Is swearing just easier in English?
How else to explain why a Frenchman, who spent four years living in Italy, would use some old fashioned Anglo Saxon vocab to voice is displeasure to a Dutchman?
Especially when said Dutchman has been playing in Rome for the last three years, making Italian their shared language?
Yes, yes, Paul Pogba scored a magnificent 30-yard winner as France took all three points against Holland in their World Cup qualifier last night…
📹 | Paul Pogba's long-range goal against Netherlands. pic.twitter.com/MIRcnA2Nuf
— Man Utd Stuff (@ManUtdStuff) October 10, 2016
…But what really seemed to impress people was when he was caught on camera telling Strootman to “shut the fuck up”.
https://twitter.com/TheManUtdWay/status/785580737982566401
Charming.
Perhaps the Dutchman had just said wistfully: “You know, there was a time Manchester United were going to make me their marquee midfield signing.”
Sadly, we’ll probably never know. Still, it seemed to impress you lot.
Pogba telling Strootman to fuck off is the best thing I've seen all week. 😂
— 🤨 (@RadicalPogba) October 11, 2016
Strootman getting tired of being toyed with by Pogba this evening. I suppose that's understandable.
— Jonas Adnan Giæver (@CheGiaevara) October 10, 2016
When Strootman claims he'd have been a better signing than Pogba…https://t.co/Vasu3MnG7J
— Fred The Red (@redfreddevil) October 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/UnSalihu/status/785576640965378048
I'm no lipreading expert but does Pogba tell Strootman to "just shut the f*** up"? Those Mancunian lessons going down well! 🙂 pic.twitter.com/MWbBJhpgtC
— Rich Allen 🔴⚫ (@rich_allen85) October 10, 2016
Pogba not impressed by Strootman's impression of Fellaini https://t.co/vfsnjs5VOv
— Si Lloyd (@SmnLlyd5) October 10, 2016
When Strootman tries to copy your Dab. 😂 #MUFC https://t.co/Be6Bvk4te5
— RedDevilTimes (@RedDevilTimes) October 11, 2016
After the match Strootman played the whole thing down.
“We had many chances and we knew that we had in front of us a very strong team, with more luck we could’ve capitalised on some occasions,” he said.
“The duel with Pogba and the tirade can happen after a match like this.”
So that’s fine. All friends again.
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