[SteeMagazin]^Football >> Paul Pogba is Overrated?
Hello Steemians! Football season is slowly coming to an end and with that in mind we'll start to write a little bit more on that topic. Today we're going to try to break a myth about Paul Pogba who is currently one of the most criticised players out there. Check down below!
About Paul Pogba
For those of you who may not know, Paul Pogba is 26-year old football player who came to Manchester United in 2016. At the time of the transfer this was a record breaking signing in the world of football. Pogba currently plays at position of central or attacking midfielder and his role is mainly depending on type of opponent that Manchester United plays with. In Mourinho's era Pogba was the most criticised player in the world and almost every media out there were starting to ask questions about his worth. Just few days after Mourinho left the Manchester it was Pogba's time to shine. United's new coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave Pogba more offensive role and Paul returned him the favor with 4 goals and 3 assists in just 3 matches. To put this into perspective, Pogba's statistic in 14 Premiership games under Jose Mourinho was just 3 goals and 3 assists. From 19th of December until now Pogba has scored 8 goals with 6 assists in Premier league and for some time he was the top goalscorer in his club right infront of Romelu Lukaku. If you take a look at other midfielders in Premier league then you can clearly see that no other midfielder out there has such numbers despite Pogba's poor performances under Mourinho. If Pogba had this offensive role from the beginning of season then he would probably be a candidate for top goalscorer in Premiership which is pretty impressive.
Statistics
Other than his world class finishing Paul Pogba has now became the brain of the whole team. He currently has 83.1% passing accuracy with 59.4 passes per game on average. From that same statistics 4.6 passes are a long balls and 1.6 are key passes. On top of all that Pogba also has a solid defensive contribution for his team with 1.3 tackles, 1.0 clearances and 0.5 interceptions per game on average. He is currently top rated midfielder in Premier league and top rated United player with rating of 7.39. Pogba was also awarded with 6 'Man Of The Match' titles which puts him right behind Eden Hazard and Raheem Sterling who play fantastic season.
Conclusion
Football market has certianly gone wild in the last couple of years in sense of high transfer fees. It's up to you to shape your opinion on certian player but if you're going to do so then try not to follow masses that are blindly following the media. In my opinion Paul Pogba was worth every penny in every aspect despite some bad games that he played. He's a key man on the pitch and he has high potential in sense of marketing. There's no doubt in my mind that this player still has a bright future in front of him.
Btw. if you're interested in player statistics then you should check: https://www.whoscored.com
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