Would Pogba's first season be rated differently if our forward players converted more opportunities into goals? Pogba may not have justified his price tag this season, but he has been influential and created some good opportunities that weren't put away.
I feel like he gets a lot of grief on this board and some of it isn't entirely justified.
Pogba's first season if we scored more
posted on 23/4/17
I actually think Pogba gets a pass from a lot of people strictly based off his huge fee
posted on 23/4/17
comment by Robb : the Martin Samuel of ja606 (U21234)
posted 4 minutes ago
People should forget the fee
We didn't pay that much because he's a £90 million player
We paid that much to get a very talented midfielder off a Euro rival.
He'll never need to repay the £90 million with £90 million performances. He just needs to keep improving with us and become a top midfielder which I'm sure he will
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I would've agreed with this had we paid 80 million. 90 million quid he needs to do soooo much more. Like I have said, forwards have not helped, however he has been disappointing thus far.
posted on 23/4/17
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by Robb : the Martin Samuel of ja606 (U21234)
posted 4 minutes ago
People should forget the fee
We didn't pay that much because he's a £90 million player
We paid that much to get a very talented midfielder off a Euro rival.
He'll never need to repay the £90 million with £90 million performances. He just needs to keep improving with us and become a top midfielder which I'm sure he will
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I would've agreed with this had we paid 80 million. 90 million quid he needs to do soooo much more. Like I have said, forwards have not helped, however he has been disappointing thus far.
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Why does the extra £10 million change things?
posted on 23/4/17
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Robb : the Martin Samuel of ja606 (U21234)
posted 4 minutes ago
People should forget the fee
We didn't pay that much because he's a £90 million player
We paid that much to get a very talented midfielder off a Euro rival.
He'll never need to repay the £90 million with £90 million performances. He just needs to keep improving with us and become a top midfielder which I'm sure he will
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I would've agreed with this had we paid 80 million. 90 million quid he needs to do soooo much more. Like I have said, forwards have not helped, however he has been disappointing thus far.
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I would have agreed with that if he was 88.9m. Anything above that he indeed needs to do so much more.
posted on 23/4/17
Some of the stats mask bigger flaws such as Pogba's poor decision-making and - at times- abysmal shooting.
However, today's performance reminded me of his potential, which is immense. Pogba can do things lots of other plays can't (I'm not referring to his dabbing skills). While it seems crazy to be talking about 'potential' in a player that cost 90 mill, we live in crazy times. I still think we need a top defensive-minded midfielder to play alongside Pogba, but I was still very encouraged with what I saw from him today.
posted on 23/4/17
comment by Kung Fu Cantona *JeSuisPalestinian* (U18082)
posted 48 minutes ago
He's been criticised unfairly most of the season.
Watch this video to see how many opportunities he's made for the team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG6Lw58_joA
Absolute sitters!
He should have around 30 assists.
He creates, he wasn't brought in to score goals.
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Some ridiculous passes in there, really does show he should have many more assists to his name, he must be frustrated at times.
Could've still done more, however.
posted on 23/4/17
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 32 minutes ago
comment by Robb : the Martin Samuel of ja606 (U21234)
posted 4 minutes ago
People should forget the fee
We didn't pay that much because he's a £90 million player
We paid that much to get a very talented midfielder off a Euro rival.
He'll never need to repay the £90 million with £90 million performances. He just needs to keep improving with us and become a top midfielder which I'm sure he will
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I would've agreed with this had we paid 80 million. 90 million quid he needs to do soooo much more. Like I have said, forwards have not helped, however he has been disappointing thus far.
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What?
posted on 23/4/17
comment by Giggs#11 (U19135)
posted 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
comment by Stretty - mr mourinho (U3123)
posted 46 seconds ago
comment by Giggs#11 (U19135)
posted 1 minute ago
It's not just on this board he gets grief from everywhere , mainly people who don't understand football and think because a player cost 90 mill he should be scoring 40+ goals a season. He still needs to up his game though but he's been nowhere near as bad as made out.
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For his price tag, wage, and ability when he's good his contribution should be much more than we've received this season.
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I don't care what he cost it's Irrelvant to me. He just needs to up his consistency because when he's on song he's our best and most exciting player. Need to build the team around him.
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posted on 23/4/17
comment by Mike (U1170)
posted 45 minutes ago
comment by Kung Fu Cantona *JeSuisPalestinian* (U18082)
posted 48 minutes ago
He's been criticised unfairly most of the season.
Watch this video to see how many opportunities he's made for the team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG6Lw58_joA
Absolute sitters!
He should have around 30 assists.
He creates, he wasn't brought in to score goals.
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Some ridiculous passes in there, really does show he should have many more assists to his name, he must be frustrated at times.
Could've still done more, however.
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Yeah, it's hard to disagree with that, as well.
I'm not sure what's more amazing about that video: the quality of some of those passes, or how absurdly poor our finishing is
He should be on twenty assists in all comps quite comfortably.
posted on 23/4/17
comment by Robb : the Martin Samuel of ja606 (U21234)
posted 4 hours, 50 minutes ago
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by Robb : the Martin Samuel of ja606 (U21234)
posted 4 minutes ago
People should forget the fee
We didn't pay that much because he's a £90 million player
We paid that much to get a very talented midfielder off a Euro rival.
He'll never need to repay the £90 million with £90 million performances. He just needs to keep improving with us and become a top midfielder which I'm sure he will
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I would've agreed with this had we paid 80 million. 90 million quid he needs to do soooo much more. Like I have said, forwards have not helped, however he has been disappointing thus far.
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Why does the extra £10 million change things?
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Sorry, I mean 60.