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Paul Scholes has criticised Paul Pogba for being 'away with the fairies' during Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Atalanta on Tuesday evening.

The French international struggled to perform during Manchester United's fixture in Italy and was ultimately hooked off for Nemanja Matic in the second half.

Reflecting on Pogba's performance, Scholes said the Manchester United midfielder would need to be babysat 'until he is 35' as he has the tendency to do 'stupid stuff' on the pitch.

Speaking after the game, Scholes said: 'Pogba needs somebody on him all the time. Somebody there that he totally respects, he needs experienced people behind him.

'How old he? 28? He's a really experienced player. But he's one of them that will get to 35 and be exactly the same.

'He'll still be doing the stupid stuff where he's stud rolling the ball, holding people off showing how strong and skilful he is.

'The biggest thing with Paul is his concentration. He goes away with the fairies at times.

'You think of the Juventus team he played in, where he was brilliant and was why we signed him.

'The experience around him - [Andrea] Pirlo, [Giorgi] Chiellini, [Leonardo] Bonucci, [Gianluigi] Buffon, an aggressive manager. He will need that treatment until he's 35.'

Rio Ferdinand added his thoughts on Pogba, claiming the midfielder had failed to live up to expectations in a Manchester United shirt.

He said that the French man does not look as stimulated for the Red Devils as he does for his country.

Ferdinand said: 'Paul [Pogba] would agree that he hasn’t delivered to the level he would expect of himself in a Manchester United shirt.

'He is not getting the international jolt he gets with . Maybe he needs that fear of not playing if he isn't performing.'

Ferdinand went on to agree with Scholes by saying Pogba needs to be pushed by his team-mates. He also said that he felt the responsibility should fall onto the shoulders of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ferdinand told Scholes: 'I can't think of anyone else other than Cristiano that would get a hold of Paul and going "I'll be on to you half time."

'Maybe it's a generational thing, maybe it's different now. In our changing room these conversations would be going on.'

Scholes and Ferdinand's comments came not only after he was hooked off against Atalanta but after he was shown a red card against Liverpool.

The Frenchman was sent off in the 60th minute of the game after he lunged into a two-footed tackle on Naby Keita with his side 5-0 down at Old Trafford.

Pogba was initially booked but, after a VAR check, Taylor sent him off on the hour mark.

Sportsmail previously revealed that Pogba had apologised to his team-mates for his red card at Old Trafford, though did not say anything to Solskjaer after the loss.

Speaking of the red card at the time, Scholes told Premier League Productions: 'Paul Pogba coming on to the pitch at half-time to try and help the team and maybe get a little respectability about it, tries to stand on the ball, tries to show how strong he is in the middle of the pitch… gives the goal away.

'Then later on gets sent off with a ridiculous tackle. Now you're 5-0 down with 10 men. You'd have to think, if Ole's still a manager there, will we see Pogba again in a United shirt?

'He's caused mayhem over the last couple of years. Everyone knows what a talent he is, everybody trusts him, every manager trusts him, tried to give him his head and let him be the player he's been.

'But with all the commotion, not g his contract, almost holding the club to ransom, and then he comes on and does something like that.

'It's not Ole's fault, don't get me wrong, but that's part of it which almost summed the United performance up today.

'Look, he probably will play [again] won't he? But I don't think they will be missing anything if he doesn't.

'He's had numerous chances, he keeps saying he lacks consistency, but that is just [a lack of] discipline and disrespect for your manager and your team-mates, what he's done today.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10159045/Paul-Scholes-claims-Paul-Pogba-need-babysat-Uniteds-midfield-35.html

Saint Cristiano ronaldo

Ronaldo na player

If I ever step my foot on the pitch then RONALDO is the cause..

I too like the guy abeg.

Love the way he answered that idiot that was trying to put words in my � mouth today.

King ororo.

Suiiiiiiiiii

3 consecutive matchday in the UCL that Ronaldo has saved man utd. Where would they have been without him.

I love this guy for nothing
Still love him for everything

Ronaldo is a goal machine. He always knows and stays at the angle where the goal would come from, and he knows best how to deal with that well..

I think his strength, physicality and the incessant hunger to put the ball at the back of the net given his age, is what keeps him at the top level.

I'm a die-hard Messi fan who has lost interest in Barcelona games these days but now focuses on Messi games at PSG..

But the more I wish Ronaldo would always have poor games and stop scoring goals, the more and higher goals he bangs in every game

Thanks to Ronaldo though, Ole would have for long been a Gunnar..

Meanwhile, despite the fact that Messi is still struggling to find his feet in Ligue 1, he still remains the GOAT soccer player to have ever graced the pitch.

a real GOAT unlike that teddy @ that side

The man of the moment. Like him or hate him.
Cr7 himself...

Fine wine never lose its flavor!

This gem has never been caught napping. Mbanu!

How he inch-beats the offside mark + brain-dumps defenders to slot in easily remains a subject of study in Ebonyi state University.

