This whole Pogba thing has made me think about the issue of player profiles. In my opinion, a player is who he is, especially by the age of 24 and up, so getting mad at a player for not being something else is just stupid.
An example would be N'golo Kante. If we get him, most would rightly understand that such a player would never be the creative hub of a side, but he'll make up for it with his excellent work rate and defensive nous. The opposite would be true for, say, Eden Hazard. Fairly straightforward.
So the question is why do we keep consistently expecting different things from the players we've got? Martial must track his fullback all the way into our box, Pogba needs to be behind the ball at all times during defense, Lukaku must play target man and develop his touch to world class levels, Lingard must dribble and score like Martial... it just doesn't work this way.
Every player has flaws, as well as things that make them effective, so I think we'll save a lot of headache by just accepting each player's profile. The truth is, it's the club's fault for buying these players without taking into account how their respective profiles fit our playstyle. Blaming the players makes little sense, as they'll always play the way they have been their entire life. After all, they made it to Man Utd by playing in that manner!
