Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba are not known for their eyes and they also seem to disagree on the main reason why Manchester United could not see the best of their World Cup winner during their match. second arrival at Old Trafford, at least on a consistent basis.
A decade after his initial departure, Pogba will leave United when his contract expires this month. Juventus and other potential suitors are queuing up for his signing.
Pogba spent four years with the Italians on both sides of his two seasons in Manchester and it was Mourinho who spent £ 89 million to lure the Frenchman “home” in 2016. That first season resulted in two trophies: the League Cup and the League Cup. Europa League, although Mourinho and the coaches who followed him at Old Trafford could not receive a regular Pogba tune.
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Sharing his verdict on why Pogba often plays better in France, his former United coach Mourinho said: “I don’t think it’s about getting the best out of him, but giving the best he has to give and I think the world. The Cup is the perfect habitat for a player like him to give his best. “
Mourinho added: “Why? Because he is locked up for a month where he can only think about football, where he is with his team on the training ground, completely isolated from the outside world. Where he could focus only on the football, where the dimensions of the games can only motivate [players].
“Because for a season you can have a big game, then a small game, then an even smaller one, then you can lose concentration, you can lose concentration, then comes a big game, again. In the World Cup, the direction. “The excitement, the responsibility, the big decisions are always growing.”
So what does Pogba himself think? Breaking the silence about his future during an interview with the French publication, Le Figaro, in March, said: “In France it’s simple, I play and I play my position.
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“I know my role and I feel the confidence of the coach and the players. It’s normal to feel a difference at Manchester United because it’s hard to be consistent when you often have a change in your position, or the team system, your [midfield] partners.
“I am very comfortable with [France coach Didier Deschamps]. He gave me a role I know, but in Manchester [United] do i really have a role I ask the question, but I have no answer. “
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