Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - It's Amad World

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Pogba should be left 8 along with a proper CDM and a Box to Box 8 next to him.

LCM, box to box? He spends more than half the game walking and seems low energy nowadays. Wouldn't trust him in that kind of role.

Only time he's looked decent in the last few years is playing alongside Kante (who funnily enough does the work of two people). :mjgrin:
 

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LCM, box to box? He spends more than half the game walking and seems low energy nowadays. Wouldn't trust him in that kind of role.

Only time he's looked decent in the last few years is playing alongside Kante (who funnily enough does the work of two people). :mjgrin:

Why are you forgetting his best year when Ole first came in and played him upfront? He had over 20 goals and got into the Premier League 11 that year. it's no coincidence that his production went down when he got moved back to a double pivot. Your using the same logic that Souness and Neville be using.
 

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Really? Where exactly?

I don't see what he'd bring to the table in a 10 role.
I thought Pogba would have eventually developed into an elite game controlling midfieder like a Xavi or Thiago but more dangerous. But he's been disappointing and hasn't improved his game besides passing. He's not great at beating the press and that is something you need to be elite at to play at a high level in that role. He probably could play it for France because they finally have midfielders that can shield the ball and are press resistant to take the attention away from him. I do think if Donny plays in Pogbas spot and Pogba plays in the 10 role for United, they could play better though. Fernandes gives the ball away too much.
either way, he's been disappointing.
 
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