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Mourinho Slams Scholes For Criticising Pogba’s Performance

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: January 2, 2018
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Jose Mourinho has replied Paul Scholes’ Criticism against Paul Pogba


 

Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho has slammed Paul Scholes for his criticising Paul Pogba and the Red Devils.

Ex-England international Scholes, who now works as a pundit, has refused to let his strong ties to Old Trafford cloud his judgement.

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This time, Mourinho believes the comments have crossed the line, particularly when it comes to £89 million midfielder Pogba.

After Beating Everton 2-0 on New Year’s Day, Mourinho told reporters, “I think the only thing Paul Scholes does is to criticise. I don’t think he comments, I think he criticises, which is a different thing.

“But not every one of us has to be phenomenal like he was as a player. He was a phenomenal player, that doesn’t mean that we all have to be phenomenal.

“Paul [Pogba] tries to do his best all the time. Sometimes he plays very well, sometimes he plays well and sometimes he doesn’t play so well. It’s not Paul’s fault that he made much more money than Paul Scholes. It’s not Paul’s fault. It’s just the way football is.

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“But I think Scholes will be in the history like a phenomenal player, not as a pundit, so I prefer to look at him as a phenomenal player who gave so much to the club that I am proud to represent.

“If Paul one day decides to be a manager I wish that he can be 25 per cent as successful as myself, because 25% of 25 [trophies] is around six. So if he’s 25% he’ll be quite happy.

“But in my mind Paul Scholes was a phenomenal player, one of the best players I have ever seen playing in midfield, and he gave so much to my club that I only can thank him for that because the prestige of this club is based on people like him.”

Scholes’ latest comments on Pogba were made ahead of a comfortable victory for United at Goodison Park — a game in which the France international starred.

He told BT Sport: “Where is the Paul Pogba we saw at Juventus? He was all over the pitch, he was battling, he was tackling, he was sprinting to people, he was scoring goals from 25 yards out.

“He is just strolling through games.”

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