0 chance Pogba takes cocaine lol. He is a professional footballer. Not an idiot.

https://www.90min.com/posts/4587139-8-current-former-premier-league-players-who-have-been-charged-for-social-drug-use

That's only in the prems There used to be a guy on the Norwegian national team named Erik Mykland who had a lot of technical talent, but a relatively underwhelming career due to injuries and a cocaine habbit among other things. His urine was tested several times, but he didn't admit to being a long-time addict until he was in the twillight years of his professional career and was caught for playing a part in a drug dealing ring.

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what a compilation

#pogperformance

That's all from 1 game? Unreal. That's even below Andre Gomes standards.\ lol

Awful, just awful

The Mou effect post manita.

I think that was against Brighton that happened over the weekend or Paul has been having very similar matches against teams in white and blue stripes. Because I totally remember that cancer pass he tried to give Lukaku.

Yep it's all from this weekend's game at Brighton lol

see, this is what I mean when I laugh at people just saying it's all because of Mou

Pogba has great games for us and then games like this..far too frequently where he just fails at the basics lol

RealGunner wrote:0 chance Pogba takes cocaine lol. He is a professional footballer. Not an idiot.

I agree

Firenze wrote:see, this is what I mean when I laugh at people just saying it's all because of Mou

Pogba has great games for us and then games like this..far too frequently where he just fails at the basics lol

Mourinho is certainly not entirely to blame for Pogba's prolonged dip in form, but I wouldn't blame Pogba for it either.

He's simply a victim of an inflated market that slapped an exorbitant and undeserved price tag on his head, and ended up having more weight than he could possible carry. He never was a world beater or a galactico but his price tag forced him to be treated as one.

Him, just like Dembelé or even Coutinho are forced to perform week in and week out, otherwise they would be labeled as frauds. That's the sort of treatment you get when your price tag is that high.

I'm pretty sure he would've had more leniency had he still been playing with Juventus because he would still be the talented kid who came for free and delivered.

If there's one thing I have noticed ever since the market went crazy, it's that people, including myself, judge the player by their price tag. If they sign you for Galactico money, you'll be treated as one and the level of expectation will rise exponentially.

Pogba is talented, but not as talented as his price tag suggests. He's a decent footballer with scattered moments of brilliance and shit passes.

completely agree

So a souped up Kessie

I don't accept the whole money ruined Pogba argument, not when he forced a move to United to get the biggest contract possible, has embraced the fact that he was the most expensive players at one point and thought he could become a charismatic leader of United and bring league and CL success. He chose the wrong club for money and he isnot as good as he thinks

He is absolutely as good as he thinks. The WC showed that.

Messi looked average with NT at the WC because his teammates at NT are average and the manager lost his mind. Pogba looks average at Man U because his manager is psychotic and his teammates are average.

Not comparing Messi to Pogba... but just illustrating how the environment can deeply impact individual performance.

While he may not be as elite as he thinks he is, he still has not given a performance which is better than what he used to do at Juve. Over there he was a difference maker and a game changer. Could dominate the game.

At united i can't remember a single game where he made the match his own. The only great performance I actually remember of his was against Arsenal at Emirates where he was the best player in a poor United side (but efficient).

He certainly looked better under Allegri and Deschamps though.

So basically Pogba needs to be carried and spoonfed to develop into a great player. Him having his head so far up his arse and playing like an unprofessional numpty while being paid millions is also down to the coach and the environment at the club. Not his fault at all.

Some of these new age French players are pure cancer. This is why I won't get sucked into this premature Mbappè hype as some potential GOAT tier player because many of these players coming from France especially tend to get carried away after achieving a little success.

At Juve we put him under the right conditions to succeed, he needs to be surrounded by quality players in a system that allows him to be free in attack (or at least take initiatives) as long as he defends.

I don't think Pogba can be the pillar of a team, he never proved that in his career. But when it comes to "add flesh around the bone" he is one of my top picks

sportsczy wrote:He is absolutely as good as he thinks.  The WC showed that.  

Messi looked average with NT at the WC because his teammates at NT are average and the manager lost his mind.  Pogba looks average at Man U because his manager is psychotic and his teammates are average.

Not comparing Messi to Pogba... but just illustrating how the environment can deeply impact individual performance.

I am not going to compare Pogba with Messi ever.

France won the world cup with a great collective effort, great.

Was pogba the best midfielder in the world cup? no. top 3? no. top 5? no.

He had a great comp, credit to him, but France winning does not magically make him a better player. So no, i will reiterate what i said, Pogba sees himself better than he is, and this confusion is creating a lot of emo moment.

Mr Nick09 wrote:

sportsczy wrote:He is absolutely as good as he thinks.  The WC showed that.  

Messi looked average with NT at the WC because his teammates at NT are average and the manager lost his mind.  Pogba looks average at Man U because his manager is psychotic and his teammates are average.

Not comparing Messi to Pogba... but just illustrating how the environment can deeply impact individual performance.

I am not going to compare Pogba with Messi ever.

France won the world cup with a great collective effort, great.

Was pogba the best midfielder in the world cup? no. top 3? no. top 5? no.

He had a great comp, credit to him, but France winning does not magically make him a better player. So no, i will reiterate what i said, Pogba sees himself better than he is, and this confusion is creating a lot of emo moment.

He was top 3 best midfielder in the WC EASY.  And Modric wasn't the best...  he sucked in the final.  So did Kante.  That leaves Pogba. He put on a masterclass in every single game and got better throughout the whole tournament as the pressure went up.

Yep. It indeed was the collective effort that won France the cup. Their triumph was built on having a strong defensive organization. Pogba was excellent but let's not act like he was some Zidane v2 in the world cup or something.

Talking about the world cup , look at where Germany's stars of their world cup win are there today. Only Kroos really made it to the elite level among their younger generation. You can hype Pogba's performances based on a 1 month tournament all you want but reality is he's had 2 really mediocre seasons at United and thats what really counts at the moment. He's a luxury player if there was ever one.

Did not realise the world started and ended with the final lol

Masterclass...lmao I guess we have a different definition of the word

There was one person making outlet passes to the fullbacks, Griezmann and Mbappe while also defending his ass off.  

He was the only creative force in the midfield and he was a monster.

world champions

So the only creative force of a team CHOOSING to play with 4 centerbacks and 3 DMs is automatically elite?

That was their design to be world champs, no one cares if Pogba was the only one that could hit a pass. Better world cup than Modric lmao

Götze, Draxler, Özil, Schurrle, Hummels etc are also world champions

Can you tell me how they're doing @club level? @Sportsczy