Chelsea legend, Frank Lampard, has labelled Paul Pogba as a “YouTube” player who is driving Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho mad.
Lampard, who holds the Premier League record for most goals by a midfielder after his 13-year spell at Stamford Bridge, reckons £90 million Frenchman Pogba is on thin ice with Mourinho.
And he’s slammed the 25-year-old former Juventus star for too many flicks and tricks instead of dominating games and scoring goals.
Speaking at a William Hill-sponsored Football Writers Association Live event in London on Thursday night ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup Final between Chelsea and United, Lampard said: “I don’t know what Pogba is. He makes bad decisions but then does fantastic things which must wreck Jose’s head.
“Mourinho tried to embarrass him out of it and I worry Pogba did not get it.
“Pogba is naturally more talented than I was, he would run all over me and has better feet, but there’s no point dribbling in your own half.
“All that ‘flick and roll of the studs’, I’m not an advocate of that. A lot of young players see it on YouTube and think it’s amazing but I don’t like it.
Despite Mourinho’s outstanding record in finals Lampard believes if Eden Hazard is on form Chelsea will win in what looks to be Antonio Conte’s final game in charge.
“If the right Eden Hazard turns up he can be the match-winner.
“United are vulnerable at the back and Jose will try to protect his defence but Hazard could win it for Chelsea.”
