sinizia:


Scholes
said that after a run of 3 uninspiring draws and Pogba didn't necessarily cover himself in glory or stand out particularly in those matches, so Scholes was right.



With the way Pogba and Matic had "snail-like" performance against Southampton, Scholes was doubting his fitness because he wasn't covering much ground which a player that's fit like Pogba should try and do. Mentioning the £90m may be going too far considering how Pogba has improved earlier this season but Scholes still said this below.




That was Scholes reaffirming Pogba's quality and talent and expecting him to do more. He also blames Mourinho for playing him in a position that doesn't allow him showcase his talent optimally. What we saw the next match (yesterday) was Mourinho moving Pogba forward and changing his tactic. We also saw Pogba putting in the shift that Scholes was talking about. So you see, that criticism can be said in playing a part in our changed game yesterday.

Leyqute:


You come to my thread, call me names and expect me to grin at you with happy eyes? You are a dum.b homo erectus.

SIRcumalot:
There is nothing constructive about throwing doubt on whether a playing is giving his best in training.

Fork that ginger.

Happy New year everybody.

sinizia:


That classic approach have gotten him falling out with everyone at his past two clubs and getting removed. It may have been tolerated when he's still heralded as the best thing after Ferguson, right now it's no longer working.

PietroRico:
saying Pogba didn't cover ground is probably not true. Anyone can go bring the heat map of that game.
The entire team was lethargic, so it wasn't a Pogba issue issue.

If we continue to drag this we will keep veering further and further away from the argument because new areas of disagreement will keep popping up.
It is at this point I'll drop my pen.
Happy new year

Oasis007:
"I think the only thing Paul Scholes does is to criticise. I don't think he comments, I think he criticises, which is a different thing.

"But not every one of us has to be phenomenal like he was as a player. He was a phenomenal player, that doesn't mean that we all have to be phenomenal.

"Paul [Pogba] tries to do his best all the time. Sometimes he plays very well, sometimes he plays well and sometimes he doesn't play so well.

"It's not Paul's fault that he made much more money than Paul Scholes. It's not Paul's fault. It's just the way football is.

""But I think Scholes will be in the history like a phenomenal player, not as a pundit, so I prefer to look at him as a phenomenal player who gave so much to the club that I am proud to represent.

""If Paul one day decides to be a manager I wish that he can be 25 per cent as successful as myself, because 25% of 25 [trophies] is around six. So if he's 25% he'll be quite happy.

"But in my mind Paul Scholes was a phenomenal player, one of the best players I have ever seen playing in midfield, and he gave so much to my club that I only can thank him for that because the prestige of this club is based on people like him."

- JOSE MOURINHO

PietroRico:
saying Pogba didn't cover ground is probably not true. Anyone can go bring the heat map of that game.
The entire team was lethargic, so it wasn't a Pogba issue issue.

If we continue to drag this we will keep veering further and further away from the argument because new areas of disagreement will keep popping up.
It is at this point I'll drop my pen.
Happy new year

“United look a tired team, they look like they have played 50 or 60 games this season already and we are half way through. I know the crowd were quiet but you have to give them something. They gave them absolutely nothing, it was dead out there.

“I swear to God, they need to liven up, this team, because top four isn’t even guaranteed from this moment. You have got some good teams in there - Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal - and they will all be challenging.”

Nihilist:


I actually watched the punditry after the southampton game and scholes was saying that he watched a lot of pogba at juventus and that pogba was never a midfield controller... all he did was run around while pirlo pulled the strings

Essentially Pogba = Ramires with a fancy haircut.

Zing.

Scholesy too hotty.

sinizia:


Same way Hazard is a one corner activity former with a Belgian heritage.


Real Madrid Begging too hotty.

PietroRico:
klopp smiled with the media
and hugged all his players and still got sacked.

In the end na output be the most important thing.
It doesn't matter how nice or mean a manager is, he will get sacked if he doesn't produce.

So we dey leave the really important thing here

dmcdad:
Ohh... You are banking on Asśnal now? Issorait!

sinizia:

Scholes also talked about the whole team being lethargic, maybe you missed it.

Nihilist:


Im not really here to debate your opinion bro.

I just quoted your club legend's comments on your club record signing.

That level of savagery was last seen on screen in the movie 'the revenant'.

sinizia:


Drop the link where he said those lines before I believe you.

The same "The Revenant" which you describe as a wildlife documentary? Nothing savagery about his statement if it's being compared to the gore in a wildlife documentary.

PietroRico:
klopp smiled with the media
and hugged all his players and still got sacked.

In the end na output be the most important thing.
It doesn't matter how nice or mean a manager is, he will get sacked if he doesn't produce.

So we dey leave the really important thing here

elampiro:


As at November 7th, we were covering the least distance. We were 20th on the distance table.

Is it not some of the things I have been saying that we don't work hard. We don't press for the ball.

sinizia:


Drop the link where he said those lines before I believe you.

The same "The Revenant" which you describe as a wildlife documentary? Nothing savagery about his statement if it's being compared to the gore in a wildlife documentary.

elampiro:
The players who covered most ground per match last season. No Manchester United player.

Mourinho has to learn not to pamper and over protect players.

PietroRico:
so you think it would have remained like this if we had stuck with the set up against soton?

sinizia:


Actually, even last season, United covered the least ground among the top 5. In short don't be surprised if for the last 4 seasons, we've covered the least grounds amongst the top 5. That's been the theme of our play for years now. We play lazy football. We start brightly, score and start loitering about, soaking up pressure. It's what we've complained about that Jose has to add more urgency and speed to our game play. We have to have to attack more, close down opponents faster so we can snuff any threat they will unleash. That's one thing Tottenham, Chelshit, City and Co have over us.

Guardiola has implemented the "6 secs rule" and it's working like Magic for City. Mourinho needs to make this guys press harder as a way of defending.

kokaneprodigy:
Klopp announced during the season that he will be resigning at the end of the season. He wasn’t sacked. You saying Klopp got sacked is like say Pep got sacked at Bayern.

elampiro:
The players who covered most ground per match last season. No Manchester United player.

Mourinho has to learn not to pamper and over protect players.

CapitalCee:


hmmn the same mourinho accused of insulting his players?