

Thats what he said, he's conceding we werent good enough, just stop overreacting ffs

 

[Werd.]

There is clearly bad blood between him and Mourinho.

Dosen't mean both hate the sight of each other of course as many people have good working relationship even if they don't see eye to eye on a personal level (don't think Pep and Aguero are huge on a personal level for example). Or that Pogba will leave in next two weeks.

I get this forum will always look to defend people at the club but seem odd people are in denial about this and think the media invert the issues between him and Mourinho. I'd say the off the record briefing would dismiss that.

Couldn't give a feck if there is bad blood between them at this point, tbh.

However, second game into the season where the team has had a really poor performance, maybe it isn't the wisest statement to make by the captain seeing as there are already numerous doubts/issues about the club and players in general going into this season, which was more my point.

 

[Fredo]

"We lost, we did not deserve to win. The attitude we had was not like we wanted to beat them, they had more hunger than us. I put myself first, my attitude wasn’t right enough, we keep trying and pushing, and it is going to be a big lesson for us."

Thats what he said, he's conceding we werent good enough, just stop overreacting ffs

 

[prateik]

His response was "ask him, I dont want to speak for others". If you watch Jose interview he didn't want to publicly criticise any players for the press.
Probably Pogba was aware of that and didn't want to speak out of turn.

Seriously too many conspiracy theories here.

There is a narrative and now people are trying to fit everything into it.

Poor performance. Player says he didnt perform and takes blame.
There is nothing more to it...


Nah. Its a dig at Jose. Jose has lost the dressing room. He cant motivate anyone anymore. Its a coded message. Pogba is playing 4 dimensional chess here.

 

[Hoof the ball]

Even if all eleven grafted harder that wouldn’t account for tactical issues. If there’s effort issues then that should be addressed, naturally, but the problems don’t start and end at attitude or graft. Where’s the coaching effort to give players like Pogba the best chance to succeed in a system that doesn’t make it difficult to?