Marcel Desailly rips into "lazy" Paul Pogba with scathing rant on Man Utd midfielder
dailystar.co.ukPaul Pogba is “lazy” and “cheats a little bit” when Manchester United are out of possession, according to Marcel Desailly. United were beaten 1-0 by Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night to exit the Champions League in the last-16 with a 2-1 defeat on aggregate.
In a tight game short on quality, Renan Lodi’s header just before half-time was enough for Diego Simeone’s side to progress to the quarter-finals at Old Trafford.Ralf Rangnick’s side struggled to fashion chances against Atleti’s solid defence, with Jan Oblak saving their best effort, Raphael Varane’s header from a free-kick.
It was a bitterly disappointing night for United, who are now left just chasing fourth place in the Premier League. Pogba was introduced by Rangnick as part of a triple-substitution in the 67th minute alongside Marcus Rashford and Nemanja Matic, but did not make an impact.
In his post-match analysis, former France captain Desailly was scathing in his assessment of his compatriot.“Quality-wise, you cannot compare Pogba to Fred, McTominay or Matic, but he’s lazy, he’s lazy,” he said on beinSPORTS. “[If] you allow him to be some kind of playmaker behind [Cristiano] Ronaldo, he will take advantage of it.“When he goes well then he’s fantastic.
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