This Saturday, at 7 p.m., AS Monaco travels to the Angers pitch, for the eighth day of Ligue 1. Once again, Paul Pogba is absent from the Monegasque group.
Victim of a “muscle alert in the quadriceps of the right thigh”, the French international could not be called up by Sébastien Pocognoli, the new coach of the Rocher club. He will be absent at least “two weeks”, announced Thiago Scuro, the general director of ASM, during the press conference for the induction of the Belgian technician.
“La Pioche” has not played any official match since September 3, 2023. It was a short appearance in the colors of Juventus Turin against Empoli. As for the last meeting where Pogba played a full 90 minutes, we have to go back to March 12, 2022, during a confrontation between Manchester United and Tottenham.
Pogba, the shadow of Abou Diaby looms
“Two years off is an incredibly long time in a football career, underlines physical trainer Fabien Richard, cited by RMC Sport. The goal is for Paul Pogba to play again, initially. Everyone has in mind the 'Abou Diaby syndrome'. He was one of the best players we ever had in France but he was never able to return to the highest level because his physique was failing all over. »
Victim of repeated injuries during his career, Abou Diaby tried to relaunch his career by signing for Olympique de Marseille in 2015. In two years, he had only played six matches for the Marseille club.
