“Today we kill them, Messi or no Messi”, Pogba

France’s Paul Pogba delivered an inspiring speech before their 4-3 win against Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the last-16 of the World Cup 2018 where he told his team mates ‘today we kill them, Messi or no Messi’ during the speech.

France won their second World Cup title after ensuring a 4-2 victory over Croatia in the final of the tournament.

Pogba has been an influencing figure for the Les Bleus both on and off the pitch. The 25-year old midfielder who scored in the final against Croatia has always been encouraging his team mates throughout the tournament with his influencing prematch speeches.

Pogba made a number of speeches en route to the decider and footage of his comments prior to France’s thrilling 4-3 triumph at the expense of Messi’s Argentina in Kazan has emerged in a scene from a documentary aired by TF1.

“I want to see warriors on the field guys,” Pogba told his team-mates. “I don’t want to go home! “We will finish happy! I want to party tonight. I want to be dead on the field, all together! I want men, warriors, soldiers.

“Today we will ‘kill’ them. Messi or no Messi I don’t care! We came to win this World Cup!” said Pogba.