Paul #Pogba

[tiger666]

Average

 

[DotNetCoder]

Overriced

(likes to drift)

 

[tobi]

He's a very good player having a bad season.

 

[nailsy]

Seems strange to spend that much on someone and not play him in his best position.

 

[spursfan77]

Looked knackered with 20 minutes to go today. Now his fitness has gone.

 

[BigVic]

He was always going to struggle to live up to his £89m price tag.

This kind of fee is usually reserved for attacking flair players, thats not to say he's been poor by his standards anyways, still dont think mourinho has worked out how to properly get the best out of him yet.

 

[yawa]

He was always going to struggle to live up to his £89m price tag.

This kind of fee is usually reserved for attacking flair players, thats not to say he's been poor by his standards anyways, still dont think mourinho has worked out how to properly get the best out of him yet.

Panic buy if you ask me. Bit like us buying Sissoko.

Man U knew they needed to get a big signing in the door over the summer and Pogba was all they could get in as the summer transfer window drew to a close.

All his dancing and general prancing around makes him look a prize wanker too. You can get away with it if you're bossing everyone on the field but he's not even been close.

 

[Vincent30]

It's not that Pogba is a bad player, he is clearly talented. It's that he cost 90m odd, for that amount you expect a Bale, Suarez etc etc, you expect immediate results, you expect someone who can change the game, you expect someone who can drive the team forward, you expect him to win the games that look like draws or have some impact that results in that. So far, i think he has been just an okay CM, yes he is new in the league, but for all the hype he has so far fluffed his lines in the Euro's and fluffed his lines in the premier league.

But i hold off my full judgment until next year, he's a young lad.

 

[Japhet]

On current form (only) he's half the player Dembele is, and Moussa isn't a 100% guaranteed starter for us.

 

[Marty]

I think the title says it all. He's a hashtag and a marketing brand first, and a footballer second. If it were the other way round he might be up there with Ronaldo and Bale, the two he has to emulate to be deemed worthy of the price tag. At the moment he doesn't look anywhere near.

 

[Spurger King]

Put it this way, he makes Sissoko look like a bargain.

 

[Ionman34]

I don't particularly like the bloke, far too caught up in his own hype IMO, but he does have to be given a second season before a true assessment is made. Let's not forget that two of our best, Modric and Bale, went to RM and didn't set the World alight in their first season's, Modric even got voted as one of their worst buys by the fans. Now they love the little rodent and Bale is adored too.

If Pogba gets his head on straight, he could end up justifying his price tag, though I doubt it personally.

 

[WalkerboyUK]

I don't particularly like the bloke, far too caught up in his own hype IMO, but he does have to be given a second season before a true assessment is made. Let's not forget that two of our best, Modric and Bale, went to RM and didn't set the World alight in their first season's, Modric even got voted as one of their worst buys by the fans. Now they love the little rodent and Bale is adored too.

If Pogba gets his head on straight, he could end up justifying his price tag, though I doubt it personally.

This isn't his first PL season.
There was a reason Sir Alex let him go... He isn't mentally or physically right for Premier League football.
He is all about #Pogba a bit like when Beckham got all caught up the publicity, the difference being that Beckham was a difference maker when it mattered on the pitch.

 

[Ionman34]

This isn't his first PL season.
There was a reason Sir Alex let him go... He isn't mentally or physically right for Premier League football.
He is all about #Pogba a bit like when Beckham got all caught up the publicity, the difference being that Beckham was a difference maker when it mattered on the pitch.

It might not be his "first," but I still think it's too early to make the judgement.
Personally, I can't see him suddenly going from looking like a journeyman, ordinary midfielder to becoming a dominant force, but stranger things have happened.

We've seen some pretty spurious early calls on our own players in recent years, Lamela, Kane, Rose, I could go on, so I'm not hanging my hat on the early impression of this lad.

What I would say though is that he needs to extract his head from his own arse and concentrate on his Football. Maybe let his hair grow as the muppet is obsessed with it! His image will take care of itself if he sticks to what gave him the platform for the image in the first place.

 

[Vincent30]

On current form (only) he's half the player Dembele is, and Moussa isn't a 100% guaranteed starter for us.

Moussa is a definite 100% starter for us. Come on man. The guy has had two back to back amazing seasons and is up there with the very best CM in Europe.

 

[gushayes11]

Massively overpriced, doesn't influence games. He's done nothing this season that Cleverley can't do.

 

[Shadydan]

This isn't his first PL season.
There was a reason Sir Alex let him go... He isn't mentally or physically right for Premier League football.
He is all about #Pogba a bit like when Beckham got all caught up the publicity, the difference being that Beckham was a difference maker when it mattered on the pitch.

He only made three appearances for Utd and was 20 years old when he went to Utd, also SAF letting him go wasn't the reason he left Utd, he didn't sign a contract as he felt what they were offering him wasn't enough.

 

[-Afri-Coy-]

I have been a strong supporter of this kid since he first went to Juventus, and even defended his pricetag and put that aside as I really thought he would do wonders upon his return. I guess a world record figure can do that to anyone including me.

I do not advocate for instant success with any player, even Bale took a season to find his legs in La Liga, but after what Pogba did for Juventus, I really did expect a little more from him. He has not performed as good as he could, its clear for anyone to see. Regardless of the different levels of football from Serie A to the EPL, he has really struggled for form this season.

I wouldn't go as far as to call him a flop or write him off just yet, he is still a young man but he really needs to be playing closer to the box in more of a no 10 role than the midfield. Jose is partly to blame for his lack of form, but his mentality and work rate have dropped off since his return to United. He had an undying passion in Turin, and I have yet to see that from him yet.

Hopefully he returns next season and really kicks on, I like him as a footballer and that's all I really pay attention too. The rest of the jabber like his hashtags and such are meaningless too me. He was a game changer every time he was on the pitch for Juve, and I hope he can find that form at United too.

 

[beats1]

He was always going to struggle to live up to his £89m price tag.

This kind of fee is usually reserved for attacking flair players, thats not to say he's been poor by his standards anyways, still dont think mourinho has worked out how to properly get the best out of him yet.

So far he has been a raging success and lived up to the price tag

Its true that sort of money is usually reserved for top flair players but he was signed for Man Utd, who have the biggest sponsorship deals in the world.

It hasnt worked out for him on the pitch but he has been a great success off it.

Man Utd have found a replacement for Wayne Rooney and it has allowed him to be dropped.

Before this season they had Rooney and co(like smalling) doing the promotional stuff now they have Pogba and Ibra doing it. If Man Utd dropped Rooney and didnt have big name, the sponsors would be wondering why they are paying the highest fees?

Pogba may of not made United current on the pitch, he has made them current on spreadsheet

Now this may depress some people but Manchester United the brand, a club who have just posted a record revenue and become the most valuable club in the world despite being shite for a couple of seasons now

He's a very good player having a bad season.

Hes not had a bad season, he just hasnt been very good

People might be shocked to learn some of his stats
Most succesful passes by a midfielder in the PL (1726)
Most key passes by a CM or DM in the PL (51)
Most take ons by a CM
2nd most Duels won by a midfielder (only Zaha ahead)

Of course these are stats but imo Herrera has been Uniteds best midfielder

He only made three appearances for Utd and was 20 years old when he went to Utd, also SAF letting him go wasn't the reason he left Utd, he didn't sign a contract as he felt what they were offering him wasn't enough.

No he left as he felt SAF didnt give him a chance and were more happy to get a player to come out of retirement a shot

This led to him demanding a ridiculous wage

 

[Nerine]

Seems strange to spend that much on someone and not play him in his best position.

Sissoko?