Tom Cleverley

[caught]

He actually didn't have too bad a game last night - a few decent passes and touches, plus I actually saw him win possession by pressing at least twice, which I've never seen him do before.

Smash his bird though, eh lads?

The main problem is that he's not a presence on the pitch for 90 minutes. It's one thing for a winger or otherwise creative player to fade out of games for periods but not really acceptable for a central midfielder.

50k for nothing though lads

If he put himself about a bit more and got stuck into tackles I imagine everyone would be satisfied with him as a competent if unspectacular backup midfielder.

Worse than getting AIDS and cancer at once, then subbing a toe on the tip of your paper-cut penis, eh lads?

He wasn't awful last night.

Literally worse that Harold Shipman and one of the Decepticons from Transformers having a baby, then that baby having another baby with the baby from The Omen and Rosemary's Baby.

 

[MikeH72]

He actually didn't have too bad a game last night - a few decent passes and touches, plus I actually saw him win possession by pressing at least twice, which I've never seen him do before.

Smash his bird though, eh lads?

The main problem is that he's not a presence on the pitch for 90 minutes. It's one thing for a winger or otherwise creative player to fade out of games for periods but not really acceptable for a central midfielder.

50k for nothing though lads

If he put himself about a bit more and got stuck into tackles I imagine everyone would be satisfied with him as a competent if unspectacular backup midfielder.

Worse than getting AIDS and cancer at once, then subbing a toe on the tip of your paper-cut penis, eh lads?

He wasn't awful last night.

Literally worse that Harold Shipman and one of the Decepticons from Transformers having a baby, then that baby having another baby with the baby from The Omen and Rosemary's Baby.

The problem is that he's never awful or never good, he's just there, he exists. We don't have the quality to be able to carry midfielders like that who just play everything safe for 90 minutes and don't attempt anything even remotely progressive or adventurous to contribute to attacks. He showed how much we miss Barry's intelligence and vision last night, he is no replacement for him that's for sure.

 

[davids]

He has filled an important place in our squad, he is the new Osman.When he has an average game he'll be total dross and when he's excellent he'll be below average,

 

[orly]

He has filled an important place in our squad, he is the new Osman.When he has an average game he'll be total dross and when he's excellent he'll be below average,

lol

 

[davids]

lol

OK, if,I'm an optimist by nature.

 

[Roger Milla]

If it's 1-0 Roger then I want pics of you doing the dance

HIT MY MUSIC

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

HIT MY MUSIC

*Swoons*

 

[COYBL25]

I was very impressed last night the way "flapped" at opposition players and tried to gently push them over as they ran past him with the ball for the umpteenth time last night.

He reminded me of a kind of footballing John Inman.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Reading this thread, it's like Osman never left

Maybe Cleverley will pull off a mask revealing Osman beneath it at some point and yell "It's me Orly! It was me allllllllll along!!"

 

[Little Ralphy]

we'd have to have really low standards if he is deemed good enough. He can add himself to the long list of MArtinez signings who haven't made the grade and the club are currently stuck with.

 

[sharkey1001]

Atleast hes fit enough to play

Besic on crutches would have offered more last night

 

[marsh]

Besic on crutches would have offered more last night

Ok

 

[sharkey1001]

Cleverley and P. Neville share the same attribute - in fact the ONLY attribute they are good at: finding space where they CAN'T influence the game.
They both find space so that the passage of play will bypass them without anyone blaming them. Cleverley will not want a pass in front of him, cannot cope with a pass in a tight scenario, cannot tackle at all, cannot head.
I see ZERO attributes that make him a premier league footballer.

Barkley and Gerri were horrendous last night, but we know they have ability. Can someone name an attribute a footballer needs that Cleverley is better than 3/10 in? Literally EVERY attribute he is 3/10 or lower. Get rid ASAP.

 

[Robboefc28]

Cleverley and P. Neville share the same attribute - in fact the ONLY attribute they are good at: finding space where they CAN'T influence the game.
They both find space so that the passage of play will bypass them without anyone blaming them. Cleverley will not want a pass in front of him, cannot cope with a pass in a tight scenario, cannot tackle at all, cannot head.
I see ZERO attributes that make him a premier league footballer.

Barkley and Gerri were horrendous last night, but we know they have ability. Can someone name an attribute a footballer needs that Cleverley is better than 3/10 in? Literally EVERY attribute he is 3/10 or lower. Get rid ASAP.

 

[dano195]

He's not great.