«The biggest test of my life»- Corriere.it

it was the greatest test of my life. Cos Paul Pogba sums up his season with the Juventus. A year marked by multiple injuries, the death of his agent Mino Raiola and a family conflict made public. But also from his thirtieth birthday and the birth of the youngest of his three children: I want to make them proud – told the midfielder born in 1993 in a long interview with Views — and I can do it by playing better, by winning titles. In short, a clear turnaround will be needed compared to the last year, which saw him on the field just 161′: Per it has made me grow enormously. I have aged 10 years in 7 months, but I take what has happened to me positively. I am a believer, these are stages, trials. I have grown, matured and learned a lot about life.

However, it was a very complicated year for Pogba: I changed clubs, I returned to Juve. Then the injuries, the off-field problems. After winning all this, what i have overcome will be my greatest victory. Behind the muscular fragility here is the mental one: Because it is the head that controls everything, when it is not well, the body follows it. Religion as a beacon to hold on to: It soothes me enormously. I know that everything that happens to me is a test, it makes me grow and brings me closer to God. I had time to meditate. I also had a mental coach who helped me a lot with injuries. I am a professional player, retiring would be a defeat for me. I just have to move on.

No failure for Pogba, who espouses Giannis Antetokounmpo’s philosophy: He spoke for all the athletes. There is no defeat, every day you learn something. Lose, grow and start over until you win. This is the mental strength of the players. Pogba looks to the future with optimism: Playing football is what I like best. To be healthy and take the field, that’s all I ask. I want to go back 100% and help my team.