If there are Manchester United fans out there, and if they are Paul Pogba fans too, this article won’t be an easy read. Current Red Devil’s midfielder in on the crossroads since his contract with the club will expire at the end of the season, and according to the interview he gave to La Figaro, is seems his days are numbered. The expectations were high in 2016, when the French midfielder came back to the club he left as a free agent, but this time for a huge sum of 89 million pounds (then world record), but soon he experienced depression and disillusion, which is still ongoing, and that is never a good sign.Allegri wants Pogba back in Italy, Juve offers a three-year dealPogba is disappointed in his role in Manchester United, and he also has/had problems with depression, which started soon after he arrived at Old Trafford, and had something to do with then coach Jose Mourinho. First it was all good, but soon problems with the Portuguese appeared. Mourinho told Pogba he would never captain the side again under his management, reportedly because of concerns about his attitude, before he was sacked two months later after a run of poor results.”I’ve experienced depression many times in my career, but you don’t talk about it. Sometimes, you don’t know you’re depressed, you only want to isolate yourself, be alone, and these are signs that don’t deceive. Personally, it started when I was with Jose Mourinho in Manchester. You ask yourself questions, wonder if you’re at fault, because you have never lived moments like these in your life” he told La Figaro.(1.40) PORTUGAL (4.90) TURKEY (9.00) The way to deal with that, according to the Frenchman was to focus more on his friends and former players as well as his family, and he revealed it was his former team-mate Patrice Evra who helped him a lot. “I don’t want these negative moments to make me forget all my achievements, but it’s not necessarily easy. And when you can’t do it all alone I talk a lot with ‘Uncle Pat’ Evra, former players who lived it, because they’ll understand you right away. Talking, being listened to, getting out all this anger and depression that gnaws at you, it’s mandatory for me. Of course, we earn a lot of money and we can’t complain, really, but it doesn’t stop you from going through these moments” explained Pogba.Henry: ‘Crying was impossible, I cried alone, and struggled not to break down’Another interesting moment which Pogba pointed out was that even athletes, no matter how much money they earn, can still have problems, but somehow, they are not being taken seriously, since they are treated like superheroes. “Because you earn money, you should always be happy? That’s not how life is. But, in football, it’s not accepted, even though we’re not superheroes, only human beings. Obviously, you’ll feel it in your body, in your mind, and you can feel unwell for a month or even a year. But you can’t say it. At least publicly. Everything’s in your mind, your mind controls everything and every high level athlete go through these moments, but only a few talk about it. If you’re not mentally strong, you’re dead, in this sport. These trials forge you, but you can’t give up” said Pogba.Mum’s jewellery, World Cup medal – all gone for Pogba, as burglars storm through his home while kids were thereCurrently, Pogba is with the France squad, where he prepares for the friendlies against Ivory Coast and South Africa. The Frenchmen has showed his best from when playing national team, and he was not shy to question his role with the United’s squad, and to cast a shadow above “Deschamps and I get along very well. He gave me a role that I know, but at Manchester United, do I really have a role? I’m asking the question and I don’t know the answer. To be honest, I’m not satisfied by the five last seasons, I’m really not. For this year it’s over, we still won’t win anything. Whether it’s with Manchester or in another club, I want to win trophies” said Pogba.
