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da betcris: On Monday night, Manchester United went five points clear of their cross-town rivals City in the race for the league title with a 2-0 success at Blackburn. With seven games to go, City and fellow football fans alike might be gaining the familiar old notion of inevitability that United are coming good right at the end, like they always do. If United do win it, it will be their 20th title in English football; a remarkable feat and a great advert for aspiring young footballers to ply their trade at Old Trafford; but not particularly for one current youngster.
The name Paul Pogba has donned the lips of many a Red Devils fan this season with the Frenchman representing just the latest star off the clubs production line we should all be making a song and dance about. The domineering Pogba who plays central midfield and stands at an impressive 6ft1 despite his slender 19 years has figured increasingly in recent months, amidst a refusal to end speculation surrounding his future.
Pogba is yet to sign a contract extension at Old Trafford and is increasingly irking the decisions of Sir Alex Ferguson in rewarding him with a first team berth, amid head turning interest from Juventus and the reported offer of a four-year deal worth some £20,000 a week. Whilst the Frenchman is keeping his options open, this indecisive behaviour is upsetting not only the manager who has subsequently dropped Pogba to the reserves and back again but supporters also with questions about greed reaching prevalence.
With the grass not always greener elsewhere, Ravel Morrison has found that being an ex-Manchester United player doesn’t always mean you’re given the divine right to feature somewhere else so readily, with the midfielder receiving just ten minutes in game time at West Ham following his January transfer window move. It remains whether Morrison will do a John Bostock and embark on a career shrouded in disappointment and what could’ve been or whether he can eventually play up to the reputation once billed. After all, Morrison is still young, and West Ham remains in the pressure cooker environment of a Championship promotion battle where experience counts ever so greatly.
However, in the case of Pogba, Manchester United will in the short-term be looking for a midfield successor to Paul Scholes and following Darren Fletcher’s extended break from football to deal with his ongoing ulcerative colitis, first team chances in central midfield for Pogba might not be as far away as first imaginable. It just seems as if Pogba would be walking away right at the time where he just might be on the fringes of real contention at Old Trafford.
In March, Pogba appeared three times from the dugout appearing for the longest spell against Wolves where he clocked up over half an hour on the field after replacing Michael Carrick. Comfortable in possession and sturdy with an eye for a pass, it is easy to see why Juventus have taken an interest in the France Under-19 international.
Of course, if Pogba did flee the riches of Manchester, he mightn’t be making such a big mistake as first thought. It’s hard to believe now but one Gerard Pique sat on the United bench coming on for a twenty minute cameo in a Carling Cup Third Round tie at Gresty Road, Crewe in October 2004. After departing the club as a youngster in 2008, the centre back has gone on to become one of the most critically acclaimed centre halves in the game with Barcelona. Similarly, Giuseppe Rossi fled to the bright lights of La Liga in 2007 and has gone on to strike over half a century of goals for Villarreal. Two shining examples serving as evidence that United kids can get their kicks elsewhere, but Pogba’s departure would be a risk, considering the appealing prestige and traditions of his current employers.
Only time will tell, but one thing is sure; Sir Alex Ferguson won’t be crossed more than once and Pogba will have to swiftly make his mind up just where his future lies.
How good is Paul Pogba? Does his long-term future remain at Old Trafford? Would he be making a mistake in engineering a move to foreign shores? I want to hear your views United fans @ http://twitter.com/Taylor_Will1989
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