DBasia.news – Paul Pogba is considered one of the best midfielders today. Behind his achievements, it turns out he has two midfield players who become role models to be like now.
After graduating from the Manchester United academy, Pogba was promoted to the first team in the 2011/12 season but failed to compete in the midfield that was still inhabited by Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick.
Pogba then left for Juventus, which boosted his performance. A duet with Andrea Pirlo for the first three seasons, Pogba was instrumental in the Bianconeri’s success winning three Scudetto, one Coppa Italia, and one appearance in the Champions League final.
Pogba became fully boss in the Juventus midfield after the departure of Pirlo at the end of the 2014/15 season. The 2018 World Cup winner then helped Juventus win the Scudetto and Coppa Italia in 2015/16, before returning to Manchester.
In his second period at Manchester United, Pogba managed to present the Europa League championship trophy and the English League Cup. Pogba revealed that, the success of his career at this time thanks to learning from Scholes and Pirlo.
“I was so amazed to see them practice like that, and that encouraged me. Okay, I do have to work hard and have a lot of things to do.” “You learn a lot and you look at them,” Pogba told United’s podcast. “I really studied and I am still learning.”
“Pirlo and Scholes, they are the midfielders who control the game, the players who deserve to be a reference. And I learned a lot from them, a lot,” said Pogba straightforwardly.