Even if he does not wear the captain's armband of the France team entrusted to the taciturn Hugo Lloris, Paul Pogba is a true natural leader, on and off the pitch.
In a video uploaded by the French Football Federation, the Manchester United player demonstrated that he remained a real relay for Didier Deschamps by speaking with authority at half-time in the final of the League of Nations between France and Spain.
At the break, the Blues are still in the game on the scoreboard but they were seriously jostled by a collectively impressive Iberian team.
Didier Deschamps first spoke to his team in a role we know him.
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Calm, calm!
We hurt them, we can hurt them, we are going to hurt them but not like that
", launches" DD "from 5'18" on the video.
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It's a fight, it's hard, we won't give up!
“, Adds the boss of the Blues who let his midfielder add a few words.
“Yes, we are going to run, they are quality players, yes ok.
But we also have quality players.
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Paul pogba
Confident in himself and in his strength, Pogba speaks to all his teammates with a natural aura that allows him to be listened to (from 6'18 ''). “
You have to be aggressive and it starts in front, everyone, in front after behind. We are aggressive, we recover the ball and we attack. Yes, we are going to run, they are quality players, yes ok. But we also have quality players. Afterwards, as soon as you have the ball, you have to keep it too! We keep it and we will hurt them. Now, as soon as we have it in the second half, when we go there, we go aggressive, we do a real pressing,
”hammered Pogba very demonstrative, hitting the palm of his hand several times with his fist. The rest is known, the Blues will perform a much more successful second act for s'impose 2-1 after being down 0-1.
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Paul Pogba had already given voice to the half-time of France-Belgium
At the break of the semi-final, already, while the Blues were put to death by the Belgians and led 0-2, Pogba had spoken to shake the locker room.
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We are the French team world champion, it is not possible to do that,
he sent to his partners, assisted a few seconds later by captain Hugo Lloris
.
If we give them a goal, they will doubt immediately.
"Interventions where it was about human and self-esteem on the part of the two executives before the" monte "tricolor (victory 3-2).
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At the end of the match, Pogba set the tone for the content of this intervention without saying too much.
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You will surely see a video of what happened in the locker room at half-time, I hope after our victory on Sunday.
We will have to wait and I think you will see.
I really hope we win, to see the energy we feel.
I can't explain it to you.
You will understand.
"A tantalizing teasing but the images of this muscular speech have not yet been revealed by the FFF.
