Lynk
Obsessed with discrediting Danny Welbeck
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Wait, where did Pearce play him?
Initially off the striker then after half time wide right.Wait, where did Pearce play him?
Maybe nominally, but he played pretty centrally in the second half I thought.Initially off the striker then after half time wide right.
He filled in very briefly on the right in the 2nd half but there's no doubt he played centre mid for most of it.Initially off the striker then after half time wide right.
Cleverley showed at Wigan what he has to offer out wide. It might not blow you away but he can cross well and he tracks back well, which already makes him better than England right winger James MilnerCleverley is a centre midfielder and if you can't find a slot for him in the centre of midfield he should be dropped because he has next to no impact on the game in other positions.
Cleverley doesn't have the speed, strength or shooting to be a real threat in a more advanced position or out wide so playing him where Pearce did most of yesterday was a waste. But then 'Psycho' did the same thing in the Euro U21s so to expect anything different was silly.
At least Tom got a good run out after his injuries.
I dunno when the Ramsay switch was made he sort of moonlighted in the middle and he kept drifting centrally but it was quite clear that he was meant to be wide right tracking Neymar and whenever England didn't have the ball thats where he'd end up.He filled in very briefly on the right in the 2nd half but there's no doubt he played centre mid for most of it.
He's learnt from the bestThe thing I love about Cleverley is that he never over complicates it. it's always the simple and right pass which may not look spectacular but over the course of 90 minutes adds up to a great game statistically. Much the same way Xavi does it. One move at a time.
Very true, he also doesn't have the Hollywood pass tendency too. Pleased too ser him performing well.The thing I love about Cleverley is that he never over complicates it. it's always the simple and right pass which may not look spectacular but over the course of 90 minutes adds up to a great game statistically. Much the same way Xavi does it. One move at a time.
Few games with Scholesy should sort that out.The worry i have about him is his lack of bite when we don't have the ball. Its not for lack of effort, just that he's got very little strength. Hope he starts the season for us in the middle with Carrick.
Aye definately. Good sign to see a player improving game by game which i suppose is to expected at this stage of the season.He is getting his match fitness back I hope. Two 90 minute games back to back.
I don't see the similarities at all. I like Cleverley, but he doesn't have the goal threat or the passing range/ability to dictate play like Scholsey.I just can't get over how aesthetically like Scholes he looks/moves/plays
I'm not talking about his ability.I don't see the similarities at all. I like Cleverley, but he doesn't have the goal threat or the passing range/ability to dictate play like Scholsey.
Our numbers in CM are probably fine, provided we can keep some of them fit.This place is mental sometimes. Cleverley gets the piss taken out of him when holiday snaps show him looking heavyset and now he needs to bulk up? He's plenty strong enough, as it is. If anything, he'll get leaner once he plays a decent run of games. That won't do him any harm though.
I thought he played very well last night. Definitely improving with each game he plays. Which is similar to what we've seen from Anderson on tour. If him and Anderson can stay fit for most of the season and push on and improve their game (which is not impossible) they could play a really big role in our season. Throw Kagawa and (possibly) Nick Powell into the mix as well as Carrick, Giggs and Scholes and our options in central midfield look nowhere near as bad as many would have us believe.
I dont think anyone is denying that a midfield of Cleverley, Anderson, Kagawa, Carrick and Scholes, where the usual suspects "can stay fit for most of the season and push on and improve their game", is strong enough to get by without need of further reinforcement. Its just that the bit in quotation marks is by no means a given on historical evidence - especially the first part of it (if the first part came to pass then I am confident the second would follow).This place is mental sometimes. Cleverley gets the piss taken out of him when holiday snaps show him looking heavyset and now he needs to bulk up? He's plenty strong enough, as it is. If anything, he'll get leaner once he plays a decent run of games. That won't do him any harm though.
I thought he played very well last night. Definitely improving with each game he plays. Which is similar to what we've seen from Anderson on tour. If him and Anderson can stay fit for most of the season and push on and improve their game (which is not impossible) they could play a really big role in our season. Throw Kagawa and (possibly) Nick Powell into the mix as well as Carrick, Giggs and Scholes and our options in central midfield look nowhere near as bad as many would have us believe.