Sentences with phrase «of pogba»

Doubts have been cast over the future of Pogba in recent weeks after a number of inconsistent displays.

Manchester United lack a world - class creative presence in midfield, and would do well with a player of Pogba's calibre.

Those were promising moments, but the sense remains that a player of Pogba's ability should be imposing himself to a far greater extent when a game needs grabbing.

Compare these to the recent signing by Manchester City of Ederson for # 35 million and last season's signing of Pogba by Manchester United to close on # 90 million.

Paul Scholes was critical of Pogba's display against West Brom but Mourinho hailed his star for hitting back at Dean Court.

The emergence of Pogba meant that Giaccherini had limited play time.

Mourinho showed that with the purchase of Pogba last year.

«You need big shoulders and guts to play for Manchester United and I think the idea of Zlatan and of Pogba returning there is big on the personality front.»

With the likes of Pogba firing on all cylinders however, title challengers Napoli will find it tough to overturn the three point gap at the top in the race for the Scudetto.

But ahead of Saturday's match, Mourinho appeared prepared to meet the wishes of Pogba, who rejoined United from Juventus for # 89.3 million ($ 123.5 million, 100.5 million euros) in August 2016, by playing him on the left side of a three - man midfield set - up.

The ever - evolving mohawk on the top of Pogba's head — and the immense talent of the player it comes along with — is back on the field.

His presence at the heart of midfield allows the likes of Pogba to play higher on the pitch and cause havoc in the opposition half.

Apart from the third goal that was a gift of Pogba's brilliance, there was nothing created in the game by the visitors (stats said it all).

The return of Pogba to training with all of his fellow Champions League semifinalists raises the obvious question: What's the young man's status for next Wednesday night's second leg in Madrid?

The pressure on Mourinho is rapidly reaching its boiling point and adding to his woes will be the absence of Pogba, Ander Herrera and Eric Bailly for Sunday's fixture against Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

United have endured a difficult situation this term with the likes of Pogba, Marouane Fellaini and Michael Carrick out through injuries, and this has left them short in the centre of the park with just Matic and Ander Herrera to rely upon.

Moving Herrera into the Carrick role would then allow Mourinho to look for a new box - to - box midfielder, offering energy and drive to compliment the flair and creativity of Pogba.

«Italian media questioned me about the value of Pogba.

As for the man ahead of Pogba, Wayne Rooney appears to be reaching the zenith of his long decline and it is noticeable that the press, and even a few pundits, are now expressing what many of us have been saying for years — that he is holding Manchester United back.

That can't be the only reason that United paid a ton of money for Romelu Lukaku, but the fact remains that he is a good friend of Pogba and Mourinho hopes their association will translate well to the football pitch.

Manchester United - Rumor has it United have requested a meeting with Juventus over the potential transfer of Pogba for # 54million plus Van Persie (link).

United have already signed a center half (Eric Bailly), a star striker (Zlatan Ibrahimovic), a quality playmaker (Henrikh Mkhitaryan) and now a top midfielder in the form of Pogba.

With the likes of Pogba, Payet and Martial supporting him, he won't be short of chances and looks a good bet at 11/1.

Let's face it — if we don't get Champions League, attempts to sign the likes of Pogba will most likely just be fantasy football.

It's also being said that United themselves at this stage employed Raiola to cement the transfer of Pogba.

Added to this Raiola, a busy man, was in the employ of Pogba, working to get him the best possible salary at United.

Real Madrid are also keen but have fallen foul of Pogba's agent and it is now claimed that Al Khelaifi has launched a charm offensive - meeting the 22 - year - old in Monaco recently - to persuade the youngster to move back to France.

It is surprising how little you might end up getting for your money if the performances of Pogba and Bravo are anything to go by.

Now, with the world record signing of Pogba long since concluded, news of the club's interest in Bale has resurfaced with a bang.

In the absence of Pogba and Herrera, we can expect Michael Carrick and Marouane Fellainio to start in the central midfield for the Old Trafford club.

Maybe it's better to not waste money this year, to get the likes of Pogba and Stones over the line next summer?

Fellaini will take the place of Pogba in the midfield.

But talking about the absence of Pogba, Mata did not try to disguise the loss the team will have had with the player being ruled out of the biggest match for the club this season so far.

The Spanish midfielder has stated that the squad has the depth, discipline, and ability to overcome the absence of Pogba.

It still remains uncertain if Juventus is willing to offload Paul Pogba as contradictory rumors have been emerging with some stating that the Italian club is indeed open on selling Pogba but according to a statement that was released by the agent of Pogba, Mino Raiola said that the player would be 99 % staying in Italy for at least another season.

He questioned the quality of Pogba's touch on the ball.

Facing a team like Fiorentina that always seems to give Juve a good battle in the midfield the last few years, the important of Pogba being, well, Pogba is just that much more important if they want to have a positive first leg at home.

Now, Chelsea are preparing to make a massive offer to force Juventus to let go of Pogba, according to Goal.com.

«Pogba brought the best out of Lukaku, and Lukaku brought the best out of Pogba.

In addition, one of Pogba and Vidal were never far away from their Italian compatriot.

He with the help of Pogba made a strong speedy shot and stopper failed to stop the ball and got the very first goal.

Although the former United player named Michael Carrick's absence as well, still the absence of Pogba, he considered, to be more pressing.

The United side's defence, midfield and forward have all seemed to be affected without the belligerence of Pogba on the field.

With the likes of Pogba, Mthlrihkan and Ibra coming in, it is easy choosing them to win it..

We should not waste our time on impossible target as Vidal / Cavani — It is impossible for Arsenal to pay over the top to convince club to sell their star players — Vidal availability will depend on if Juventus can keep hold of Pogba.

what I would b happy for is if Wenger could surprise us with a 45m capture of pogba..

Sections of Gunners supporters may be disappointed to learn that the club won't be entering a bidding war for the likes of Pogba, but their form since the turn of the year coupled with retaining the FA Cup proves they're on the cusp of something special.

Naturally, he'll be hoping he can now replicate that for the Red Devils between now and the end of the season, but Mourinho seemingly wasn't open to the discussion of Pogba's performance for France which perhaps could have led to questions over his form for Man Utd.

Sir Alex Ferguson failed to keep hold of Pogba during his time in charge of Man United, the French international leaving for Italy for a nominal fee when his contract demands were turned down flat by the club, but now van Gaal hopes to lure the 21 year old back to the English top tier.

This sort of attitude is refreshing to see in the current climate, where the likes of Pogba are dancing around and appearing in music videos, this youngster is solely interested in playing football and bettering himself.