3) Three-man midfield to accommodate Pogba
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Paul Pogba is perhaps the best midfield talent in the world. At the very least, he is definitely the most complete player in the world as there is nothing he can’t do. Be it making amazing dribbles, making inch-perfect through passes or a crunching tackle to save the day—he has the ability to do anything.
And this is where the problem lies. Since he can defend, Mourinho has used him in front of the defence in a holding midfielder role for most of his United career thus far. It is baffling to think that the Portuguese spent £89 million to play a player in a restrained holding midfield role when he could do wonders as an all-action box-to-box midfielder with license to roam.
However, for the Frenchman to have that license, Mourinho must revert to a 4-3-3 to make full use of Pogba’s talent. At Juventus, he had Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal and then Sami Khedira and Claudio Marchisio covering for him in midfield. At the Old Trafford, he is the one who has been shouldered with the responsibility to do the dirty work.
You don’t spend a fortune on one of the best prospects in world football to play him in an out-of-position reserved role; Mourinho must make amends here. And for that he must…
