Viva Rivaldo said:
LoveCity said:
Saw him lots for Wigan last season - not a bad player but not in the class of Wilshere and really nothing outstanding.
They played him mostly on the wing, as did Pearce for the u21s.
It's painfully obvious that he's not a winger, as he lacks the pace and particularly incisive dribbling, but he has the attributes to become a good central midfielder.
To be fair, his touch and passing, ion general, both appear to be weak.
I have made poor predictions about potential in young players previously, but I don't see anything in Cleverley to suggest he will be much better than Darron Gibson. He was playing on teh wing for Wigan because he wasn't good enough for the middle.
Our midfield was so poor against you on Sunday. I would think your academy players would have looked world beaters in that game. One of the poorest performances by our midfield since Mancini became manager.