United recruitment failure
Pogba is ultimately responsible for his own career, but United must also share responsibility for his struggle. Pogba has proved in both Juventus and France that he can be a game changer with the right system and the right players around him.
During his stay in Italy, Antonio Conte played in midfield 3 and made the most of Pogba by giving him a license to go forward and express himself, but decisively this was done by the players around him. Is also possible.
Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal, Claudio Marchisio and others helped Pogba prosper by taking on other roles and responsibilities in the midfield.
Similarly in France, Pogba played with a double pivot, but with Engolocante, one of the best midfielders in the world.
United’s midfield has been a problematic area for several years, and Pogba is suffering for that reason too. His midfield partners in recent seasons are both limited Scott McTominay and Fred, but there weren’t many options for managers to end up with club recruitment issues.
The best form of Pogba was born when he teamed up with Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic. The Spaniards left United in 2019 and never replaced, but Matic, who signed with Rome this summer, didn’t have the foot to play once a week and once a week.
Pogba could have been seen to perform more consistently at a higher level if United replaced Herrera, or more importantly, signed a young defensive midfielder on behalf of Matic. There is sex.
Management merry-go-round
United’s ever-changing manager situation also played a major role in Pogba’s difficulties. Things started well under Mourinho, but in the 2017/18 season their relationship began to deteriorate and things got worse from there.
The pair collided many times, including instances in the sideline and training ground. This caused Pogba to be dropped several times and stripped of his deputy captain.
This affected his consistent performance, given that he was in and out of the team frequently. After Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Mourinho in December 2018, Pogba found a shape for his life-8 goals and 5 assists in Norway’s first 10 league games. did.
The Frenchman had one of the best personal seasons of his career in 2018/19, managed 16 goals and 11 assists in all tournaments and was named the PFA Premier League Team of the Year.
Pogba was also a Statistical Leader for Manchester United and was active in various categories such as goals, assists, opportunity creation and ownership acquisition.