Why does Paul Pogba split opinion?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 15 March 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Joining Mark Chapman to look at the career of Paul Pogba as he turns 30 it's James Horncastle and Carl Anka.
Here they discuss whether the France and Juventus midfielder is overrated, why he has such a bad reputation in England, and whether Eric Ten Hag is actually the Manchester United manager that Pogba has been crying out for.
And with his return to Serie A not going to plan, it begs the question 'where next'? But why is the obvious answer not necessarily the correct one.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic. |
| 0:03.3 | Paul Pogba turns 30 today. |
| 0:06.2 | He'll be spending it like he has much of the season on the sidelines, |
| 0:09.8 | having picked up an injury, taking free kicks in training. |
| 0:13.8 | His return to Juventus from Manchester United hasn't been a positive one |
| 0:17.6 | playing just 36 minutes of football. |
| 0:21.5 | He is a player that splits opinion, so what next? |
| 0:25.3 | A world champion with a decade at the top level, yet for some he's never realized his potential. |
| 0:32.1 | I'm Mark Chapman. |
| 0:33.0 | This is the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 0:51.0 | For fronts and possibly now the world. |
| 0:56.0 | Not only is Paul Pogba, the football player and the style of football, he plays, been misprofiled. I also think Paul Pogba, the personality has been mis-profiled as well. |
| 0:59.0 | There's still a lot of love for him back home. He could well be the next national team captain. |
| 1:03.0 | Pogpah trying to get in again. He is in again. He's in again. |
| 1:06.0 | He scored again. |
| 1:08.0 | What a comeback by Manchester United, driven by Paul Pogba! |
| 1:12.6 | He is one of the most fascinating footballers I have ever interviewed. |
| 1:17.6 | When you look at his potential, what he can do on the field, you always say, you expected more from him. |
| 1:23.6 | He's had to deal with a hell of a lot over the course of his career over the last 12 months. |
| 1:32.0 | So we're joined for this one by the Athletics Italian football expert James Horncastle |
| 1:37.6 | and Manchester United writer Carl Anker, as he himself has called it a pogmentary. |
| 1:44.1 | It actually works better with us. This is a Pogcast. |
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