You're great!

But Lionel Messi still remains my G.O.A.T

for me, bailey was d best on d pitch last n he kept united in dt game..
Pogba is a player of quality bt i think the problem is dt he is playing too deep unlike his role in juve n with ..
city is this Saturday, not just pogba, also d likes of bruno, tominey, matic n fred all needs to step up dier game n improve or gets punished by d already angry city..

Milli10:
Ronaldo is a goal machine. He always knows and stays at the angle where the goal would come from, and he knows best how to deal with that well..

I think his strength, physicality and the incessant hunger to put the ball at the back of the net given his age, is what keeps him at the top level.

I'm a die-hard Messi fan who has lost interest in Barcelona games these days but now focuses on Messi games at PSG..

But the more I wish Ronaldo would always have poor games and stop scoring goals, the more and higher goals he bangs in every game

Thanks to Ronaldo though, Ole would have for long been a Gunnar..

Meanwhile, despite the fact that Messi is still struggling to find his feet in Ligue 1, he still remains the GOAT soccer player to have ever graced the pitch.

enjoy both of DM n no need for hating of praying for any to fail bcox both are legends

ojaysam25:
3 consecutive matchday in the UCL that Ronaldo has saved man utd. Where would they have been without him.

he did same in Juve bt I dnt tink united wont keep getting bailed by his crucial goals n it's not a good plan for united especially during knockout games wen his goals may stop coming..
Juve were easily dumped by Porto last season bcoz he cudnt score both home n away....dts d problem of cr7 n messi dependency to a team, bad game for dm, means bad nite for dier club and dts my fear for PSG too during knockouts
these guys are old n past their peak n bad days in office now looks normal to dm in each match day....dey is need for Pogba, Fernandez, greenwood n even rashford to step up n improve its ing cast or these cr7 goals would be made useless

Eric bailly's performance tonight was outstanding...I see no reason why Maguire should even be the captain of this club when he does nothing but makes United useless


Lalasticlala

Maguire, Ole and Pogba should look for another club

paulolee:

he did same in Juve bt I dnt tink united wont keep getting bailed by his crucial goals n it's not a good plan for united especially during knockout games wen his goals may stop coming..
Juve were easily dumped by Porto last season bcoz he cudnt score both home n away....dts d problem of cr7 n messi dependency to a team, bad game for dm, means bad nite for dier club and dts my fear for PSG too during knockouts.
these guys are old n past their peak n bad days in office now looks normal to dm in each match day....dey is need for Pogba, Fernandez, greenwood n even rashford to step up n improve its ing cast or these cr7 goals would be made useless

You fear for PSG if Messi have a poor game inthe champions league ?

You're not being honest !

PSG have been performing better without Messi ,and here you're trying to assume PSG won't go far without Messi .
There is no PSG dependency on Messi,and that's bad news for all MIDGETONIANS!
Messi should quickly start putting up those performances he's known for,sooner,else we will continue to drag him by the ballz !
If bad performance have become normal for Messi at PSG ,CR7 should not be in that conversation.
I dare you to name matches where CR7 was poor in,this season,that gave you the cojones to say bad performance have become normal for both of them,instead of actually itting that Messi have been performing below par,alone, between the two,this season.

Stupid legend instead of u to criticize Maguire dis stupid legend has been criticizing Pogba Everytime

Glycolite:


You fear for PSG if Messi have a poor game inthe champions league ?

You're not been honest !

PSG have been performing better without Messi ,and here you're trying to assume PSG won't go far without Messi .
There is no PSG dependency on Messi,and that's bad news for all MIDGETONIANS!
Messi should quickly start putting up those performances he's known for,sooner,else we will continue to drag him by the ballz !
If bad performance have become normal for Messi at PSG ,CR7 should not be in that conversation.
I dare you to name match where CR7 was poor in,this season,that gave you the cojones to say bad performance have become normal for both of them,instead of actually itting that Messi have been performing below par,alone, between the two,this season.

messi 3 goals in 3 games means nothing....
Messi scored against city in UCL...d same city dt ur cr7 will face dis weekend n we go see how far..
bros pls keep sentiments aside....wats ur cr7 rating against Leicester and Liverpool?
He was useless against Leicester and busy kicking players against reds...
Saturday no far again.....una go quiet bcox he cnt do it alone...
I pray for PSG vs united knockout, e go Mk u understand better..

obembet:
Paul Scholes has criticised Paul Pogba for being 'away with the fairies' during Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Atalanta on Tuesday evening.

The French international struggled to perform during Manchester United's fixture in Italy and was ultimately hooked off for Nemanja Matic in the second half.

Reflecting on Pogba's performance, Scholes said the Manchester United midfielder would need to be babysat 'until he is 35' as he has the tendency to do 'stupid stuff' on the pitch.

Speaking after the game, Scholes said: 'Pogba needs somebody on him all the time. Somebody there that he totally respects, he needs experienced people behind him.

