- Il Polpo Paul | Paul Pogba

S wrote:Take a bow son,what a game.

I dont care about the quality of the opposition today but its a fact that he's developed into a complete midfielder this year.
Early on in the season,i thought he was struggling to keep possession,releasing the ball too early,now he gives himself much more time on the ball.
Has to be said with Marchisio beside him,he plays even better,like a leader.

juvealbanian wrote:At the start it was really frustrating to see him lose possesion often.But we can say he's back on the right track and looks far more mature and calm now.
With our midfield finally finding a solid trio he doesn't have to try that hard anymore.

rincon wrote:Its really solid, when Khedira can't play we have Sturaro and Asamoah. Any of them can fill in perfectly. Sturaro played most of our games during this win streak and Asamoah looks fantastic now, just needs some time to get fully fit.

Loving this Pogba, best midfielder in the world if he keeps this up.

rincon wrote:Khedira and Asamoah returning limits him, but I love the kid. I'd consider playing him against Bayern, at least in the away game. He can defend better than any of our midfielders.

rincon wrote:Oh no doubt, I think Marchisio is our most important player. But he has more responsibilities than just defending. Sturaro has the freedom to hound everyone and press high. His games against Madrid and City were beautiful.

S wrote:I dont think he necessarily 'depends' on Marchisio.

It just happens so that it elevates his performance when he has an apt player like Marchisio anchoring the midfield.

Its pretty much the same thing when Pirlo was pulling the strings in midfield.

So its a bit unfair to say he depends on Marchisio.Pogba plays with a lot more freedom and do his own thing when Claudio's around.

Adit wrote:Pogba better all around midfielder than Zidane lmfao.

Seriously on every level of game, be it dribbling,creativity,match control, passing,shooting,play making everything Zidane was on another level. Pogba is more close to Isco and Verrati than he is to Zidane.

About the statistics.

Zidane and Platini played at a time Serie A was uncontested best league in the world by far.


Pogba plays in a age where Serie A is closer to french league in quality than to the best leagues at the moment.

Adit wrote:Pogba better all around midfielder than Zidane lmfao.

Seriously on every level of game, be it dribbling,creativity,match control, passing,shooting,play making everything Zidane was on another level. Pogba is more close to Isco and Verrati than he is to Zidane.

About the statistics.

Zidane and Platini played at a time Serie A was uncontested best league in the world by far.


Pogba plays in a age where Serie A is closer to french league in quality than to the best leagues at the moment.

@juve_gigi wrote:
Congrats to Manchester United and congrats to Firenze for winning the coveted GL belt.

I've been following European football since the 80's. Yes I'm much older than you folks. I was known as "Papa" back in the old forums. This whole one club is bigger than the other nonsense is just that, nonsense. Both clubs have huge history and are bigger clubs than the other in different respects. In Canada there are Juve fans everywhere, but also a lot of ManU fans. We have lots of English pubs out here. I have two good friends, one is a ManU fan, one is a Milanista and I am a Juventino. And we can all sit down and state our case as to who is bigger than the other.

At the end of the day Pogba went to ManU for the money. If you asked 100 people outside of GL 99 of them will tell you this. The ones that think otherwise are either somewhat delusional or have some type of hate going on for Juve. In reality Serie A cannot compete with the EPL money wise. To suggest Juve is not a big club because they can't keep their top players is very narrow minded. The reality is Serie A doesn't have a $5 billion+ tv contract. If we did we could easily afford to keep our biggest stars. The fact that we can challenge the likes of Bayern, Barca and Madrid and actually beat them or be real competitive against them is a true testament to the management of Juventus and Giuseppe Marotta, as he has built a super club on a shoe string budget. If ManU had the same budget as Juve they would be competing for the relegation spots in EPL not the CL spots.

I used to follow Serie A when they were the biggest league in the world with the biggest stars. Platini, Maradona, Van Basten, Maldini, Ronaldo, Zidane, Kaka, etc. I could go on and on. Those were the glory days. We were a much bigger League than the EPL or La Liga. If you look at all the Champions League finals Italy is tied with Spain for most final appearances as of right now with 27, so history tells you Serie A has been a huge league and the best league in the world at some points in its history. But times have changed and today money talks. That's it. It's only because of the money that Serie A is not in the same class anymore. ManU are re-building their team simply by BUYING the players. That's it. I don't see a lot of stars on their team that are from their youth academy or have been with the team for long stretches. Let's see where all this money takes them. It takes more than money to win. Mourinho has to find a "team" and a system that will work for his players. To think he will just walk the league is short sighted. Arsenal, ManCity, Chelsea will give him good competition. Watch out for Antonio Conte. He may surprise you. He turned a 7th place Juve into a powerhouse and an undefeated season in only one year. Don't count out Chelsea. They could surprise and win the League.

Anyways, good luck to Paul Pogba. The last 4 years have been wonderful to watch. We almost did it 2 years ago and we have a great chance to win the CL this year even without you, so too bad you couldn't stick around to enjoy the ride. Perhaps we will meet again next year in the CL.