"
But
Antoine Griezmann's match-winning performances against Germany and Iceland have made him the darling of the host nation.
Pogba was expected to light up his maiden European Championship with the silky skills and long-range goals that have become his trademark at the Italian champions.
But he has not produced the goods even though talk of a big money transfer to
Manchester United or
Real Madrid is mounting.
The world's most highly-rated midfielder was mediocre in France's first four games. "
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then henry is caught day-dreaming:
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" Pogba nevertheless remains one of the most exciting players around and former France striker Thierry Henry believes the best is yet to come.
"Forget about France, I think he can be one of the best midfielders in history. He has the quality to do that," Henry told Sky Sports last week.
Pogba has shown only glimpses of the brilliant skills Juventus fans see each week."
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honestly i watched some juventus games and the skills were not there
it's like benzema, they say he's excellent with real madrid unlike when he plays for france, but i watch every real madrid match and he is terrible, like in the french national team
juventus is the most followed team where i live because most people here are italians (except the non whites) and it has been accepted during the past season that pogba was not very good in midfield, there are many other players who are more important than him
juventus fans are actually very happy to hear that he could go for so much money
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"
Ahead of Euro 2016, Pogba featured on the front covers of magazines the world over, pledging to "become a legend" and "revolutionise midfield" when France seek to repeat their triumph of winning the 1998 World Cup on home soil.
With the transfer saga being played out in the background, France swept Romania and Albania aside then drew with Switzerland on their way to winning their group. But
Pogba seemed absent.
Coach Didier Deschamps
punished Pogba for a mediocre display and some unnecessary showboating in the 2-1 defeat of Romania by leaving him on the bench for their second group game against Albania.
In Marseille, Pogba replaced Anthony Martial for the second half when France were rescued by last-gasp goals from Griezmann and Dmitri Payet on their way to a 2-0 win.
Pogba made an arm gesture toward the media tribune celebrating a goal that some speculated was an irreverent gesture.
Pundits and fans debated whether Pogba had told his detractors, in no uncertain terms, where to go.
Deschamps gave him the benefit of the doubt. But former England striker Gary Lineker weighed in on Twitter asking:
"Is Pogba the world's most overrated player?"
It brought a thorny response the Pogba's agent Mino Raiola, whose portfolio includes
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mario Balotelli among other top stars.
"When somebody gets paid to give their opinion, that doesn't mean they know what they are talking about," Raiola said.
"This is what has happened with Lineker."
But few could disgree that over France's opening games,
Pogba was ineffective.
Worse, only two minutes into the knockout phase,
a clumsy Pogba tackle in the area handed the Irish a penalty (and he did it again against germany when the score was till 0-0 http://i.4cdn.org/sp/1467926950260.webm ). Robbie Brady converted for a second-minute lead, before Les Bleus restored order with Griezmann's second-half double."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pogba-overshadowed-transfer-saga-dominates-022941174--sow.html?ref=gs
