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Yeah, Liverpool. :D
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Haha shurrup :D

Roberto Martínez puzzled by attacks on Manchester United's Tom Cleverley



Roberto Martínez has added his voice to those critical of the campaign against Tom Cleverley, arguing that the Manchester United and England midfielder is one of the best players of his generation and needs time to develop.

Cleverley's continued selection in England squads has mystified some people to the extent that a petition was organised in the hope of dissuading Roy Hodgson from taking him to the World Cup – interference the England manager made it clear he regarded as unwelcome – and, though the 24-year-old did not feature in the friendly against Denmark on Wednesday, there were jeers at Wembley when his name was read out among the substitutes.

Martínez worked with Cleverley when the player spent a season on loan at Wigan in 2010-11, and the Everton manager feels Cleverley is part of a new generation of English talent.

"There are only a few players in this country who have had the sort of education where they look as if they could have been brought up in Holland, Spain or France," he said. "Tom is one of them. I just don't understand this campaign, it is not the way to encourage young players.

"Maybe he has been given a bigger role than he should have been given but even so it is ridiculous to put someone so young in the spotlight then knock him down. We as a public are to blame if we allow that to happen. You have to help young players reach a level.

"What has happened is not Tom's fault, I think he is as good a talent as we have in the English game, and he is still growing. You wouldn't get this in other countries, and I find it disappointing that he is being judged so aggressively when he has not even reached 200 games. Such a young player does not need that sort of scrutiny or pressure, but I am sure he will come through it and be even more motivated."
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I don't think he's seen how much TC has regressed.
 
hawker said:
You think he can still come good? He is still youngish isn't he? (I think he is about 24 now?)
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He doesn't have to come good, per se, he just needs to stop being such a pansy. He chooses the safe option 95% of the time.

He used to be a player all about one touch football, or pick up his head, pass and move, be adventurous. Now.. Eish.
 
I think Cleverly as a Manchester United player is done, he will be a squad player next season and leave the following season.
 
Unhappy438 said:
I think Cleverly as a Manchester United player is done, he will be a squad player next season and leave the following season.
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I'm not to sure about that...I agree that he will become a squad player but they will keep him for awhile as he is a home grown player.
 
Predictions on how many goals we'll lose by today?

I'm actually pretty confident about today's game, so I reckon we'll lose by no more than 1 goal...
 
DJ... said:
Predictions on how many goals we'll lose by today?

I'm actually pretty confident about today's game, so I reckon we'll lose by no more than 1 goal...
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The team selection is decent, hopefully we have the right tactics. We can definitely win this.
 
How f**king weak is Carrick - doesnt jump and leave our MF open with Anechibe getting a run in on goal
 
How the fsck did Foster get away with that? Should have been a straight red.

Bot the linesman and the ref got that completely wrong, yet it was so bloody blatant...
 
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