Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has revealed that midfielder, Paul Pogba is determined to prove his doubters wrong and make a major impact for France at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Ferdinand stressed that Pogba, who has capped 52 times for the Les Bleus, is determined to march former Real Madrid boss, Zinedine Zidane (108 caps, 31 goals) and former UEFA President, Michel Platini (72 caps, 41 goals) by winning the World Cup with France.
“Paul is desperate to announce himself on the world stage,” Ferdinand told the Mirror.
“’Paul is someone who wants to be known as a great player. When you look at the history in the French national team with Michel Platini and Zinedine Zidane, he wants to be remembered as a player like that.
“But Pogba has to play well. And he has to win and that’s not easy. There will be pressure because expectations are huge on France.
“Pogba and [Antoine] Griezmann will be carrying the hopes of their nation on their shoulders and I would like to see Paul do it.
“He’s a showman and someone who wants to be the centrepiece of what comes out of that team. Now he has the opportunity to do that.”
Ferdinand added: “There is no doubting Paul’s talent. Anyone who sees him play would be a fool not to see he has immense talent in all areas.
“But it’s about putting that together week in, week out and, in a tournament, it’s very difficult. Sometimes you have to be angry certain players need that fire in them.
“Paul is one of those guys. If he is angry and hyped for a game and lets that filter out when on the pitch, you see a better Paul Pogba.”
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