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How PSG strangled Pogba and destroyed Man Utd's Champions League hopes
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Against his hometown club, in his best form since joining Manchester United and freed from the restraints of Jose Mourinho, Paul Pogba was coming into the game further emboldened by two goals and a man of the match display against Fulham at the weekend. With United unbeaten in 11 games and Paris Saint-Germain left short in midfield since the club’s decision to dump Adrien Rabiot into footballing purgatory, meaning a midfield pairing of 60% fit Marco Verratti and an out-of-position centre-half in Marquinhos, this was Pogba’s chance to shine in the Champions League once again. He was meant to dictate, to dominate, to lead Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side and their newly-found effervescence past the team that are again dominating their ‘farmer’s league’ but have continually fallen short in Europe’s premier club competition. Pogba came into the game looking like the midfielder most likely to bend the last 16 first leg to his will; with eight goals and five assists in nine Premier League matches under Solskjaer, thriving having been handed more creative licence by the Norwegian, it was all set up for him. Instead, his night ended in ignominy, red carded for a second yellow after planting his studs above the shin of Dani Alves. In truth, it should have been a straight red. Long before then however, Pogba had been registered ineffective by PSG. Early on there had been glimpses of quality, not least the lovely double touch that skinned Presnel Kimpembe down the right side. But gradually PSG strangled the Frenchman, and wrestled control despite ostensibly being outnumbered in the central midfield area. Marquinhos attached himself to Pogba and grew into the game, thriving in the role of shielding his defence and blocking Pogba’s attempted forward forays. Alongside him was Verratti, diminutive in stature but boasting limitless bravery (or arrogance) with his willingness to take the ball in any area - no matter how much pressure - and either relieve pressure by buying cheap free kicks or to get his side moving forwards. And once they had stifled Pogba in an attacking sense, they played on his weaknesses defensively. Arsene Wenger, speaking on beIN Sports, laid it out perfectly: “What Paris Saint-Germain did, is they blocked Pogba with Marquinhos in man-to-man marking and when Paris Saint-Germain had the ball, Draxler came in behind Pogba. “That’s where the chances were created behind the midfield of Manchester United.” Pogba, as Wenger also said, is the “one player in the middle who can create the difference”. With so much onus on him to produce with the ball United needed Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera to step up. But Matic simply didn’t have the mobility against the dashing whirl of Kylian Mbappe, Draxler and Angel Di Maria, while Herrera’s limitations were exposed by the creative nous of Verratti; Matic and Herrera struggled to get the ball into their attackers in anything like a threatening situation -
England can't tempt Alastair Cook back but the top order can at least try to bat like him
Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/pqS0mLEngland can't tempt Alastair Cook back but the top order can at least try to bat like him. Do you know what England should do? Get down on their hands and knees and beg Alastair Cook to put down his microphone, come out of retirement and open the batting in St Lucia to try to salvage some pride from this wretched series. Cook has not picked up a bat since his perfect, emotional farewell at the Oval last summer and, in truth, he would never agree to return. But right now, nobody in this England Test team seems to have the application to bat properly in Test cricket like Cook did. No one looks capable of displaying the guts and character coach Trevor Bayliss admits have been woefully lacking during England’s Caribbean horror show. It was almost surreal to see England’s most prolific Test runscorer — looking as fit and ready to play as ever — sitting in the media centre at the Sir Viv Richards Stadium in his new role with the BBC as he watched one of his country’s most spectacular calamities unfold. The very old-fashioned but still valid attributes Cook always epitomised are precisely what have been missing in Barbados and Antigua, where the Wisden Trophy has been lost in fewer than seven days of cricket. There has been no stomach for the fight, no realisation England cannot always succeed in red-ball cricket playing the white-ball way. Instead there has been stubbornness, complacency and almost an arrogance about them. Yes, there are reasons why a domestic structure that has marginalised the first-class game does not produce Test batsman any more, just as the Twenty20 revolution has pushed the ultimate format into the margins and threatens the existence of the greatest game. And that is before the accursed Hundred comes into existence next year and sends an already crammed fixture list past bursting point. We will be playing Championship matches in February and October next to leave ‘summer’ free for the ECB’s huge gamble with our game’s future. That is not England’s fault but the point is these players are better than this. Much, much better than a side who lost all 10 wickets for 54 in their first innings in Barbados; all 10 for 161 in their second there; all 10 for 183 in the first innings here in Antigua and then, again, all 10 for 97 on Saturday when they must have known that even a lead of 130 would have given them a good chance of victory. Instead they could manage an advantage of just 14. Goodness, they have lost wickets in this series every 32 balls, which