Graeme Souness has branded Paul Pogba ‘a lazy t**t’ when speaking about the Juventus midfielder on a podcast in Eire.
Souness is recognised for not staying worried to criticise players when he feels they are entitled to it and he has spoken out versus the banned midfielder obtaining initially questioned the measurement of his £89million selling price tag when he joined Manchester United in 2016.
Pogba has been provisionally suspended from soccer following testing positive for testosterone in a current doping test, thought to be after his club’s Serie A fixture towards Udinese on August 20, a video game in which he did not engage in.
Souness was showing at a 2nd Captains podcast reside event in Dublin as he criticised Pogba, praising his capabilities right before questioning his perspective.
The pundit criticised Pogba’s operate ethic in both equally coaching and matches, right before doubling down on his criticism when requested about it on the podcast.
Graeme Souness (pictured) branded Paul Pogba ‘a lazy t**t’ when discussing the midfielder on a recent podcast
Pogba has been provisionally suspended from football after tests beneficial for testosterone
Souness criticised Pogba’s mind-set and questioned his penalty tactic, which sees him run up to the ball little by little
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‘He’s an really talented youthful man,’ Souness stated. ‘He really should be one of the very best midfielders in the world. But he is lazy.
‘If you recall how he used to take penalties (with a stuttered run-up). That was him seeking to be the star of the present for that period of time.
‘If he is lazy in matches he’ll be lazy in teaching and how can you get right after the rest of them if you don’t get immediately after him?’
When Souness was questioned whether he felt his from time to time perceived unfair criticism of the 30-12 months-previous is unfair, he replies: ‘Not for a nanosecond, no, he is a lazy t**t.’
The Scot’s criticism of Pogba appeared to start when he joined United 7 yrs ago, when he suggested ‘the price tag isn’t really right’ with Pogba returning to the club just after four a long time away actively playing for Juventus.
In Pogba’s time back again in England, Souness questioned if he experienced ‘a soccer brain’, right before likely onto concern his determination to the football when he still left United for a second time last calendar year.
Souness remaining Sky very last season following 15 several years with the broadcaster but proceeds to operate in soccer media
He experienced been recognised to be significant of the Frenchman through his next stint at Manchester United among 2016 and 2022
Pogba himself was asked about Souness and his perceived criticism, to which he insisted he wasn’t absolutely sure who he was.
‘I failed to even know who he was, actually, I heard he was a excellent participant and stuff like that,’ the former Earth Cup winner reported.
‘I know the face but (not) the name. Like I explained, I am not somebody that watches a good deal of (punditry). I watch a large amount of football but I don’t stay right after the recreation to hear to what they say about why they did this or why they did that. I like to emphasis on soccer.’
Souness still left Sky as a pundit after 15 decades with the broadcaster at the stop of very last year, but however functions as a pundit for other broadcasters and is a columnist for Mail Sport.
