We kill them, Messi or no Messi: Pogba

French midfield player Paul Pogba will face Argentina's Lionel Messi in the round of 16 of the World Cup. Photo: Reuters

Frenchman Paul Pogba gave an inspirational speech ahead of his 4-3 victory against Argentina over Lionel Messi in the round of the 2018 World Cup, where he told his team-mates: "Today we kill them, Messi or not Messi" during the speech.
France won its second world title after a 4-2 win over Croatia in the final of the tournament. Pogba was an influential personality for Les Bleus on and off the court. The 25-year-old midfielder, who met Croatia in the final, has always cheered his team-mates throughout the tournament with his influence on the prefaces.

Pogba made several speeches on the way to the final and the pictures of his comments before the thrilling 4: 3 triumph of France at the expense of the Argentine Messi in Kazan have emerged in a scene from a documentary by TF1.

"I want to see warriors in the field," Pogba told his teammates.

"I do not want to go home!

"We will be happy, I want to celebrate tonight, I want to be dead in the field, all together I want men, warriors, soldiers.

"Today we will kill her." Messi or not, Messi, I do not care, we're coming to win this World Cup! "Said Pogba.

The Manchester United midfielder made a speech in the quarter-final against Uruguay, inspiring the blues to defeat a Uruguayan 10-man team at the Nizhniy Novgorod Stadium.

"That's it, there's no turning back," said Pogba. Let's move on, we'll go to the end! See you on the 15th of July, everybody!

"Today, Blaise [Matuidi, who was suspended in the quarter-finals due to an accumulation of yellow cards] is on the bench, he is disappointed, he is upset, he wants to play more than anyone else on the pitch, he is discouraged!"

"It's for men like him that we fight today, he will not be there in the field, but it will be like he's with us ... Everyone has to bring his game A!

"And now we will fight for our partners as before! Argentina and maybe more! More! More and more! We have to beat the best to be the best!"