AS Monaco is suffering. Traveling to Rennes on Saturday, the Rocher club lost heavily on the pitch at Roazhon Park (4-1), thus suffering a third consecutive setback in Ligue 1 after the defeats conceded at home against Paris FC (0-1) and Lens (1-4).
The ASM nevertheless had A reason for satisfaction, Saturday. After more than two years without playing, the result of his suspension for doping and repeated physical problems, Paul Pogba has indeed returned to competition, although having to be content with a few minutes of play at the end of the match.
“He made his return against Rennes (1-4) and the idea is to continue, step by step, to assess his physical level and assess what he can bring to the team, said his coach, Sébastien Pocognoli, about him, while Monaco has an appointment this Wednesday on the lawn of Pafos on behalf of the 5e day of the Champions League. I think that if the weeks of training continue, we will have the opportunity to see him on the field longer. »
“He’s a huge player”
But for his captain, Denis Zakaria, who had already had him as a teammate at Juventus Turin, his presence in the Monegasque group was enough to change the situation. “Honestly, nothing has changed. he explained about it. It’s always the same person, the same player. It’s clear he hasn’t played for a while. He needs to get back into rhythm and form, but we can clearly see that his foot is still there and the quality is still there. »
“Very happy” to have him as a teammate, the Swiss midfielder added that “Having Paul Pogba in the squad can be scary. » “We all know Paul’s qualities, we know that he is a huge player, he continued. Afterwards, we have a very large squad and I think it would be a mistake for (Pafos) to focus only on Paul. »
