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All is not well with Manchester United. And everything is not really good between Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba.
The two Old Trafford personalities continued to bump into each other as their relationship seemed to deteriorate at an increasing rate. The latest evidence to date was a training field showdown on Wednesday in which Pogba looks at Mourinho in disbelief, before Mourinho calls a club staff member for a three-person discussion. It happened a day after Manchester United was eliminated from the League Cup in the third round by Derby County – led by former Mourinho player Frank Lampard – and after a draw against the Wolves in the Premier League . criticize Mourinho's tactics.
During the winter, Pogba's agent, Mino Raiola, tried to steer the Frenchman away from Manchester United, and with all that has happened since then, you can be sure that Raiola will work again to try to move the winner of the World Cup. to a more acceptable destination. But how have things come to this point?
Here is an overview of the Mourinho-Pogba dynamic and the way things went:
AUGUST 2016-2017
It was not always like that. Pogba was bought in August 2016 for a world record of 89 million pounds, returning to Manchester United, where he began his professional career. Through the ups and downs of his performances – and the incoherence is at the base of Pogba's complicated place in Man United – Mourinho brought back Pogba, praising his character, proclaiming he could be a future captain of the club and accuse his critics of how much Pogba wins. While the first season on the field was uneven, the relationship between the two, at least face to face, seemed to be O.K.
SEPTEMBER 2017
Mourinho would be unhappy that Pogba chose to get treatment for a thigh injury in Miami instead of staying in Manchester to do it.
JANUARY 2018
Things started to get worse, at least publicly, here. Pogba and Mourinho took part in a fight on the sidelines of the loss to Tottenham, in which Pogba was removed just after the hour. He was put to the test for a subsequent victory over Huddersfield, then was resumed and resumed his place in another defeat against Newcastle.
FEBRUARY 2018
SI's Grant Wahl said Raiola was offering Pogba to major European clubs, trying to free him from Manchester United and Mourinho and saying that Pogba wanted to go out.
Pogba was ruled out of the Man United Champions League roster against Sevilla (to be replaced by Ander Herrera, injured), sparking new speculation about a break between the star and his manager.
MARCH 2018
Reports suggest that Pogba and Mourinho barely speak.
APRIL 2018
Pep Guardiola reveals that he and Man City have been offered Pogba by Raiola. The way a cash transfer would have already occurred is another story, but the revelation has shown more cracks in the foundation. Wahl also reports that Real Madrid was another team to whom Pogba had been offered but who had no interest in making a move.
Perhaps fueled by the situation, Pogba, the day after comments Guardiola, scored twice to lead the sensational return of Man United (2-0) to beat Man City and postpone future celebrations of the title.
JULY 2018
Pogba helped lead France to the World Cup by performing a fantastic performance in the final, which allowed him to score the ultimate goal in a 4-2 victory over Croatia. Mourinho points out that the World Cup is a perfect forum for Pogba, a competition that lasts a month and leaves no room for entertainment.
"I think the World Cup is the perfect habitat for a player like him [their] better, Mourinho told ESPN FC. Why? Because it's closed for a month, where he can only think of football. Where he is with his team on the training camp, completely isolated from the outside world, where they focus solely on football, where the dimensions of the game can only motivate. During a season, you can have a big match, then a smaller match, then a smaller one. You can lose your concentration, lose your concentration, and come back again. "
August 2018
Two years after Pogba's return to Man United, Mourinho says he has never been happier with Pogba after the club's victory over Leicester City.
"The truth is that we have been together for two years and two weeks and have never been happier with him than now, that's the truth," said Mourinho. "I can not ask him anymore, I can not ask him anymore, he came on a Monday [last week], formed three days – I asked for his support for his contribution to an important game for us when the team had difficulties.
"He did it better [than I hoped] and for more time than we could expect [before being substituted]. When he says he's done it for the fans and for the team, it's exactly what I want, exactly what I ask my players. He works well, plays well, he does it for the fans, he does it for the team and that's what I want, play for the team and I could not be happier than me. "
SEPTEMBER 2018
Except for Pogba's performance in the first game of the Champions League against the Young Boys, the month has been tough, especially in recent days. Pogba took to Twitter to insist that things were dying out when he wanted Man United to attack more after the draw against the Wolves. But he was followed by Mourinho by stripping him of the vice-captain and telling him that he would never take over the club as long as both of them were there. Then, the penalty kick against Derby County on Tuesday, for which Pogba was spectator, and the subsequent training on Wednesday.
And after? If last week is an indication, the roller coaster ride is not about to be over, and the Saturday match at West Ham should be pretty telling.
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