[roonster09]

Won more tackles than any player in our side, only Casemiro won as many tackles as Pogba.

 

[NoLogo]

Big fan but worst player on the pitch tonight. He doesn't take big games too well, it seems.

In general I feel his is still very immature in a lot of games. Rushed and bad decisions, all over the place with little to no tactical discipline and trying too hard to score.

He needs to take a good look at Matic and see take a lesson from his composure and calmness. I dearly hope he can learn to be smarter on the pitch otherwise he bought a super expensive Nani.

 

[MikeUpNorth]

Odd that he bottles it so badly against the big teams. He needs to try and calm himself down somehow.

 

[VP89]

Won more tackles than any player in our side, only Casemiro won as many tackles as Pogba.

He's been pretty shite even in spite that stat, which is pretty telling.

 

[cyberman]

Worked extremely hard when not in possession which I was impressed with.

 

[Synco]

Have defended him a lot, but today he was bad pretty much for the reasons the critics say. Second half was a bit better, when he played behind Fellaini.

I generally like it when he plays deeper & concentrates more on distribution than final third action. He can advance from there too, but the mix is better. So not a fan of 'freeing him up' too much.

 

[roonster09]

He's been pretty shite even in spite that stat, which is pretty telling.

Yeah his offensive contribution was average and made few wrong decisions in the final third. Missed few easy passes too.

 

[Lentwood]

We need to stop with this experiment of playing him further forward. So good when he has the whole pitch infront of him and so bad when he gets it with his back to goal and starts trying those wierd stud rolling tricks he does

Still our best player by a country mile so we have to do whatever we can to get him to shine in big games

 

[ash_86]

Needs to learn from Kroos on how to be simple.

 

[flappyjay]

Odd that he bottles it so badly against the big teams. He needs to try and calm himself down somehow.

He tries harder than he should in the big games. He looks good when he keeps it simple, if that was a normal match he probably slips in Mkhitaryan rather than shoot

 

[K2K]

Sell him!

 

[Sammyjunn]

Anything new? This is his current level, stilla bit of a highlights player against toughee opposition.

 

[Manny]

He didn't look focused and I'm sure part of him feels the need to look a world record buy.

So when it started going bad, it went really bad.

 

[Suedesi]

Needs to sit on the bench and learn how to play simple.

A shadow of the Juve version - misses the guidance of Pirlo, Vidal, Marchisio etc. Not ready to be a leader yet.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Odd that he bottles it so badly against the big teams. He needs to try and calm himself down somehow.

His biggest flaw as a player is trying to take on too much himself. And the bigger the game the more he seems to think he needs to take on. It's a bit of a Catch 22. Yong and lernin though.

 

[VeevaVee]

In general I feel his is still very immature in a lot of games. Rushed and bad decisions, all over the place with little to no tactical discipline and trying too hard to score.

I actually think he takes too long to make decisions then still makes the wrong one. It's the main sticking point of his game and it's pretty important for a player like him to sort it out.

 

[kouroux]

Needs to learn from Kroos on how to be simple.

Kroos is a great player. Every single thing he attempts, you can understand the logic behind it, even if he misses.

 

[Zoo]

Good and bad stuff. He'll have a good season in the league.

 

[el3mel]

Not his best game, obviously.

 

[Steven Seagull]

But shouldn't Pogba be competing against truly world class players? Fellaini held himself in a better regard tonight.

Yes of course. He didn't play well so he didn't compete. They're a level above anything he'll come up against this season and have played together 100+ times.

 

[Rado_N]

His biggest flaw as a player is trying to take on too much himself. And the bigger the game the more he seems to think he needs to take on. It's a bit of a Catch 22. Yong and lernin though.

Was just about to say basically the same, he's trying too hard. Needs to calm it down and use his teammates more; it'll come with time.

He was also up against the best team in the world right now. He'll be fine in the league.

 

[Moonred]

He did 4-5 truly bad decisions. The biggest one doesn't hide them all.

That post was during the break. Sure he added a few more.

Anyway, thought he was average. But I see some of the problems. He still plays like he was in Juve when he had incredibly smart footballers with great movements around him which helped him. Most of the time here, I see him grab the ball and then he finds no one to pass to...dilly dallies...with the only option being to blast or hoof the ball which results in either losing the ball or a difficult pass. Most of his problems stems from the fact that he never tries to do simple things which he needs to get over. The same problem is evident in Martial as well.

 

[Holters]

Pogba had a mare today. Terrible match. One of his weakest matches in a while.

 

[Barca84]

Needs to learn from Kroos on how to be simple.

This.

 

[marjen]

Kroos is a great player. Every single thing he attempts, you can understand the logic behind it, even if he misses.

I realize he made probably the biggest mistake of the night when he lost the ball to Herrera - but Kroos is like a robot. He just passes the ball like a machine. The right decision 99 out of a 100 and the execution to go with it.

