Paul Pogba's return to the field takes an unexpected turn. While the former French international is burning to put together the crampons after two years of forced absence, Monaco decided to play the card of prudence. The Monegasque leaders have scheduled a calendar that could frustrate the 2018 world champion and his supporters impatient to see him again at work.
Not before October according to Monaco
The sentence fell from the mouth of Thiago Scuro, Managing Director of the Principality club. Pogba will not tread the lawns before three months, pushing its potential beginnings until October. “I can guarantee that he will not be on the ground against Le Havre. We are here to be realistic. We plan a three -month process ”, decided the Brazilian leader.
This decision is based on purely sporting and scientific considerations. Monaco evolves in a particularly intense style of play in Ligue 1, requiring impeccable physical condition. At 32 and after a doping suspension that has kept him away from the field since last November, Pogba must find his automatisms and optimal athletic form.
Monaco Time for the return of Pogba
A calculated sports bet
This methodical approach illustrates Monaco's calculated bet on the former Manchester United player. Despite his hard work to maintain his physical condition, the midfielder must relearn the requirements of the high level. The princely club refuses to burn stages at the risk of compromising the project in the long term.
Pogba thus joins Eric Dier and Ansu Fati in this ambitious project combining experience and youth. But unlike his new teammates, he will have to wait until the fall to find competition. An additional expectation that tests his determination to prove that he can still bring his technical quality and his personality to the highest level, despite the two years lost.
