Ignore the blah, blah, blah - the Paul Pogba thread

The only guys I would be interested in from Juve are Bentacour and Chiesa. The rest of them can kick rocks. Oh and I would take de Ligt but only if he agreed to post a video of him telling Raiola to get ********ed.

 

Too bad Weston Mckennie is only on loan with Juve, I wouldn't mind his coming to United. He generally plays on the right, but has played all over the field, including FB and a stint at CB.

 

Juventus sport director Fabio Paratici to Mediaset: “Pogba back to Juve? We love Paul, he’s an amazing player but he’s playing for Manchester United now. He’ll not be a free agent, you’ve to pay if you want to sign Pogba...”. 🇫🇷 #Juve #MUFC

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 8, 2020

 

Tancredi probably doesn't know shit, but he says Juve are offering a Dybala swap for Pogba in January.

Hard pass.

 

The TRUE ✅ background why Mino Raiola is now speaking publicly in an interview about the farewell of @paulpogba from @ManUtd. The agent now has pressure from Pogba and has to find a new club. Otherwise he could lose his client pic.twitter.com/Fxp74LlMsx

— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) December 11, 2020

 

If true, then Pogba is a little rat. He wants to save face in front of the fans but is bitching to Raiola to get him out and cause a fuss so he doesn't come off as the bad guy.

Either way, I want him gone. He's a constant distraction and a disappointment. The sad truth is, the guy isn't a leader and won't ever be "the guy". He needs to be catered to. He's a beta and an expensive one at that. Let him go to Madrid or Juve where he can pick and choose what games he actually wants to show up in and which ones he wants to stroll around the pitch and do nothing. He'll be surrounded by enough talent to carry him when he doesn't feel like playing.

 

OGS defence of Paul Pogba: "There's been other players refusing to train + play - they're not here anymore - but Paul's not once done that. He's got hunger + appetite to play. He wants to train + he’s focused on performing when he gets a chance."

— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) December 11, 2020

 

I get the feeling Ole is taking this stance because he believes he can convince him to stay.

I have no basis for this. Obviously he cant banish him to the reserves, at the very least we need the bodies.

 

Pogba has been fairly decent today .. arguably the best player on the BAD day

 

f--- off. the "bla bla" is from your agent.

 

This guy seriously... But that clearly appears to put to bed the rumors Pogs will leave as soon as January (which always was a longshot anyhow).

Mino Raiola: “Pogba will have a great future. In England, they're very sensitive when you talk about Pogba... I’ve just expressed my thoughts. I’ve said that Paul can leave in the summer, it’s hard to do top deals in January”. 🔴 #MUFC

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 14, 2020

 

As long as we reinvest i have no problem with Pogs moving on.

 

Grealish would be an amazing signing if it were possible ...

 

Paul Pogba’s influence in tonight’s win pic.twitter.com/zelKdGF6cQ

— Ahmed (@Ahmed__Demha) January 2, 2021

 

Something specific happen? Or juat speaking generally?

 

Ole's done a fantastic job with him.

 

Agreed he's playing like he needs to and given some of his (and his agent's) shenanigans, the credit belongs to Ole for working things out. It helps having Bruno around so he doesn't have to carry the full burden like he did before too.

 

Its never been a question of his quality. Its been a question of can he perform consistently and not be a distraction. I think Bruno has helped him immensely. Pogba couldnt cope with being the focal point and default leader of the team. Bruno has embraced that role and its let Pogba do his thing without as much pressure.

 

Maybe he is auctioning himself ..

 

A lot of people are having to come to terms with having been wrong about a lot of things, particularly around Ole. It’s kind of fine - fans should get riled by Raiola spewing shit and they should be very critical of Pogba for not shutting it down sooner. If the fans were fine with it then it wouldn’t mean anything when Ole manages the situation so well.