Amazing player.

 

[kouroux]

His biggest flaw as a player is trying to take on too much himself. And the bigger the game the more he seems to think he needs to take on. It's a bit of a Catch 22. Yong and lernin though.

Young and learning indeed but isn't it woryying that he shows no sign of improvement when it comes to that for years now ?

 

[sammsky1]

Needs to sit on the bench and learn how to play simple.

A shadow of the Juve version - misses the guidance of Pirlo, Vidal, Marchisio etc. Not ready to be a leader yet.

I thought that was last season's mantra? So frustrating.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Was just about to say basically the same, he's trying too hard. Needs to calm it down and use his teammates more; it'll come with time.

He was also up against the best team in the world right now. He'll be fine in the league.

Playing in a settled line-up will help with that. Central midfields are built in partnerships. Looking forward to seeing us developing an actual midfield unit this season, for the first time in years.

 

[kouroux]

I realize he made probably the biggest mistake of the night when he lost the ball to Herrera - but Kroos is like a robot. He just passes the ball like a machine. The right decision 99 out of a 100 and the execution to go with it.

Amazing player.

Even the little things, like how he shifts his body when receiving a pass in order to pass the teammate he already checked. Left foot, right foot, truly something else. He doesn't just pass it, he makes it liquid.

 

[Suedesi]

I thought that was last season's mantra? So frustrating.

He's so full of himself.

 

[WoodysWallet]

Poor performance from a player that should have standards higher than those shown tonight.

He's a gifted player, but he can't do it alone.

 

[marjen]

Even the little things, like how he shifts his body when receiving a pass in order to pass the teammate he already checked. Left foot, right foot, truly something else. He doesn't just pass it, he makes it liquid.

Yup. Imagine Pogba playing alongside Casemiro and Kroos. He'd be amazing.

 

[Rado_N]

Playing in a settled line-up will help with that. Central midfields are built in partnerships. Looking forward to seeing us developing an actual midfield unit this season, for the first time in years.

Yea definitely. I'm also expecting Matic to help him out a lot. Once those three begin to figure it out together it could be immense.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Young and learning indeed but isn't it woryying that he shows no sign of improvement when it comes to that for years now ?

It's a very immature attitude, so you'd expect it to improve as he matures. Eventually.

 

[Blind]

Hopefully Matic will be a good influence on him, he played well with Carrick last season and Matic will obviously be a far more consistent presence in the team.

 

[Kostur]

Wanting to do too much by himself, shades of the beginning of the last season for me, hope he grows into the game like he did back then.

 

[Eddy_JukeZ]

Young and learning indeed but isn't it woryying that he shows no sign of improvement when it comes to that for years now ?

I don't think going to Juve helped honestly. Someone said it, but he got by there with raw talent and a very good midfield supporting his abilities. Not saying that Pogba was "carried", but his decision making being a weak point was somewhat hidden by that great midfield. If you get what I'm saying.

He can still improve and hopefully Mourinho and the coaching staff can help him in regards to simplicity and reading of the game.

 

[kouroux]

It's a very immature attitude, so you'd expect it to improve as he matures. Eventually.

Hopefully

 

[kouroux]

I don't think going to Juve helped honestly. Someone said it, but he got by there with raw talent and a very good midfield supporting his abilities. Not saying that Pogba was "carried", but his decision making being a weak point was somewhat hidden by that great midfield. If you get what I'm saying.

He can still improve and hopefully Mourinho and the coaching staff can help him in regards to simplicity and reading of the game.

The frustrating thing is that he can already do it as he does it but never in successive matchs you'll have that feeling that Pogba played like an intelligent and calm player.

 

[NoLogo]

I actually think he takes too long to make decisions then still makes the wrong one. It's the main sticking point of his game and it's pretty important for a player like him to sort it out.

Well the first wrong decision from him is that he often keeps the ball when he shouldn't, goes into a dribbling, notices he is going no where and either loses the ball or picks out a pass that gets easily intercepted because at this point the opposition is back in their defensive shape, so yeah he takes too long in a sense. I still feel he is often rushed because he already does something with the ball before he even thinks about what he does. I think the really great midfielders already know what to do with the ball before they even get it, where to pass or which space to run into with it. Modric and Kroos are masters of this. They control the ball and already know where it will go next or if they need to keep it a moment longer. I don't know if you can learn this kind of awareness for the game or if you either have it or not. I damn sure hope though that Pogba can still learn this.

That being said he already had those games for us where I felt he made much smarter decisions with the ball, which where also those where he played in a slightly deeper role.

 

[Frank Grimes]

Agree with everyone who says he takes too many touches at times and loses possession when he should be playing it simple but he also has to do better with his chances. Missed a great chance to play Mkhitaryan in in first half and should also have scored from his header in second half when Lukaku missed the rebound.
I expect better to be honest.