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How many minutes will he play for jj in 23-24 season?


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Marty

tuz
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Jul 2, 2005
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The agent of Paul Pogba says that Juventus beat the likes of Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid for his client.
The teenager moved to the Turin giants in the summer on a free transfer after his contract at Manchester United expired.
On Saturday night, he scored a stunning brace as the Old Lady defeated Udinese4-0 in Turin.
“His display was pleasing, but I already knew that he had certain skills,” Mino Raiola told the Corriere dello Sport.
“I agree with Juventus boss Antonio Conte, to eulogise about him now makes no sense.
“He’s shown that he has potential, but he must work, he must strengthen physically and grow by keeping his feet on the ground.
“Then he could become one of the best players in the world in his position. Like all great players, his only limitation is himself.
“Who else wanted him? Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real Madrid and other English clubs. Inter? Yes, but they agreed to respect an agreement with Manchester United.”
The 19-year-old has four goals in 13 League games so far this season, eight appearances of which came from the first minute.
“I don’t know what Sir Alex Ferguson may have thought on Saturday,” Raiola added. “Maybe he underestimated his mental strength.
“When Paul understood that he wasn’t being enhanced, he decided that it was over in Manchester. He felt that a move away would do him good.”
Pogba was fielded as an alternative to Andrea Pirlo at the weekend, but his versatility allows him to be used in a variety of ways.
“He can play instead of Pirlo, but also as an inside midfielder or even as a centre-back at the end of his career like Frank Rijkaard.
“He has great tactical awareness. And what he is doing at Juventus is thanks toConte who isn’t scared to play youngsters.”
Raiola was also asked how he would describe his client given that he compared Mario Balotelli, another of his players, to the Mona Lisa.
“Pogba is like a Dali painting. Works of art are rare and are worth a lot because people appreciate them. Paul is one of them.”
Only problem with Pogba is that he has Raiola as his agent. Looking at Raiola's other players I think it's fair to assume he will try to convince Paul that the grass is greener on the other side within the next couple of years, just so he'll get a few million in agent fees.
 

Juve_fanatic

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Apr 5, 2006
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He is 100% starting against Lazio. But like it always has been with Juve's youth, he will have a bad game and that will persuade Conte to bench him for the weekend which will again bring us back to zero with Pogba. Just sayin......
 

swag

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Sep 23, 2003
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He is 100% starting against Lazio. But like it always has been with Juve's youth, he will have a bad game and that will persuade Conte to bench him for the weekend which will again bring us back to zero with Pogba. Just sayin......
Bring us back to zero?

Who do you mean by us, Kimosabe?

The goal here is to win matches. Pogba's playing time is completely secondary.

Anybody who has a bad game -- no matter who or what stature -- should always be subject to getting benched.
 

MikeM

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Sep 21, 2008
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I think as long as he keeps his play under control and responsible then Conte will always trust him. The worst thing he can do is break out of our system which is very dependent on team cohesiveness.

And TBH, I haven't seen anything to suggest he will not remain under control. One telling moment for me last game was when, after scoring 2 screamers, the opportunity sort of presented itself for a hat-trick. It would have been highly ambitious to score from where he was with a defender barreling in on him. But many players, many much older than Pogba, would have tried such a shot because we were up big and the crowd and the hat-trick and whatever.

But he passed the ball calmly to side as if it was 0-0. You could slightly hear the crowd humm in anticipation and then a sigh like it was a letdown. He could have tried to side-step or smash the ball into the crowd but he kept on playing properly. I think he has the poise and respect for his teammates necessary to avoid making the same mistakes many youngsters make that finds them fall out of favour at times. I think he's professional.
 

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