Ekun Samuel, 18 September 2016
SkySport Pundit 'Jamie Carragher', has described Pogba's performance in the Manchester derby on last two Monday's Night Football as him being like a kid on the schoolyard. He ran all over the pitch, without thought or discipline, and was never in the one area he should be central midfield.
Manchester United Legend 'Paul Scholes', has come out to urge Paul Pogba to keep it simple rather than trying to replicate Lionel Messi.
"He's trying to beat three or four players. He's running with
the ball. He should keep it simple for now. That's not the
player Manchester United bought. They didn't buy a Messi to
go and beat five players and stick it in the top corner all the time. They bought a powerful, strong midfield player who can take the ball.
"He's got skill, he can pass it forward, he can run. If he just plays one-two touch, sticks the ball into Zlatan [Ibrahimovic]
and runs, nobody can live with that. He's got so much pace, so much power."
Scholes believes playing alongside the calming presence of Michael Carrick could benefit Pogba.
The French midfielder who was signed from Juventus for a World record fee of £89.3m to a club he left four years ago, has come under heavy criticism for his lackluster performance for his second spell at Old Trafford.
The 23 year old has played three Premier League games for United this season and a Europa League game against Feyenord whom United feel to a 1-0 defeat. He has failed to record any assist, create any chance, and without a goal for Man United in all games he has featured so far.
The World record fee United paid for Paul Pogba could be having a diminishing effect on the talented young midfielder, and Jose Mourinho has cone out to defend his star signing ahead of the game against Watford this afternoon.
The self acclaimed 'special one', has given his backing and trust to his golden boy and has urge Pogba to forget about the fee paid to bring him to United. Jose said of Pogba;”The world-record player is always a question but I want Paul to forget that. He played in the Euro final, went on holiday, then had no pre-season. It is normal after the first game he has a little decrease. But I am full of trust because I know he is a good guy with a lot of ambition so the form will come naturally.”
Jose Mourinho hoped to bounce back form the back to back defeat suffered both in League and Europe. Jose speaking ahead of the game against Watford; "It's a new event, a new game. It starts at minute zero and so it has nothing to do with the other games."
Will Paul Pogba break out of the shackles of his ridiculous mega fee to play his game rather than playing replicate Lionel Messi he is not?
