Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba used to cry when he lost a game as a youngster, his former coach has told the Manchester Evening News.
Pogba’s first club was Roissy-En-Brie, and the France international paid tribute to them after scoring for Juventus in 2014 when he lifted his jersey to reveal a T-shirt with the boys club’s name on it.
Coach Sambou Tati said: “He was very strong for his age because he was strong in the head. He’s a big winner.
“When you are a winner, you don’t want to lose and, from the moment you lose, you’re angry and you’re mad.
“And Paul, when he was young and lost, he was very angry. I remember he used to cry.”
Pogba’s older brothers Mathias and Florentin, who are both 26, were also at Roissy-En-Brie and have gone on to become professional footballers at Sparta Rotterdam and Saint-Etienne, who face United in the Europa League.
Tati said: “Mathias, Florentin and Paul are like the Three Musketeers. Paul has a great, great relationship with his brothers.”
Tati launched Pogba’s career when he contacted US Torcy manager Stephane Albe to set up a trial for him in 2006.
Within a year of joining Torcy, Pogba had joined Le Havre and, two years later, he moved to United for the first time.
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