‘Behaving like an adolescent’ BBC pundit Garth Crooks slams Manchester United’s Paul Pogba over red hair
Paul Pogba is used to drawing attention to himself both on and off the pitch but his latest hair style, which matches his club colours, has received criticsm and been called a 'cheap gimmick'
PAUL POGBA has caused quite a stir with his latest hair style with Garth Crooks criticising the statement and calling it a stunt.
Fans have applauded the player for having Manchester United's colour in his hair, but the ex-footballer turned pundit accused the 24-year-old of behaving like an adolescent after debuting his new hair.
The red streak on the right-hand side of Pogba's head was shown to the world during United's draw against Stoke.
Pogba is no stranger to drawing attention to himself, but the comments about his hairstyle seem unnecessarily harsh.
Crooks told BBC Sport that Pogba's new hair style was a cheap gimmick, he said: "If you are going to attract attention to yourself on a football pitch, do it with goals and performances, not cheap gimmicks and marketing tricks."
Fans of both Pogba and United have lept to the Frenchman's defence highlighting that his head has been in the game thus far this season as he has scored twice already.
Crooks seemed to acknowledge that the hair style didn't determine how well he could control the ball, but said: "It does say something about where his mind is at the moment."
Although Pogba seems to have found his form this season more than last, Crooks criticised him by saying there was more to do, he said: "There is so much for the midfielder to do at United and he still insists on behaving like an adolescent.
Pogba may be singled out as United's most expensive signing, but he is not the only football player to make a statement with his hair.
David Beckham was famed for his ever changing locks and who could forget when Freddie Ljungberg also dyed his hair red.
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Paul Pogba has also used his hair to make a statement this week, joining Uefa's campaign 'equal game' campaign.
He allowed the equal game slogan to be shaved into his head.