The over reaction to Pogba here will always amaze me.
As a fan base, we just cannot be objective with Pogba at all. people either think he's world class or total garbage.
This Pogba debate is just a shambles and not productive whatsoever.
I knew before I read half of the comments here it would be people over hyping him and stating he cant do wrong and he's the best player ever etc. usual tripe.
So Pogba against Fulham - top class goal - absolutely cannot argue with that, but bar that he was pretty much 5/10. Wasn't horrendous, wasn't great. The goal made his performance seem better than it was, which probably means he probably kicked his performance to a 7/10.
So why dont I rate him a 10/10 v Fulham? Easy - he wasn't that good. Fred had a better game in the middle of the park. Pogba done some nice things, he also gave the ball away cheaply, tried way to many long balls that didnt come off and played with no tempo whatsoever. He's so slow on the ball it's unreal.
He didnt control the midfield or set us up or play with tempo or anything. He can never be considered world class playing central midfield because he cannot dictate games. He relies on others too much to be considered an elite level player.
What you described sounds like a typical Bruno Fernandes display, yet there is no such ‘debate’ as you put it. He is unanimously seen to be doing well. We don’t count every misplaced pass, or sloppy loss of possession in the defensive third.
And I agree that he wasn’t a 10/10 vs Fulham - I don’t think anyone should say he was. He’s played better football than his last few games before. It’s just that they have likely been erased, or the fact that the current performances are coupled with the team doing well makes them worth more. That will always be the case in football. If your team wins, your performance will be looked at from the context of what you did to contribute to the success. The misplaced pass doesn’t matter as much, because you win. As I said earlier, in the memory of most fans, the likes of Keane/Scholes etc probably never had bad games, which isn’t actually true. They both had plenty. But who cares? Ruud scored and United won. If your team gets poor results, performances are always analysed from the perspective of what could/should have been done better, because praise cannot be unreserved as after all, you guys lost! There must have been faults.
In summary, even in the last few years, performing exactly as he did, Pogba would be considered more unanimously successful if we as a team had been successful. It’s just the nature of the game. It’s different for strikers, as they are judged on simpler metrics. Midfielders, fullbacks etc. Their reputation relies on team success. It is why part of the reason why players who want to be recognised as the best want to move to the best teams. Team success does wonders for the reputation of the individual. On the flipside, there is rarely such a thing as lauded players in failing/underachieving teams.