Four days after his big return to competition, on the lawn of Roazhon Park, Paul Pogba is once again in the AS Monaco group which travels to Pafos this Wednesday evening.
SĂ©bastien Pocognoli will probably leave the French international on the sidelines at the kick-off of this meeting, counting for the fifth day of the league phase of the Champions League. However, the 32-year-old midfielder could claim to have more playing time than in Rennes.
As the weeks go by, will Paul Pogba be able to establish himself as an essential player for the Principality club? “I have moderate belief in him even if he is still a very technically strong player, replied Sidney Govou in Canal Football Club. It’s up to him to adapt. When he comes back, he won’t be able to do the same things he did in the past. He will certainly no longer have the speed of execution. »
Pogba, Govou cannot imagine a return to the highest level
The sports consultant is very measured regarding the evolution of the 2018 world champion on the Rock.
“Technically, he can compensate in Ligue 1 which is at an average level for me, he judged. Physically, land is the easiest thing to recover when you are not injured. I don’t think he can get back to the same level as before. Because there is age too, he has aged. »
Before coming into play in Brittany last Saturday, “La Pioche” had 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.
