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Is Pogba kinda average?

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Woland

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I watch all the footy on these days and he seems like he's their Emre Can. Certainly no Kante. For 100m and the way he gets talked about... Well am I missing something?
 
I'd put him in the good category.

He's 24 and he's not the world class player that his highlights might have you believe he was.
 
Yeah I remember someone tweeting that if juve got a hundred for him Vine was owed thirty just because he had that many cool short clips

He's hardly done anything spectacular since he got to to Man U though. All his long shots are pure shit
 
He's one of the best in the world on his day....but since his move to united they've not been coming (thank God)

He seems all about image, so he's made it now hes doing enough to keep his place

He'll never make it to the next level because I don't believe he has the desire which has shocked me tbf
 
His fame is definitely larger than his end product on the pitch deserves.

Bit of an Ozil imo, you ask one person they'll tell you he is shit while another will tell you he amazing.
 
If we had signed him for 90m ( never mind after letting him go on a free a few years earlier) i'd be massively disappointed by him.

He should be their Gerrard, but he's miles off that
 
Anyone that has to spray paint their hair to get attention is fucking pony (IMO) He's solid enough I guess but £89MIll?! Arf!
 
Just seems a bit emperor's new clothes to me. People say he makes the team tick but he just seems to arse around with it. Just had a look a the the FA site and he's not in the top 20 for tackling or passing, so what's his thing? He's got 5 assists, which is pretty good... or average, depending on your view.
 
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Pogba has been better for France than he has for united?
Id imagine Jose tactics haven't helped Pogba but agree with earlier assertion he's in the good category with a massive marketing campaign behind him
 
I think playing in Juve - with the leaders and set up - gave him the ability to do what he does best ... harass in the final 3rd and shots from all over. He scored some key goals for them - but very much in Serie A ... I don't remember him standing out in the CL.
 
He's one of the best in the world on his day....but since his move to united they've not been coming (thank God)

He seems all about image, so he's made it now hes doing enough to keep his place

He'll never make it to the next level because I don't believe he has the desire which has shocked me tbf
That has to be the ultimate qualifier for an average player.
 
I've saying it for a while. Utd bought a player more known for his name then anything else.
He's good but not close to being worth 100 mill.
 
I think they actually paid more than needed for hun to be able to brand hun most expensive player ever.... I guess they expected more than he was delivered. Arguably Lukaku has been more of a success, but their Everton style of football probably suits Lukaku more than Pogba.
 
He's pretty damn near impossible to get the ball off, technically skilful and incredibly strong. Very good passer and he's creative around the box, also gets into it (the box) so he is dangerous in advanced positions with good heading ability and a very powerful shot. However to counter that he looks like Can in his defensive movements, or worse, slow and not a good tackler. United seemed to play him quite withdrawn against Burnley which was very strange, especially with Matic on the pitch, but I was happy to see him there ... far less influential than when plays further forward as a virtual AM.

He's still young though and the jury's out. Could go either way, especially if he's allowed to concentrate on his attacking / creative skills.
 
I agree with Froggy. If he's allowed to do what he does best, namely play as an AM, he can be very good indeed and IMO would be on a consistent basis if played consistently in that position. The problem at Old Toilet has been that they've tried to shoehorn him into a deeper role which just isn't his game. Shame innit.
 
Deluded utd fans were saying they would have beaten City had he been playing. Since he's come back:

Bristol City 2 - 1 utd
Leicester 2 - 2 utd
utd 2 - 2 Burnley
 
The way he plays reminds me of Aquilani.

As if the whole thing is just one big extended training session.
 
I've yet to see him play a game where I've thought, wow he's some player.

Still bags of potential but for 100M you'd expect more
 
Not overrated.

Just playing under the wrong manager & in a system that restricts him.

Very rarely gets forward and into the box - instead Mourinho would rather have Fellaini making those runs.

Insane.
 
I remember seeing him play for Juve alongside Vidal and Marchisio and he was excellent. But they were doing a tremendous amount of grafting for him. He hasnt been nearly as impressive for Utd which leads me to believe hes reliant on being freed up from any defensive obligations in order to really shine. I dont think that a CM under Mourinho will ever get that sort of luxury. So yeah hes a good player, miles better than Can, but not worth anything like £90m they paid for him.
 
A world record signing should be a natural contender for player of the year... at least secure his place in the team of the year. Pogba is not close to any of these. Not last year and not this.
 
Yeah, he's a bit of a luxury player really. Waltzing around the pitch while everyone else grafts, pulling out one or two tricks and getting the plaudits that only the Youtube generation dullards would give.
 
Potentially a good player but thick. I think a major problem is that the fee has led him to think he has finally made it when in fact the journey is only just about to begin.
 
Pogba is a very good player but he ain't no number 10. He is the much talked about box-to-box midfielder everybody talks about it. He has it all and bags of unrealised potential which won't be brought to the fore under Mourinho. That suits me just fine 😉
 
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