▲ Win 2-1 against Manchester United and Villa ▲ Pogba, pass the first goal and get penalty kick that became the winning goal ▲ Pogba, most ball touches (69) & most competitions (19) & most aerial balls (5) ▲ Pogba, 2nd in sprinting (31 times) & 2nd in activity (10.52km)
[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Hyun-min = Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, who had been treated as a game with a little lack of sincerity despite his excellent ability, contributed greatly to the 2-1 victory by taking on a bad job in the Aston Villa match.
Manchester United won 2-1 in Round 17 of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2020/21 season against Villa at Old Trafford Home. Along with this, Manchester United succeeded in tying 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses with Liverpool, the 1st place with 33 points (the opening match against Burnley has been postponed and has not yet been played). It has an edge at +9).
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What’s more encouraging is that Pogba, who had been treated as a bit of an awkward, made a big success at Villa, raising expectations for the future. Pogba has been pointed out that he is a player who is difficult to use even with excellent skills due to his somewhat fluttering play style. There was a big difference between the games that played well and those that were not due to being overly upset, and there were many cases where they could not concentrate on the game.
Even his agent, Mino Layola, seemed to shake the team frequently through media play. In particular, one day before the final match of the group stage in the 32nd round against RB Leipzig, when Manchester United’s advance to the Champions League round of 16 is decided, Layola said in an interview, “Pogba’s life at Manchester is over. Now he will leave the team.” The bomb remarks added confusion to the team. It wasn’t just because of this remark, but Manchester United failed to advance to the round of 16, losing 2-3 in the final match against Leipzig.
Naturally, in the UK, voices poured out to fill Pogba. The legends of United insisted that Pogba should be disposed of as a result. Even coach Ole Gunnar Solskard complained at a press conference, saying, “Ryola must realize that football is a team sport. I don’t want to talk about him anymore and I don’t want to focus any more energy on this issue.”
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Pogba, who missed the 14th round against Leeds United, seemed to have been pushed out of the main game as he ended up making a substitution in the 15th round against Leicester City. However, he started playing in the 16th round against Wolverhampton Wanderers, which was a bit uncomfortable defensively, but he contributed to a 1-0 victory through his good passing ability and mid-range shooting, and he started the next Villa match.
Let’s talk about the result first. He made a big success before Villa and led a 2-1 victory. In the 39th minute, he raised the ball in the course of the competition and passed the defense, giving the pass as the starting point for the opening goal (Fogba’s pass was connected by fellow striker Marcus Rashford with a one-touch pass, and overlapped right flank defender Aaron Wan -Visaca’s cross was scored by another striker Anthony Marshall with a diving header).
In the 12th minute of the second half, when Manchester United allowed the equalizer, two minutes later, he took a throw-in from left-handed defender Luke Shaw and took a clever turn around, beating Aston Villa defensive midfielder Douglas Lewis, inducing a foul and taking a penalty Obtained. Manchester United ace Brunu Fernandes calmly succeeded and scored the winning goal. Pogba was indirectly involved in both goals.
Won a penalty, ran the show, joint-top. @paulpogba sent a message to his critics his face https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1345129370504015873/photo/1
— B/R Football (@brfootball) Jan 2, 2021
Not stopping here, Pogba showed a high contribution in this match, taking the second most shots (4) in addition to the most ball touches (69) and passes (48) among Manchester United players. The chance making was two times, and the dribble breakthrough was also a pogba that made one success.
Above all, the encouraging part is that he played sincerely and showed high contribution defensively. This is a difficult part to find in him. First of all, he boasted the second highest activity (10.52km) and number of sprints (31) among Manchester United players in this game. This is quite unusual considering that he is a player who avoids sprinting. This is a fog bar that traverses the ground while covering a fairly wide range (see heatmap below).
In addition, he boasted the highest number of ball competitions (19) and aerial balls (5) among Manchester United players in this match. Even the number of successful tacklings was also tied for 2nd place after Wan-Bisaka (4th) with 2 times, and also tied 2nd with 3 times to clear. It was a big contribution to the team’s performance by doing a bad job unlike usual.
Of course, Pogba led Fred’s mid-range shooting through a clever crossing play around the 15th minute in this game, and stabbed a sensible heel pass by the 29th minute, and supplied a fantastic mid-long-range pass to the front. Because of these points, he is evaluated as a player with special talent. But Manchester United fans will want him to be a muddy flounder rather than a flashy sea bream.
Medium Star Paul Pogba’s contribution for @ManUtd tonight 69 touches 11 touches in opposition box-his joint most in a PL game Completed 37/48 passes Won 10/19 duels, 5/7 aerial duels 6x possession gained 2 chances created 4 shots Fouled to win a penalty https://twitter.com/SkySportsStatto/status/1345133681212592130/photo/1
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) Jan 2, 2021