10 Jul 2016 20:38:55
I keep watching Pogba, hoping to see what so many on here are raving about - and I qualify it by recognising that a lot of top players have not played to the expected standard in the Euros.
That said, for a 100m how can a player be so annoymous? Regardless of the new norm in transfer values, top dollar should mean world class, game changing ability - Messi, Ronaldo (at his peak), Zidane. not someone who might be world class.
I watched the Copa America where Vidal and Sanchez were amazing - 2 players you could probably get for the same money as we are reported to be planning to spend on Pogba.
Pogba MAY (and there is no guarantee) may become an amazing player - but he certainly isn't at the level yet.
I'd rather buy Kroos and Varane and give Madrid the money to over pay for Pogba.
I'd even say I agree with 'Arry who said he'd take Delli Ali over Pogba.
If we sign him then hopefully he delivers - but I've seen nothing to support the hype.


1.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 21:05:34
He is a good player could turn out to be great but i don't get the hype .
He plays at this level with juve most times i watch him.


2.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 21:05:44
Just thought I would come on here and see if anybody had mentioned pogba after watching him for 45 minutes tonight, and this is the first post.

I was expecting somebody to say why aren't we signing sissoko though I'll be honest. Judging people on international performances is just pointless. We all know how bad Nani is but he's actually looked OK in this tournament.


3.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 21:27:59
GDS, I qualified my statement with respect to the Euros - Pogba is just not as good as the hype suggests and at 100m it's a joke - he should be a major influence on any game on any stage at that price.
His agent got him the move to Juve and too many are crying at what potential we let leave, but 100m for this level of performance? Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.
A lot of options that I'd take over Pogba. I'd Madrid have him.


4.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 21:33:30
We could be getting one of the best prospects in the game. Ignore the fees because that's the way money is in football now. In 10 years, it could cost 100 million to buy someone at the level of Andy Carrol. There's nothing we can do about it now. A bit like how a pint of lager cost 50p years ago. The fee is just a good way of putting him down when he doesn't get a hattrick every game.


5.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 21:36:07
Always rated Pogba and Carvalho either one would be an upgrade 😆😆.


6.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 21:56:41
Again you can't base judgement of a player on one game. But everyone keeps saying Pogba is the man with the ability to add energy to our midfield, someone to pick the ball up and run at teams when they sit deep.

Portugal have done exactly that, and Pogba is being outshined by Moussa Sissoko.

Personally the more I see of Renato Sanches the more I feel we missed the boat.


7.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 21:57:16
Mufc
Forget the money.
Is he a world beater is he a great player?
I think he will be in the years to come but he might not .

A french barkley.


8.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 21:57:30
Look at it another way - 100m should mean an exceptional player, top 1-3 in the world.
So why are Chelsea (Conte must know him inside out / Billionaire backer), Man City (most on here were salivating hoping he'd replace LVG) and Madrid (easily sell a couple of players, Morata, James, Kroos to name a few to fund the deal) .
Why are they not all clamouring for this exceptional talent?
Bayern bought Vidal - better than Pogba - while we dithered - now they've added real potential in Renato Sanches.
I'll say it again - and yes the fee DOES matter - why not add another 20m on top every time United come to call - Pogba is NOT worth 100m and is VERY over rated.


9.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 22:04:23
Pogba's agent might be the greatest marketeer in history, never have I seen a player so over hyped. Wait, Rooney, maybe Rooney but he's still only 2nd.


10.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 22:06:28
He's playing cdm, obviously been told to just sit in front of the back four all game and since Portugal have offered nothing in attack he's had nothing to do. Him not getting forwards and getting involved isn't out of choice it's his role for this match.
He's put in a few very good tackles, and made a few good passes, not really put a foot wrong.


11.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 22:17:53
Would say assisting goals is a major influence which he done against Germany for the second, he scored and assisted in the quarters as well against Iceland?


12.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 22:20:43
If they could afford him, I'm sure most would be in for him. Doesn't matter who has billionaire backers, there is fffp to comply with. And a French Ross Barkley? Seriously? That's a bit silly. You tell me would you put him in city's team, arsenals, Chelsea's, barca's, psg's, real Madrid's? Because I'd put him in every one of them. Only team I probably wouldn't at the minute is Bayer Munich.


13.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 22:48:02
Surely a player is worth whatever a club is willing to pay for him?


14.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 22:51:38
Bayern don't need him because they have a better player in Vidal and just as much potential for half the price in Renato.
That's how you do business - not over pay for over hyped players - Madrid could easily buy him, same for Chelsea and City - if he was so good and genuinely worth 100m - do you think they wouldn't - get real.
Let's say it was a player really worth 100m, like Messi, they'd all stand by and let United have him unopposed? No they'd do everything they could to make it happen.
Funny how no else is willing to pay 100m - oh yeah, but let's forget about the fee - might as well stick our fingers in our ears and say can't hear you.
I tell you now we pay 100m we're mugs and every supporter at every ground will make that point with every under whelming performance. no pressure on the lad then.
$50m at todays value - not worth anymore.


15.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 23:21:16
Good post theme. Pogba would get into into nearly every club team in the world.
The money reported is way over the top imo but I still want him in our team.
He is a very different player to any other record transfer fee such as bale or Ronaldo. He is not going to win as many games as they do with flashes if brilliance he won't score 20 goals a season but imo he will be the driving force of our team for the next few years just like the likes of Robson and Keane were before him.
If and I agree its still a big IF he does go on to be like them then it's money well spent.
Both Robson and Keane were record fees at the time and both were bought on their potential both fulfilled it to the max at our club I'm willing to believe pogba will do the same.
He has bi g shoes to fill but imo that's what we are buying the next potential midfield driving force.
Yes the fee is crazy but if he turns out as good as either of those two and that's what he had to do imo then he will have justified his price tag.
That's the challenge he has and i think he is up to it.
Some have come and lived up to their hype. Rooney rvn Rio Keane robso all at record fees.
Some have failed adm veron barthez.
I'm backing pogba to be in with the elite group of successes. Over the next 3 to 4 years he has to be driving us to titles and drag the team through tough matches I am sure he had the right character and will match up to those that have fine before him.


16.) 11 Jul 2016
11 Jul 2016 00:01:20
He will move again for the next contract, so we won't have him more than 5years and will lose him on a free.


17.) 11 Jul 2016
11 Jul 2016 00:35:53
He will have a5 year contract do won't lose him on a free. if he doesn't sign a new contact after 3 years as he did with juve he well be sold for big money. But if we are winning leagues and a cl he will sign a new contact. he is ahuge earner niw si as we will see not many other can imorove or even afford his money so a move will be more difficult to engineer than you might think. Unless he wants to take a pay cut.


18.) 11 Jul 2016
11 Jul 2016 06:02:13
Rooney really can't win can he? Even when it comes to being overhyped he only comes second?
On to pogba why bash the boy? He doesn't set the fees bash the board his agent Juve for setting such a price. Bash enron, Merrill Lynch the freaking illuminati or the new world order but pogba is just a footballer a good one that I would love to see playing for United.
Will he improve us immensely? No question about that. If we have the cash let's pay a lot of it will get offset by outgoings and potato chips sales in Asia anyway. Que the disagrees.


19.) 11 Jul 2016
11 Jul 2016 09:28:46
theyalwayscore,

People just like to moan mate, if we weren't spending the money they would be moaning about the Glazers, now we are on players who will improve us they moan about that too.