The midfielder has been criticised by his coach for
making silly mistakes following their 2-2 draw with
Hellas Verona on Saturday
Massimiliano Allegri has warned Paul Pogba he
must "stop showboating" to cut out mistakes
affecting his game ahead of Juventus ' Champions
League final clash with Barcelona.
The France midfielder was not at his best against
Hellas Verona on Saturday as the Bianconeri
finished their victorious Serie A season with a 2-2
draw, and Allegri has called for Pogba to simplify
his performances.
"Pogba has enormous qualities but, when he
lowers his concentration, he makes mistakes that
are avoidable," the Juve coach told Sky Sport .
"This is an important point of his growth, he needs
to stop showboating in midfield."
Juve were set to head into next Saturday's clash
with Barca in Berlin with a triumph, thanks to
goals from Roberto Pereyra and Fernando Llorente,
but Juanito added to Luca Toni's earlier effort in
stoppage-time to deny the Italian table-toppers all
three points.
"We alternated between good aspects of our game
and bad aspects," Allegri added. "Our lead was
handled badly, to be honest, regardless of the
missed penalty from Carlos Tevez late on. Winning
would've been a better way to end."
Allegri also passed his opinion on ominous qualityH
that Barca have in their ranks but stressed he is
not having any sleepless nights at the prospect of
facing Luis Enrique's men.
"It’s borderline impossible to stop Barcelona being
dangerous," the coach continued. "We have to not
only focus on that, but on attacking and making
life hard for them.
"Barcelona play in a different way with Luis Enrique
at the helm to how they did under Pep Guardiola.
They have less possession and play with a centre-
forward, which they didn’t use before.
"I'm not losing any sleep, I sleep pretty soundly.
It’s a game we have to prepare for but there’s no
need to fire up the team for a Champions League
final.
"Nobody expected Juventus to reach the final, and
this doesn’t happen often in one's life, so we must
do our best to bring the trophy home
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