Nicknames, eh?
Whether it’s ‘Big Dave’ from Sunday League who has had his sobriquet forced upon him or Ross Geller’s best efforts at getting ‘The Rossatron’ to stick, they can either suit you down to the ground or make you look really desperate to foster a certain image of yourself.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s new nickname, you’d have to say, falls into the former category, as Paul Pogba has revealed what he likes to call his new teammate.
THOR! 👊🏿 Throwback to Los Angeles with Thooor @Ibra_official @ManUtd #firstneverfollows #TBT pic.twitter.com/elBALcPVqz
— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) August 11, 2016
The pair of giant personalities were brought together by Jose Mourinho this summer and they’re ready to set the Premier League alight with flair.
Pogba took to Twitter on Thursday to reveal that he likes to call the Swedish striker ‘Thor’.
It’s rather fitting when you look into the traits possessed by the Norse god of thunder.
Both are markedly strong and poweful, long-living and highly resistant to injury, with flowing locks and facial hair… and both possess an almost cosmic air of invincibility.
Wazza’s just not as cool a moniker, let’s be honest.
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