He played two full 90 minutes games and one 80+ in recent weeks literally after his come back, this was obviously tactical decision because we lost control of the game. Pogba had less touches than Ronaldo on the pitch, apart from couple of great moves, it wasn't great central midfield performance at all.
Mate, he got substituted. Calm down! You do understand he’s a current Manchester United player right?
And we are not supposed to criticise Manchester United players?
We also didn't have Fred or Matic available for those games, so he was needed - now that we have both of them back it makes sense to manage his minutes with tougher games coming up.
Literally lost control of the game in the middle of the park (70% scum possession) after he came off yet he's still getting heatWe've lost control of the game because of a fluke goal and a relentless press, blaming this on Pogba is pure agenda
If Rangnick didn't rate him, he wouldn't even play him. It's as simple as that. Like you said, the sub was about playing fresh legs
Check my posts, I criticise our players in abundance. The witch-hunt you seem to be on is ridiculous.
Literally lost control of the game after he came off yet he's still getting heat
It's ridiculous, if we lost this game guarantee he would've blamed Pogba.Anyone with common sense can see that, unless, for some reason you take a disliking to an individual player.
Agreed, they minimise what he does well and amplify anything he does poorly. It’s very weird.
Yeah some puzzling posts here. He was heads and shoulders above anybody else and the incessant need to blame Pogba for everything is a little bizzare, especially so after today's performance.
Anyone with common sense can see that, unless, for some reason you take a disliking to an individual player.
You do realise we've conceeded two goals before replacing him?Literally lost control of the game after he came off yet he's still getting heat
We were 2-0 up at half time and his thread was literally the only one that was bumped, and it was posters saying he is world class. Afzer one half against Leeds. And you seem to think it's me who bumped it to criticise him.
Personally I'd play Pogba wide left and Sancho wide right. Starting both Bruno and Pogba in midfield would be a mistake. We could do it today for a while at least due to how Leeds play but Atletico will be a different proposition. There's no player really staking a claim to play alongside Sancho in the wide attacking positions so you can get Pogba in the side that way.
He's played fantastically today, some of the skills were dazzling, and as a United fan I don't see why you wouldn't celebrate & enjoy a player who puts on such a display.
We also conceded two goals with Bruno & Sancho on the pitch too, is it also their fault that we lost control? No, i'm guessing.
You do realise I never said it's Pogba's fault alone that we lost control? Why do you keep repeating it that I said it or blamed him entirely for it?
Yep, also lowest in the team by number of passes at that point when he was replaced, which is ridiculuous for a central midfielder.
The point is trying to to blame Pogba for something that actually isn't his fault - he was our only player who played well at the start of the second half.
How tf can he have a headed clearance and no clearance in the same stat sheet? Same as no free kick won and fouled once?
After today’s game/1st half a person feeling the need to ground the chat around Pogba is a tad bizarre. The issue with posters like yourself is you talking as if Pogba operates in a silo, you cherry picked a stat that didn’t favour him & felt the need to tell us all in spite of the evidence on the pitch he’d had a good half. He doesn’t take the field by himself, he underperforms at times but that’s not what you’ve come here to say, you’ve come to pedal a narrative that simply isn’t true.
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The chance he created was clear cut and his individual brilliance created the corner that led to the goal. Less to do with the eye test and more about putting his stats in context.
I can't think of another player that gets their performances dissected into segments.
Well you must have a weird agenda against him because people are praising him today.
It’s the most lazy analysis. Convinced some didn’t watch the first half.
Eye test moments? I prefer to watch the game than read stats. He was bloody brilliant today and only a blind person will say it was “moments” performance. He literally did nothing wrong in the whole game.
I think it’s fair to do that here, not in terms of discrediting him but rationalising the sub. He was fantastic in the first half but as soon as Leeds started pressing and playing with energy in the beginning of the second half we needed Fred to give us more defensive solidity in the middle.
On that analysis he is no less ‘football smart’ that Fred or McTominay who both struggle to pass at any pace. Quite a weird critique when his teammates in the same position are worse in both cases. He played well, he’ll play badly again soon, no need to caveat your dammed praise you’ll have something to jump on him for soon enough.
Good points
But that really didn’t happen. Leeds were dominating possession even more and walking through the midfield with ease. Wasn’t until Ronaldo came that control was restored
No, they're both not good enough to be starting for United consistently, so it's not even fair to compare them to Pogba's level and what he can do. And I never said "in comparison to McTomminay or Fred" in anything I said so I don't know why you're bringing them into the conversation. I'm merely discussing Pogba and what he does during a match.
I said you have an agenda because after the end of the first half when we were 2-0 up and Pogba was arguably the best player of the half, your first comment was
I have no interest in discrediting. That's why I have tried to segment.