is an even worse rate than the 1985-86 tour that is commonly regarded as their worst ever in the Caribbean. Truly, they have been more desperate here than even England sides playing against the greatest of all West Indians. It is a real low. But for an example of how it should be done, England do not even have to look up to the press box to try to persuade their former captain, who deserves to be left in peace to enjoy his new life, to come and rescue them. Step forward Darren Bravo who, since calling West Indies board president Dave Cameron a ‘big idiot’ on Twitter nearly three years ago, has been spending much of his time in international exile playing Twenty20. Yet Bravo, who hit five sixes in one over during a Caribbean Premier League match last year, was discipline personified in surviving all Stuart Broad, Jimmy Anderson and Ben Stokes could hurl at him on an unsatisfactory pitch to reach the slowest Test 50 this century and set up West Indies’ triumph. Now that is adapting. England have to prove they can do what Bravo did and have a Plan B, to find the right blend of defence and attack and sell their wickets much more expensively. It is something they have failed to do ever since Bayliss said on taking up his post that he prefers two ‘positive’ players in his top three. Those words have come back to haunt the Australian, whose methods have still not resonated with England as
Rohit masterclass helps India go 2-1 up against West Indies | Daily cricket news
Top stories from around the world in our round up: 1) Rohit, Rayudu tons demolish West Indies 2) Review callas cricket Australia "arrogant" and "controlling" 3) NZ pick uncapped Ajaz Patel in T20Is 4) Mike Hesson appointed IPL team Kings XI Punjab coach Subscribe to ESPNcricinfo: http://bit.ly/1jnGh6S Get our apps: Android: http://bit.ly/2vFVfzX iOS: http://apple.co/2vGj8rg Website: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ You can also find us at: https://www.facebook.com/Cricinfo https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo https://www.instagram.com/espncricinfo/
Harvey Elliott makes professional debut at 15 as Fulham ease past Millwall
Carabao Cup It was a moment to further age the hard-bitten souls in attendance. In the 81st minute of this Carabao Cup tie, Slavisa Jokanovic sent on Harvey Elliott for his professional debut. The Fulham winger was 15 years and 174 days old. The Surrey schoolboy became the youngest player to appear for Fulham and it is also believed he became the most youthful in this competition’s history, beating the record of 15 years and 203 days set by Leicester’s Ashley Chambers in 2005. Records are a little hazy because of data protection laws. Manchester United out after Derby’s Scott Carson saves Phil Jones penalty Read more Elliott began the day at school, taking exams – according to Jokanovic – and he finished it by showing some nice touches and sharp bursts off the right flank. He will return to school in the morning on a high and with stories to tell. “I don’t know if I use a wrong word in English but he is arrogant and positive,” Jokanovic said. “The kid shows personality, when he tells me: ‘I want to show you I am a very good player.’ I say: ‘OK. If you can show me, I give you this opportunity.’ He has made a few trainings with us. We believe the future can be bright for him.” Fulham were a cut above Millwall, particularly in the first half, when they ought to have led by more than the one goal, which was scored by Joe Bryan. Millwall chased shadows and the frustration among a low home crowd was palpable. Neil Harris’s team were booed off at the interval. Luca de la Torre, the man of the match and another Fulham academy product, added the second and although Millwall hinted at the unlikeliest of comebacks when Tom Elliott forced home from a corner, Cyrus Christie smoothed the Premier League club’s progress into the last 16 with a 25-yard curler. Christie, who joined in January from Middlesbrough, collected the ball on the right before he cut inside and unfurled a left-footed classic. It was his first goal for the club. Bryan, one of a glut of summer arrivals, had also opened his account and it was a goal to emphasise Fulham’s early dominance. De la Torre revelled in a free role behind the strikers and he ushered Bryan into yards of space inside the area. The wing-back took a touch before lashing low into the far corner. Manchester City’s Phil Foden completes win over outclassed Oxford Read more Jokanovic made 10 changes to his Fulham team while he also switched to a back three system but there was cohesion from his stand-ins. The only blot for Fulham was their first-half profligacy. De la Torre was the biggest culprit. He had two glorious chances only to be denied by Ben Amos. Harris made eight changes to his struggling Championship team, advertising where his priorities lay, and he switched to a 3-5-2 formation for the second half. There would be greater intensity from his players. De la Torre got the goal he had threatened from Floyd Ayité’s low cross but Elliott’s header from Shane Ferguson’s corner briefly stirred the h
Cristiano Ronaldo Fighting For His Teammates ● Defending & Supporting Them |HD|
Look how arrogant & egoistic Cristiano Ronaldo is! Look at the moments where he defended and supported his teammates in matches & outside the pitch.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Arrogance Is Just an Act, Says Galaxy Teammate | TMZ Sports
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Tristan Thompson continues to be cocky about cheating on Khloe
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Most Arrogant Quotes
The LA Galaxy forward has only played 19 minutes in his MLS career, but that was enough to score two of the most memorable goals in MLS history and earn ...