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Originally Posted by devilish
If Evans had half the talent Maldini has than he would have won his place already. Gaz (whose nowhere near Maldini) was only 20 yrs old and still raw but he won his place, despite having to compete with England's right back Paul Parker.
What Im trying to say is that we should wait and see what this player do at the highest level, to determine whether he is a truly great talent or not. There is a big difference between doing well at Sunderland/Westbrom/Celtic level and doing it at top EPL level.
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Paul Parker was already past his best when Neville took his place, his legs were gone. You just can't compare what happened in 1995 to 2008. Different team, different players. Back then, we had a gaping hole at right back. Currently, we do not have such a situation at center back. So saying that if Evans hasn't won a place at United he doesn't have half the talent Maldini has is, as Fergie would have it, absolute b*ll*cks.
Obviously there's no way to know how a player will do for United until he actually plays regularly for the team. But if you look at what Evans is doing at Sunderland (I focused on him against Chelsea a few weeks ago and he was brilliant) and what Pique did last season at Zaragoza, then you can't ignore the fact they have the sort of talent to make it at United. Whether they'll be able to handle the pressue of doing that is another thing, but the talent IS there. Maldini or not.