On Pogba....this was supposed to be his role right? So why did he seem so clueless in actually playing it. Honestly, the excuses are over at this point....Since we bought him, aside from one or two goals, Pogba has consistently flopped in big games...even when not completely poor he still only manages average performances in these games.
I certainly can't claim to be someone who is absorbed in football... I rarely watch other English teams, let alone continental club football, so I can't begin to suggest how Pogba was used for Juventus.
However, my understanding was that his best position was on the left side of midfield. Whilst I appreciate moving a player around means they can become less effective in their historically strongest position, how badly he performed yesterday is a real concern. Ironically, I think he worked quite hard but looked weak in defence and laborious in possession.
I know that, as a fanbase, we are generally flip-flopping between whether Ole's doing a 'good' job or not - I personally feel myself unintentionally doing it but it's really hard not to when we are going through such extremes. Whilst the PSG, Newcastle and Leipzig results were fantastic, the actual performances actually flattered to deceive with 8 of the 11 goals coming in the last 20 minutes. All three games remained in the balance prior to the last 20 and, certainly in the case of PSG and Leipzig, we rode our luck at times beforehand.
The players were poor yesterday, no doubt, but when there's such a significant lack of energy, intensity and coherence, that has to fall on the manager and coaching staff. There's absolutely the wider issue of the Board consistently not backing managers but we still have enough talent in the players Ole has at his disposal to put on far better displays than we've witnessed so far this season.