Asked where he wants Pogba to operate on a regular basis, Mourinho said: “He can play where he was playing before in the Premier League, where he did against Feyenoord”. Naturally, this sort of pressure comes hand-in-hand with holding the feat of being the most expensive footballer on the planet.
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Pogba has cultivated that mind’s-eye vision that the only the very best seem to possess, and at times it’s as though he has eyes in the back of his head. “I just want Paul to forget that and play his football”.
“(Having had) no pre-season, he had a very good impact in the first game and it’s normal that, after that, he has a little decrease.
“I know he’s happy with the four players he’s bought but they still need that type of player”. The team improves, he will improve.
Manchester United recently handed Carrick a one-year contract extension with the club.
Manchester United lose its first European game under Jose Mourinho as Feyenoord registered a 1 – 0 win over the Red Devils in the Europa League. Mourinho believes he is capable of being disciplined in midfield but also has the ability to roam and play a more “free-ranging” role.
“It depends on the situation”. No problem. It’s not a problem with his position. “If you need other people to motivate you?.?I always feel that I am an extra source of motivation?.?but the motivation belongs to the player”. Many in Italy argue that Pogba enjoyed the best season of his career a year ago at Juventus in that role, helping the Turin outfit lift both the Serie A title and another Coppa Italia.
“I think he is trying to do too much and beat three or four players”.
The midfielder is still looking for his first goal since his return to England but the United boss, Mourinho, believes Pogba will bounce back in no time to show his full potential.
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“I think there are clubs that paid 20, 30, 40 [million pounds] which is a bigger deal than what Man United paid for Paul”, said Mourinho, who takes his side to Watford on Sunday. At the Turin club, he went on to become one of the best midfielder in Europe, especially having played alongside the likes of Arturo Vidal, Andrea Pirlo and Sami Khedira.
