He should know his role and shut his mouthNot too much wrong with what his brother said no?
Oh absolutely. He loves a talk and seems a pretty irritating guy. But the content itself isn't too bad. Totally different to what Raiola did before the Leipzig game last season.He should know his role and shut his mouth
Phillips is shite at progressing the ball through the midfield. So are Fred and Mctominay - that's why everyone is so against them playing low block teams. Jury is still out on vdB. Pogba is the best in the world at that. We sell Pogba and you will watch us go back to failing to create chances against low block teams.Pogbas best form for us comes from the left wing, when Fred and Mctominay are fit they generally start in midfield over him.
Against any decent opposition he rarely plays in a two and if he does it doesn’t end up well.
Phillips is a proper two man midfield player, Pogba isn’t at all. Comparing Phillips to Pogba is just stupid considering Pogba is better on the left and can’t really play there against decent opposition.
Rashford, Ronaldo and Sancho are all better than Pogba from the left and can fill a creative void.
Ronaldo, Cavani, Greenwood, Rashford, Bruno, Sancho, Amad.
Phillips, Mctominay, Fred, VDB.
We would not miss Pogba I assure you.
You say no one’s overreacting then resort to hyperbole.No one's overreacting to anything. People are just sick of his brother's/agent talking at what seem like terrible times. We just get into good form and the first thing out of their mouths is he may leave. Eve of a UCL match which is tradition at this point too.
They say criticise the post not the poster so this poster is an idiot.
Pogba has been our best player this season and was up there for most of next season. You think Phillips is better cos he had a mediocre euros. Your memory isn't just short, it's non-existent.To be honest it’s Rashford over Pogba as I don’t consider Pogba to be a two man midfielder, for me he plays best off the left.
We don’t need him a handful of good games won’t change that opinion.
Some incredibly short memories here.
If we could do that more reliably against the lesser teams then that would probably suffice (beating them particularly at home has been somewhat of an issue), so far this season we haven't played anyone that good and although the results have been mostly very positive the performances haven't quite matched them (certainly the last half hour at Southampton and the Wolves game) so finding a balance where we can have more technical, creative players on the field but still look somewhat controlled is the next hurdle for this team. I don't see such an issue with going with McFred and having to either play Pogba wide or benching him against the better sides.Arsenal apparently did too for the last half-hour against Norwich, after bringing on Smith-Rowe. ESR and Ødegaard up front, Partey behind. If they can do it, I'm starting to believe we can too. Will be interesting to see if they try it for a full game, and against someone better than Norwich.
Considering how many players we have who would fit much better into that formation than they do in a 4231 (Donny, Pogba, Lingard just to name the most obvious), it's a really appealing prospect.
he's always on el chiringuito, and as been pointed out, he usually says far worse. him saying Pogba is feeling good here is a positive sign considering past statementsConsidering that the interview is from El Chiringuito tv I'd think it's more of a 'Come get me before it's too late' to Madrid.
What did I say that was hyperbole lol?You say no one’s overreacting then resort to hyperbole.
His brother has said nothing wrong here, if you want to regurgitate your faux outrage for Raiola’s comments then fine but if these comments derail this side then we truly are fecked as a football club.
I wonder why the Caf lacked the same energy for Albers. . .
What did I say that was hyperbole lol?
It’s hardly a tradition lad.Eve of a UCL match which is tradition at this point too.
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Grim. So grim.As good a player as he is, if or when Pogba leaves I don't think we'll need to replace him like for like in the transfer market.
We just have to fill that number 6 position with a new signing and then Mctominay, Fred, Vdb and Mejbri can all play in the 8.
Here's how the pool of first team midfield players can look like if or when Pogba leaves:
6: NEW SIGNING, Galbraith, Garner, Fred, Levitt
8: Mctominay, Vdb, Fred, Mejbri, Garner, Levitt
10: Fernandes, Vdb, Mejbri
In total 9 players for 3 positions. So Levitt, Garner and Galbraith might go out on loan again.
IIRC, did he not name drop Liverpool too as a possible destination for Pogba earlier this summer?Using Juve to get a better contract out of us, not exactly rocket science is it.
The haters will say GO WE DONT WANT YOU ANYWAY LEAVE TO TURIN IF YOU LOVE IT SO MUCH
Not that I remember but Raiola talks a lot. No chance he goes there anyway, they can barely pay Salah what he wants.IIRC, did he not name drop Liverpool too as a possible destination for Pogba earlier this summer?
If you’re Madrid or PSG why would you pay what we are asking when he has less than a year left?If Raiola gets him to Madrid of PSG he'll claim it as a victory, but what's been apparent the last few years is that there's absolutely no market for Pogba at the sort of level he believes he's at. A big side will take him on a free if he moves on, but the lack of teams knocking down the door is telling.
Well, you wouldn't, Or shouldn't. But that's not my point. He's been looking to leave for a couple of seasons now and no one has made a serious play to get him.If you’re Madrid or PSG why would you pay what we are asking when he has less than a year left?
Because with more than one year left on his contract our asking price would have been about £100m plus we had Covid so no club could afford to pay that. It’s not that he didn’t have a market. He prolly walks into almost any team in the world.Well, you wouldn't, Or shouldn't. But that's not my point. He's been looking to leave for a couple of seasons now and no one has made a serious play to get him.
He wanted to leave long before Covid and no club was willing to pay that.Because with more than one year left on his contract our asking price would have been about £100m plus we had Covid so no club could afford to pay that. It’s not that he didn’t have a market. He prolly walks into almost any team in the world.