Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf has recommended that Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer bench midfielder Paul Pogba.
The France international started the 5-0 win over RB Leipzig last week, where he made the assist for Mason Greenwood’s opener, but he gave away the crucial penalty in the 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at the weekend.
In both games, Solskjaer opted to go with a midfield diamond, in order to accommodate Pogba in the starting eleven, but Leboeuf believes it would be better for the team if the midfielder was simply dropped to the bench:
“He doesn’t know what to do with Pogba. Solskjaer has to rethink his position, maybe the best position for Pogba right now is the bench.”
Solskjaer has already benched Pogba this season, in the games against Newcastle and Chelsea, and supporters on Twitter think it would be the right decision to drop the Frenchman once again:
Spot on
— des doyle (@desdoyle4) November 2, 2020
Unlocking Pogba
Season 5 Episode 8
— W (@FxckMaguire) November 2, 2020
Definitely best off the bench.
— Robert Ebert (@RobertEbert3) November 2, 2020
So true
— Charlie Yendole (@YendoleCharlie) November 2, 2020
I would rather play Mata than Pogba! Smhh
— Dboi…. (@Dboi77423181) November 2, 2020
The bench – at Real Madrid preferably!
— Graham Ball (@GrahamBall7) November 2, 2020
He’s right tbf
— Your Manager ???? (@TheFTManager) November 2, 2020
Exactly. Finally some logical talks from someone
— Atif Aslam (@aatifaslem) November 2, 2020
Bench Pogba is the best way for ole to save his job ⚽⚽
— Samuel Boye (@SamuelBoye17) November 3, 2020
Pogba’s a luxury player who can only do well with no responsibility and free to roam, he needs everyone else in the team to have strict roles just so he can play well
— . (@Fxrnandes18) November 2, 2020
United’s formation, particularly against Arsenal, simply didn’t allow them to have enough possession of the ball and if Solskjaer really is trying the system to make sure Pogba is selected, it certainly doesn’t seem to be working. Whether we’ll see the midfielder back on the bench against Istanbul Basaksehir tomorrow night, we shall have to wait and see.
