I binge-watched Pogba's new documentary and regret it immediately.....

So for my vacation, I thought of watching something football-related and I stumbled upon the reviews of Paul Pogba's docu-series called "The Pogmentary: Born ready" on Amazon PrimeVideo. My eyes couldn't get off the fact that it got a one-star rating on IMDb. ONE STAR. Those who are into football know that Paul Pogba is one of the most exciting players out there. A brilliant midfielder with a flashy presence on and off the pitch, it was hard to believe that it would get such a low rating. However, after binging the five episodes for almost half a day I can guarantee this: it got what it deserved.

To give it some credit, it began pretty well with Pogba introducing his family, showing us his backstory, his meteoric rise, life after the world cup triumph, and his position with Manchester United with his final year of the contract left. (Reminder: on the day of writing, La Pioche is no longer a Red Devil and could potentially return to his former club Juventus.) 

However, the docu-series lacked insights from Paul's professional circle. Most of the talking on the show was done by PP himself and only a certain number of people were given a shared spotlight namely his spouse Zulay, mother Yeo, his brothers Florentin and Mathias, lawyer Rafaela and agent Mino Raiola (RIP). 

There were brief appearances by teammates from the Equipe de France namely Antoine Griezmann, Raphael Varane, and Blaise Matuidi but they do not have a spot of their own. Most of the talking done by La Pioche is about how grateful he was and how he was ready to prove himself to the Manchester faithful. 

What I also noticed is how a player like PP and his agent managed to talk down on Manchester United on several occasions and also blame the club for not putting across an attractive offer for the player that they wanted to retain while popular sources contradict this by stating that the Frenchman was offered up to 300,000 Euros/week. As stated in the docu-series Paul says, “How can you tell a player you want him and offer him nothing? I’ve never seen that”. Going on to say that he is ready to prove Manchester wrong.

However, one who watches this can clearly see what is happening. The team has used this documentary to underline all hardships that Paul has faced but in the process, cleverly avoids the damages that he has caused along the way. While we can appreciate the hardships and tribulations that La Pioche faced during his formative years, it has been shunned by his almost narcissistic and egoistic presence throughout the documentary. His agents, lawyer, and connections to the American lifestyle have successfully dimmed the documentary's impact.

It seems that the vast majority of football fans have seen through the facade of Team Pogba throughout the years and that this documentary is solid proof of the narcissistic snake in the grass that he unfortunately is. It pains me to say this but ironically, we can conclude by saying that Paul Pogba's documentary is just like his Manchester United career, a disaster.

- ASHER COLLIN ALEX DIAS.