'How old he? 28? He's a really experienced player. But he's one of them that will get to 35 and be exactly the same.

'He'll still be doing the stupid stuff where he's stud rolling the ball, holding people off showing how strong and skilful he is.

'The biggest thing with Paul is his concentration. He goes away with the fairies at times.

'You think of the Juventus team he played in, where he was brilliant and was why we signed him.

'The experience around him - [Andrea] Pirlo, [Giorgi] Chiellini, [Leonardo] Bonucci, [Gianluigi] Buffon, an aggressive manager. He will need that treatment until he's 35.'

Rio Ferdinand added his thoughts on Pogba, claiming the midfielder had failed to live up to expectations in a Manchester United shirt.

He said that the French man does not look as stimulated for the Red Devils as he does for his country.

Ferdinand said: 'Paul [Pogba] would agree that he hasn’t delivered to the level he would expect of himself in a Manchester United shirt.

'He is not getting the international jolt he gets with . Maybe he needs that fear of not playing if he isn't performing.'

Ferdinand went on to agree with Scholes by saying Pogba needs to be pushed by his team-mates. He also said that he felt the responsibility should fall onto the shoulders of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ferdinand told Scholes: 'I can't think of anyone else other than Cristiano that would get a hold of Paul and going "I'll be on to you half time."

'Maybe it's a generational thing, maybe it's different now. In our changing room these conversations would be going on.'

Scholes and Ferdinand's comments came not only after he was hooked off against Atalanta but after he was shown a red card against Liverpool.

The Frenchman was sent off in the 60th minute of the game after he lunged into a two-footed tackle on Naby Keita with his side 5-0 down at Old Trafford.

Pogba was initially booked but, after a VAR check, Taylor sent him off on the hour mark.

Sportsmail previously revealed that Pogba had apologised to his team-mates for his red card at Old Trafford, though did not say anything to Solskjaer after the loss.

Speaking of the red card at the time, Scholes told Premier League Productions: 'Paul Pogba coming on to the pitch at half-time to try and help the team and maybe get a little respectability about it, tries to stand on the ball, tries to show how strong he is in the middle of the pitch… gives the goal away.

'Then later on gets sent off with a ridiculous tackle. Now you're 5-0 down with 10 men. You'd have to think, if Ole's still a manager there, will we see Pogba again in a United shirt?

'He's caused mayhem over the last couple of years. Everyone knows what a talent he is, everybody trusts him, every manager trusts him, tried to give him his head and let him be the player he's been.

'But with all the commotion, not g his contract, almost holding the club to ransom, and then he comes on and does something like that.

'It's not Ole's fault, don't get me wrong, but that's part of it which almost summed the United performance up today.

'Look, he probably will play [again] won't he? But I don't think they will be missing anything if he doesn't.

'He's had numerous chances, he keeps saying he lacks consistency, but that is just [a lack of] discipline and disrespect for your manager and your team-mates, what he's done today.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10159045/Paul-Scholes-claims-Paul-Pogba-need-babysat-Uniteds-midfield-35.html

Lalasticlala
Seun
mynd44

There is no lie in what was written here . It's the same thing I have always said.

paulolee:

messi 3 goals in 3 games means nothing....
bros wats cr7 performance against Leicester and Liverpool?? can u rate both above 3.5??

Messi scored 3 goals ?
Did you dare say 3 goals
When did penalty goals and tap in goals considered a goal ?
The last time I checked,you midgetonians don't consider penalty goals and tap in goals as goals,what changed ?
As far as we are concerned,and with the energy you midgetonians have been using to criticize penalty goals and tap ins especially when CR7 is in the picture,Messi have scored only 1 goal since his move to PSG !

You can't tell me nothing !


Rating it above 3.5 on the scale of 5 or 10 ?
Funny enough, it's the same matches they lost .
Don't that tell you something ?

My own na be say if man. United really value their sanity and want to win matches,make them allow pogba go juventus.... Pogba na one of the major Problem wey Man. U dey face

Manchi don vex. Them want destroy him fav club

Pogba is doing himself thinking he's trying to make the team look worse. His value will be decreasing. Guys did u see Eric's performance? U see why some players shouldn't be given preferential treatment over the others? Maguire has been terrible in the last 3-4 games, but he starts consecutive games, well he's English and overrated so I'm not surprised.

itted he was below par yesterday, but in general, he in a fine player

Hahaha

A legend talking. Even as a Chelsea fan you can't dispute how great Scholes was....super locating midfielder with a super calm attitude unlike Pogba

Respect sir

...the boss has spoken!!!!
CR7 dislikes the idiot so much with his showbiz

Pobga is a different person when playing for but yet another person when in club duties.


OLE has beaten Spurs and gotten it's manager sacked.

He has also gotten his most likely replacement Conte off the shelf.

OLE has done himself a favour taking out his competition.

He is off the hook for now. But needless to say, Man utd lost a chance to get themselves a proven serial winner.