Paul Pogba, the former star of Manchester United, has jumped to the support of some of his most criticized former teammates at Old Trafford.
Being a United player entails being in the spotlight and receiving a good deal of criticism.
Everyone has to deal with it, but in the past 10 years, the strain has only increased because on-field performance has fallen short of the club’s extremely high standards.
One player who was frequently in the news was Pogba. Former Liverpool player Graeme Souness gained notoriety for his seeming infatuation with the midfielder, saying he “wouldn’t sign him on a free” following his return from a reduced drug penalty.
Pogba was asked to address an issue regarding a supposedly “unfair focus” on players like Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho during a recent interview with Sky Sports.
He countered that it was because of the size of the team these guys were playing for and that they would be less scrutinized if they were playing for a different team.
“You win as a team. You never point at one player at Man City but they play as a team, win as a team. When they don’t play well, it’s the team that don’t play well.” Pogba did say that the players are not helped by the fact that they don’t tend to play so well as a team, which may be another reason more successful sides escape such negative commentary. Why the criticism? For performance or for something else? I think you’re at the biggest club in England with a lot of fans. I suppose they need to say something.
You will receive criticism when you lose.
In addition, Pogba implied that Wayne Rooney wasn’t being completely honest when he defended his and his former teammate Jesse Lingard’s attitudes against his criticism.
In addition to being among the most closely watched by the public media, United players also receive the most hate on social media, according to a report published in the summer. The team is represented by six of the top 10 most abused players in the Premier League, with Marcus Rashford at the top of the list.
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