Juventus head coach Max Allegri claims that fatigue is behind Paul Pogba 's recent dip in form and admits the midfielder must learn to pace himself throughout matches . The former Manchester United man is widely considered one of the best young players in Europe and has excelled for Juve since joining the club in 2012 . After a brilliant first half of the season the France international has suffered a lull in performances and again far from his best as the Italian champions succumbed to a 2-1 Coppa ltalia defeat by Fiorentina . Paul Pogba has suffered a lull in performances in recent weeks for Italian champions . The former Manchester United midfielder tussles for possession with Mohammed Salah . Pogba looks on during Juventus ' Coppa Italia defeat by Fiorentina on Thursday night . And former AC Milan boss Allegri claims the 21-year-old is just suffering from burnout and admits the midfielder must learn to control games without overexerting himself . 'Any player over 40-50 games per season will have moments of fatigue , let alone a 21-year-old who has a lot to learn on how to control games and pace himself throughout 90 minutes , ' the coach told reporters . ' I always tell him technique is not enough , he needs to put in a certain type of performance . Youngsters are going to have peaks and troughs , as Alvaro Morata did , on their way to maturity . '
Paul Pogba was not at his best during Fiorentina ' defeat by Juventus . The midfielder has suffered a lull in performances in recent weeks . Max Allegri claims 21-year-old Pogba is suffering from fatigue .