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Originally Posted by Ferguson
SAF never calls him a prodigy. He never says Fletcher will replace Beckham or fly up and down the wing.
The journalist did all that hyping.
Ferguson simply said that Fletcher had great balance and that he would be able to peform at the highest level.
Both of those statements have proven to be absolutely correct.
It is the journalists who have to turn every young talent into the next great superstar. As good as Joe Cole is you'd have to consider him an abject failure compared to the way he was hyped as a teenager.
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He's probably one of the best wingers in world football when on form and he's playing in an incredibly strong team.
This is no failure when you consider that throughout his career he's had to contend with players such as Wright Phillips, Malouda, Robben, etc....