Pogba suffers at Manchester United ... 4 years of frustration and "precaution"

Manchester United's inability to transform its financial capabilities into an effective team on the pitch is embodied in the suffering that French midfielder Paul Pogba has endured since his return to his ranks four years ago, as he recently failed to impose himself as a key member of the Norwegian coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

And again, Pogba, returning to Manchester from Juventus, spoke for a record for the ancient northern club, which reached 118 million dollars in 2016, about his frustration with the situation in which he lives in his club during the period of the international window, where he helped his country reach the semi-finals of the Nations League European.

And after reports indicated that the exclusion of Bogba from the starting line-up under Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho was one of the factors that led to the latter's dismissal from his post in December 2018, the current coach reached the same conclusion about the French playmaker to keep him on the bench.

Pogba played one major game in his last five in the domestic league, in which he caused a penalty that allowed Arsenal to return the visiting team, winning 1-0.

On the whole, Manchester United fell in three of the four matches that Pogba played at Old Trafford this season, including the heavy loss to Tottenham 1-6 in a match that Pogba caused another penalty kick as well.

At a time when Pogba was one of the first names in the official squad, he is no longer even the most influential player in the midst of the Red Devils, especially after the transfer of Bruno Fernandes to the team in the winter transfer market last season.

He has so far scored 19 goals in 34 matches, the last of which was the winning goal from the penalty spot against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday and became the beating heart of the team.

Bogba missed this match with a minor injury to his ankle, but he will most likely be ready to play the match against Turkish Basaksehir in the Champions League on Tuesday.

With the exception of some good performances since the resumption of the English League activity at the end of last season after the outbreak of the new Corona virus, Solskjaer was unable to find the appropriate balance to include Pogba and Fernandes together in the midfield.

The duo played the first three matches of the current season when they conceded 11 goals against Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Brighton, respectively.

As for the most prominent match the duo fought, it was against Leipzig, Germany, when Manchester came out with a broad five-goal victory.

Solskjaer often sacrificed Pogba, preferring the partnership of Brazilian Fred and Scottish Scott McTominay or the Serbian Nemanja Matic, the most active in midfield, because it is a greater guarantee to protect the defense.

Lost happiness

France coach Didier Deschamps referred to Pogba's situation, saying, "He lives in a situation in his club where he does not feel happy, neither in terms of the number of minutes he gets to play or in terms of the position he occupies on the stadium."

Pogba has always talked about his desire to defend the colors of Real Madrid one day, especially if this matter means playing under the supervision of his fellow coach Zinedine Zidane, and Manchester may be ready to give him up, especially as he strengthened his midfield by contracting with Dutchman Donnie Van de Beek in exchange for 45 million euros during the summer, noting that Pogba's contract with him expires in June 2022.

But Manchester faces significant financial losses if he is abandoned, compared to what the club paid for his services four years ago, unless Pogba improves his performance in the ranks of his team and with his country. In the European Cup next summer.

Solskjaer insisted last week that Pogba is still an "important element" in the team, but on the other hand, he is not in the process of risking his future at the head of the coaching staff by throwing him mainly.

Solskjaer has suffered from mounting pressure recently, especially after losing to Basaksehir after a good start that saw him beat Saint Germain, the French runner-up last year, 2-1, and Leipzig, who also reached the semi-finals last season, also by five clean.

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