Not really. Pogba tends to dwell in the ball and slows down transition for a #10.
Look at the gaps by both wingers during the City match. Pogba would hold on to the ball and then those gaps would evaporate. That's why Olé played him deep like a #6 last season.
But we were too ponderous then.
I agree, most fans want him in a 10 because we play Lingard or Perreira.
2 weeks ago the same people were all over Fred and his lack of quality.
Pogba and McT should be the starter. or a 4-3-3 with Fred in the pivot, McT on the right side of 3 and Pogba left.
But Ole prefers 4-2-31 and I would have pogba as a 6 because:
1. He likes to come deep and start attacks
2. He isnt mobile enough to receive the ball and turn.
3. He doesn't press
4. We have 2 pacey wingers who can get in behind. Against teams that are hard to break down, Pogba playing balls over the top to James and Rashford making inverted runs could be what we need.
How many times do Liverpool play balls over the top for their wingers? We just dont have the quality to find the ball, I have watched Rashford make run after run and no one even attempts the ball.
When Pogba plays watch how many times he finds Rashford over the top. He cannot do that playing in the 10.