The sort of performance that makes you less worried about his leaving on a free. Atletico away is no place for Pogba.
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Bad performance amongst a midfield of bad performers. We move.
Yeah Pogba is a big guy too, I know he can’t can’t dart around the pitch but everything he does feels so slow. Maybe he needs a while to recover between games maybe? This will be an unpopular as he’s had some great performances recently.. but at his age and with his injury record, I won’t be disappointed if he leaves at the end of the season.
However good he is on the ball (on certain days), it is so infuriating watching him stand still the middle of the pitch and just ball watch, shifting his body towards the direction of player with the ball and only chose to run and/or attempt to close down once the attack has moved beyond him. Off the ball, he looks like he doesn't want anything to do with the game.
It just looked like that because he gave up the ball every single time he was pressed
He was an absolute disaster out there.
Pogba seemed adamant to show his strength tonight. Kondogbia threw himself to the floor on 4 occasions I can remember, and won a free kick everytime. Pogba should've had th awareness to win a few free kicks at the right times to relieve pressure.
If the team plays well he plays well.
He was shit, simple. Nothing to do with what was around him if you segregate his performance
That was very poor performance, he lost ball almost all the time when he tried to shield it using his strength. Played pass of the game though, that was brilliant pass, only he can play among the players on the pitch.
Never in milion years I would play him in midfield 2 in CL knock out stages. Especially with Fred at DM.
We keep trying the same things expecting different results.
We keep trying the same things expecting different results.
Should just play him from the left, rashford is disastrous
Game was too quick for him.
We know this guys. Allowed to play at his pace he can be special.
But the best play levels above his pace.
We know this guys. Allowed to play at his pace he can be special.
But the best play levels above his pace.
Yes that’s fair
Has he ever had a top performance in a big game for us? Guy is our most talented player but he has flattered to deceive for years.
Opposition managers constantly target him because he dawdles on the ball too much and leaves us on the back foot when he inevitably loses possession.
Opposition managers constantly target him because he dawdles on the ball too much and leaves us on the back foot when he inevitably loses possession.
As I said in another thread, Pogba and Bruno played like parodies of themselves. A showcase of everything that is shit about them as footballers. Pogba produced a highlight reel of every possible way to lose possession by taking far too long on the ball and having no clue of what’s going on around you.
Ffs here we go
Bruno can play that sort of a pass too, but yeah it was really good. Led to our best chance of the game, which shows how poorly everyone generally played.
Guess you jinxed it ^^
Difficult match, early goal against and Atletico so much more up for it in the first half. Pogba was too loose, I get it, he got special treatment by Atletico but that is always going to be the case against the better teams. He wasn't helped by half of our team shitting their pants when on the ball but a few times he got caught very badly. Note for the 2nd leg of this fixture: expect a midfield battle. So either Pogba on the left or as the furthest forward midfielder.
Atletico swarmed him all the time. It must have been a part of their gameplan.
In these types of matches he needs to lay off his style and play more simple. But I don't think he will ever learn.
In these types of matches he needs to lay off his style and play more simple. But I don't think he will ever learn.
Yeah loads. City plenty of times, Chelsea plenty of times, Arsenal plenty of times. Europa league semi finals and final. We have other players who it would be better to ask that question of.
Middlesbrough
Burnley
Southampton
Brighton
Leeds
Fans started getting giddy. First decent team we play since he returned and he was awful again. Imagine my surprise.
Giving him 400k a week would be Alexis Sanchez territory. He's simply not worth it.
Burnley
Southampton
Brighton
Leeds
Fans started getting giddy. First decent team we play since he returned and he was awful again. Imagine my surprise.
Giving him 400k a week would be Alexis Sanchez territory. He's simply not worth it.
I was saying to myself before the game he would be caught in possession and that is what happened. About 4 or 5 times in the first half alone.
Simeone had him figured out tonight. If we're to get anything out of this competition we need him, along with Bruno, to not disappear like that. It won't get any easier with other teams.
Himself and bruno. They would really go after them.
He wasn't that bad. Kept the balll too long at times like usual but that's about it.
Terrible performance. Dispossessed 3 times. Gave the ball away. Couldn't be bothered to get back in time to mark their player for the huge chance just before half-time.
Shocking. People blame Ronaldo for holding us back, we played 10 times better when Pog went off. Too slow and also horrific passing. Sooner he fecks off the better - need committed players and not flashes of brilliance.
Rotten first half, wasn't ready for the intense press and was harrassed off the ball repeatedly. Turned it around a little in the second half and was starting to enjoy more space but his fitness is poor at the moment.
Absolutely dreadful first half, better in the second half. Not good enough for a player of his calibre and seniority.
We improved after he went off. Says it all.
Thats not of any use here. Some here have made up their mind. His fitness is bit lacking otherwise absolutely anyone in that attack could have been taken off before him.
No surprise there. Have seen this for 5 years. Nothing new.
Rubbish. When he's in that maverick mood he's impossible to play with, our midfield was outnumbered 3v1 until he went off.
A good 45 against Leeds but I expected a bit more smarter play by one of our experienced players in the middle. With players snapping around him he goes to shit like he did against a poor Leicester team.
Scored that brace at Man City years ago but apart from that, i’d describe him as a flat track bully
Pogba is a better player than Bruno. But Bruno runs more and presses better than him.
Did he made single tackle in whole game?
what has paul done in the last couple of years to say he is better than bruno? It’s not only about running and pressing, bruno has around 50 goals and 25+ assists in around 110 appearances for us. What are paul’s numbers?
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