Tom Cleverley

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There's a reason he is 27 and yet to command an actual fee at any point in his career despite playing for about 7 clubs.
 

Kiwi said:
Aye.
He's the kind of player that looks good when better players are making things happen around him, yet is unable to make things happen by himself.
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Midfield players who can "make things happen" and take control of games in the Prem cost 25m plus and he cost us.......?
 
BlueToff said:
He's played three league games, two of which were late cameos - if he was ready he'd have played more.
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But the Clev plays like an academy player who's just broke into the team anyway, doing nothing but play safe 5 yard passes so he doesn't get told off.
 

streeky said:
Soft Target, i look forward to our informed posters on here discussing gerry's current form and the fact that this Complete joke of a footballer( their words) is keeping ross and kev mirallas out of the team. Won't hold my breath it takes some bottle to go on the ross Barkely, gerry deulofeu and kev mirallas threads and tell it like it is.
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Soft target in what way? Because he's rubbish?

Barkley, Deulofeu and Mirallas have all contributed far more to Everton than Cleverley ever will. All have their flaws, but all have clear strengths that they can bring to the team.

What does Cleverley do well?
 
Mountfield1985 said:
Soft target in what way? Because he's rubbish?

Barkley, Deulofeu and Mirallas have all contributed far more to Everton than Cleverley ever will. All have their flaws, but all have clear strengths that they can bring to the team.

What does Cleverley do well?
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Stays disciplined and doesnt give the ball away much.

Not defending him or even saying its true, but that's what people who rate him would say I suppose.

Personally I dont think he is a "bad" player he is just pretty non existent and needs to impose himself more on a game.
 

Mountfield1985 said:
Soft target in what way? Because he's rubbish?

Barkley, Deulofeu and Mirallas have all contributed far more to Everton than Cleverley ever will. All have their flaws, but all have clear strengths that they can bring to the team.

What does Cleverley do well?
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Keeps things simple and helps us stay nice and compact in midfield, which after we were carved open by Bournemouth (and we were, constantly) down the middle was needed.

Both Palace and City failed to break through us down the middle in the last few games and whether you rate him or not, Cleverley had a lot to do with that.

Do I think he should start every game? No. Is he going to start every game? Definitely not.

However, I've never seen a player generate so much unnessacary hate for not really putting a foot wrong in games.

He is what he is. A half-decent squad player.
 
sharkey1001 said:
If anyone can name 3 qualities that Cleverley is good at I will eat my hat!

As mentioned in this thread, his greatest ability is getting to the goalscorer first to celebrate.
Other than that his other 'ability' is to always find space where the game will pass him by, thus not further exposing his league 2 ability.
Tackling 1/10
Short passing 3/10
Long passing 2/10
Pressing 0/10
Heading 0/10
Dictating play 0/10
Aggression 1/10
Shooting 1/10
Stamina 2/10
Workrate 4/10
Hiding from play 10/10
Showing his missus photos of him and the goalscorer and telling her he made another assist so she sucks him off 10/10

Tom Cleverley = Gareth Farrelly.

He is a 5 a side player. One of the worse I have seen this millenium in Royal Blue. Would rather have Li Tie or Segundo Castillo
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How then do you explain Ronald Koeman picking him in the first team?

Could it be because he knows professional football and professional footballers ?
 

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