Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has made a big admission about midfielder Paul Pogba, who has had endured a tough campaign.
The French midfielder returned to the Turin club on a free transfer after parting ways with Manchester United at the end of last season.
However, Pogba's return has not been smooth sailing as he been restricted to just 74 minutes across all competitions due to the a number of injury setbacks.
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Allegri has admitted that he misses the Pogba he had during his first stint with the Serie A giants.
"Pogba has been idle for a year. And he's not in the best condition to play a game," Allegri told the media, as per Goal.
"I would like to have back the Pogba of when I first coached him, but that's not the case at the moment. Usually, the longer someone is out, the longer it takes to recover. There are studies. Everything is normal.
"It's not easy to play 30 games at Juventus or 40. Even the good ones… Once, with Buffon, he told me: 'I arrived in my first year at Juve and I didn't understand anything, in my second year I didn't realise'.
"Juve are a unique thing, there are the pressures, the stuff…. There are times of growth. We must continue and move forward, not losing sight of the goal. Now is the most difficult moment, it's now."
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