Paul Pogba’s career is a four-act drama

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It should have been a pleasant evening. Paul Pogba (30) is in the starting line-up for the first time since his return to Juventus in the league match against Cremonese. But the evening ends in tears.

Less than 24 minutes have been played. The Frenchman goes down near the sideline. He’s inconsolable, probably got a thigh injury. He had to wait 390 days for this starting eleven. When he injures himself again, emotions overwhelm him. Pogba cries – and the whole stadium gives an encouraging round of applause. Trying to comfort teammates.

The frustration and many question marks remain. The career of the former child prodigy could become a drama in the final phase. We look at his career in four companies.

In the summer of 2012, the then 19-year-old Paul Pogba left the youth department of the Red Devils on a free transfer. He saw better development opportunities at Juventus Turin. In four years with the Turiners, he celebrated four Scudettos and developed into one of the best midfield conductors in the world. Manchester United shelled out $105 million in the summer of 2016 for the return campaign of the Frenchman, touted in England as the “Wonderkid”.

In the beginning, his commitment was celebrated as a transfer coup. The beginning was promising. ManUtd won the Europa League and League Cup double with Pogba in their first year. But the extroverted Frenchman is already abusive and can only partially live up to the exorbitant expectations. And show his best performance in the jersey of the Équipe Tricolore. In 2018, he is an important part of the World Cup team.

Before and after the World Cup in Russia, Pogba is still playing his two personal best seasons for Manchester. In the 2018/19 season, he collected no less than 13 goals and 9 assists as a midfielder. Then comes the break.

Since 2019, Pogba has been in the headlines all the time. Rarely due to good performance. Media reports that he tried to force his transfer with strike threats. It never got that far, but it still damaged his reputation on the island – also because he flirted publicly with a departure on several occasions.

His eccentric nature becomes more and more of a problem. To put it bluntly, fans, the media and some pundits could blame his new haircut for defeat. Although Manchester are trying to extend Pogba’s expiring contract, they are likely to offer too little salary. In July 2022, he will re-sign with Juventus Turin.

Pogba’s injuries have been piling up in his final years in Manchester. However, the current epidemic season is setting new standards in this regard. A serious knee injury and bruises to the calf, thigh and adductors are slowing him down. A measly 161 minutes of play and ten partial missions are on his balance sheet. He has already missed 47 games this epidemic season.

As if the injury problems weren’t enough, in 2022 a mysterious family feud – his brother Mathias allegedly blackmailed him with a video – unintentionally made the headlines. Mathias Pogba subsequently ended up in custody and was not allowed to contact the family after his release in December 2022. How things will proceed in this case seems about as unclear at the moment – as the answer to the question of whether Paul Pogba will ever be able to build on his top form of recent days in his career.

Source : Blick

Emma

I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.