Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been advised to watch videos and study the game of Red Devils legend Paul Scholes by former defender David May.
The France international joined United in a world-record £89million transfer from Juventus in the summer, and May feels he’s trying too hard to justify that fee.
Despite a decent start at Old Trafford, Pogba hasn’t looked quite as effective as during his four years with Juve, where he became regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world.
May feels Pogba needs to take the simple option more, and should study the passing and intelligent play of Scholes from his peak years.
‘If I was playing alongside him I’d ask him to simplify his game. He tries too many little tricks. His passing ability is second to none as is his work-rate but he just needs to simplify everything and in time he will do,’ said May, speaking exclusively to 888sport.
‘He plays best alongside Michael Carrick and at 23 years of age he should be running games. Everybody has seen he has the ability to do that but he is too inconsistent because he tries the little things instead of the easy ball.
‘Sometimes the easy ball is the best ball and if you look at Scholes and how many times it was one touch. It was incredible and as soon as the opposing midfield dropped off that’s when he would start doing things.
‘He was one of the greatest midfielders England has ever created and you’d hope Paul would watch a few videos of Scholes to see how he did it. Quiet easily then he could be that commanding midfielder player because he has got a fantastic engine in him and he creates.
‘Pogba has all these attributes. I just think he needs to simplify his game and stop his ‘big buy’ thinking. Get back to why he became the most expensive player in the world instead of trying to justify it. Play it simple and cut out the fancy flicks until you’re on top of your game then you can bully the opposition and do whatever you want to do.’
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