Don’t understand why anyone is surprised by the obvious fact that McT is not an EPL level player. Pull never see why people jumped all over Fred in that double act, more energy, more tackles, more passes, ore goals, and it wasnt McT.
The paucity of midfield players since the heyday of a Keane, Coles, etc is nightmarish. Not helped by Woodward's choice of coaches and his unswerving devotion to choosing players for click bait and shirt sales ahead of anything connected with ability and fitting into the clubs needs.
If McT is anything than other a last resort squad player, then expect the terrible midfield issues to continue. He should get 1 out of 10 most games, only because he sometimes kicks the ball in the right direction , not due to actually finding someone in the same colour shirt, an academy player does not necessarily mean they deserve a place in the team.