Pogba did the job that was asked of him. Completely wrong role imo, he is best suited as an attacking mid or playing out wide. France needed more aggression going forward and Griezmann didn’t provide it tonight.
Lloris’ glaring weakness is not moving his feet before throwing himself at the ball. Spurs were threatening a title challenge when 2-1 up at home to 10-man Arsenal when he threw himself at a trundler from Alexis Sanchez that he’d easily have saved if he moved his feet - it scuttered into the right centre of the goal. Same routine with him on countless other occasions, including Slab’s scuffed volley in the last 16 which he palmed out to Hendrick. He usually dives back across himself when leaning to the other side without moving his feet and concedes lots of goals that way. He was awful for that long range bouncy shot tonight which went a few yards inside the post. I don’t think you understand football, unfortunately.
We’re not talking about other shots Lloris should have saved. The blame for the goal lies squarely at the feet of the defenders who didn’t even put in a challenge, mainly the Arsenal waster of space. Lloris was also unsighted by the other clown defender and saw it late, which explains why he didn’t move quicker. It wasn’t a trundled effort, it was a very good strike and as I said earlier the fact it bounced makes it harder for the keeper. Lloris isn’t the reason France lost, blaming the keeper is an easy out for a team that bottled it.
Martial’s chance was a sitter alright, cost them the tournament.
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Starring roles for Ronaldo and Nani throughout the tournament. They really have blossomed into world class performers since Sir Alex plucked them from obscurity as unproven youngsters with unfashionable Sporting Lisbon over a decade ago. I wouldn’t pay £10 million for Pogba yet alone £100 based on what I’ve seen of him in this tournament. Sir Alex has been proved right on that front as well.
Sometimes you just try too hard.
Ronaldo was a world record fee for a teenager.
And Nani signed for over €25m, which considering the amounts spent now on players, back in 2007 that was a serious amount. Especially considering he was shipped out on loan and then for €5m to Fenerbache.
The Man Utd fanboys are loving the Portugal win last night. All about Ronaldo.
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Al the Man Utd fan boys going ape shit over a Real Madrid player watching his team win the Euros from the sidelines … Bizarre behaviour… And they are eulogising the wrong Madrid player, Pepe was their player of the tournament, followed by Nani.
+1.
Ronaldo inspired them all to exceed their every expectation.
Don’t.
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Shit happens pal, Addidas funding this purchase.
Does it matter who’s funding any purchase?
I’d have it up there as the ‘mistake’ that Mark Wallace made when he transferred from the Jimmy’s to the Mogues. Luckily for Pogba he knew when he’d left greener pastures behind, unlike Wallace, and sought to complete he return in order to secure a more successful future.
What?
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“I didn’t want to sign a contract as Ferguson didn’t play me, even though there were no midfielders there,” said Pogba at the time.
“He obviously thought I didn’t deserve the contract I asked for, and didn’t put me in the team even though he had no midfield players. It was his choice.
“United were short of players like me, but it was the manager’s decision. I couldn’t do anything about it. I was frustrated because he spoke to me a few times and said I was nearly there.
“I told him ‘If I don’t play then I can’t get any experience and see how far I have to go’. I played a few cup games but he didn’t want to give me a contract and they just let me go.”
adidas are getting the money from fans buying jersies, training tops etc. so the fans are paying for pogba
Does it matter?
Where are those quotes from?
In June he told ESPN something completely different and it was quoted on the Express: http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/678244/Paul-Pogba-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-MUFC-Manchester-United-Juventus-Transfer-News-Rumours-Gossip
Pogba claims Ferguson tried to convince him to stay at the Premier League giants, but by that point he had already made up his mind to go elsewhere.'
“He’s a coach I respect a lot. But he’s a human. I’m someone who says what he thinks,” the France international told ESPN.
“Whether it’s Ferguson or [President Barack] Obama, I’ll tell him. Ferguson came to my place. We talked. It did make me think. He wanted to keep me, but I’d made my decision to leave.”
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