The amount of times a player is wide open screaming for the ball with their hands up with absolutely no chance of the pass coming their way is a shame. No Pogba, zero chance of these type of passes being hit more than two times a game by anyone else in our team.
The dynamic of a game changes so much if the opposition have to have half an eye on the wide man if there are players in the team who can find him and, further, play him into a threatening position.
Our players know they can't hit those passes so they either turn back on themselves, seek a really simple and safe option, or even worse, an option that actually puts the player receiving the ball into trouble.
Even if it is not to be Pogba (or actually, what would be best is Pogba and another) it's an attribute in midfield we sorely lack and it is a restriction for a team that is trying to break quickly and exploit pockets of space how so ever they may arrive. Well! They're right there! We just can't pass to them!
The dynamic of a game changes so much if the opposition have to have half an eye on the wide man if there are players in the team who can find him and, further, play him into a threatening position.
Our players know they can't hit those passes so they either turn back on themselves, seek a really simple and safe option, or even worse, an option that actually puts the player receiving the ball into trouble.
Even if it is not to be Pogba (or actually, what would be best is Pogba and another) it's an attribute in midfield we sorely lack and it is a restriction for a team that is trying to break quickly and exploit pockets of space how so ever they may arrive. Well! They're right there! We just can't pass to them!