Tom Cleverley loan watch

[kipeye]

I suspect he'll be better in our side now we try to pass it.

We have been trying to pass it for a long time. The problem is with a few exceptions, most of our team cannot control and hold the ball when they get it. To make matters worse, we have very few who make runs further up the field to give outlets to the passer. Still, they are not getting worse and hopefully will continue to learn their game.

[Witton Warrior]

I suspect he'll be better in our side now we try to pass it.

We have been trying to pass it for a long time. The problem is with a few exceptions, most of our team cannot control and hold the ball when they get it. To make matters worse, we have very few who make runs further up the field to give outlets to the passer. Still, they are not getting worse and hopefully will continue to learn their game.

I agree that the lack of an advanced player for the man on the ball, especially out wide, hampers a lot of our attacking play. Cisshoko seemed reluctant to cross the ball in the first half as well - not sure if he wasn't worried about the 40-yeard dash back to defend...

[Walmley_Villa]

If Gabby was out for 3 I would put Weimann up top and Cleverley in midfield (he would work well in that system), with Hutton in for Lowton I think that team is pretty solid and would give most teams a game.

[Boz]

I can almost guarantee the  7m figure is made up . The Star has 4m which I would suggest is more realistic.

£4m might be more realistic but the Star is hardly the most reliable source even among the red tops.

Personally I don't think Cleverley is worth anything more than a free in the summer.

[Ian.]

He's worth 4million so I'd snap him up at that fee.

[Ron Manager]

He's worth 4million so I'd snap him up at that fee.

That fee is about right. Worth taking him on.

[brian green]

Is that the titsnbums Star or the Express and Star.   Very different organs.

[Matt Collins]

I've been more happy with him than some, but I wouldn't spend £7.5m on him unless he starts to influence games quite a bit more

I just wish we'd gone for sigurdsson in the summer. He would have been exactly what we need

[eamonn]

Or Ki, but apparently we did go for him but he turned us down, right?

[Richard E]

Is that the titsnbums Star or the Express and Star.   Very different organs.

The former, the adult comic.

[peter w]

I like him and want to keep him. In the right team I think he has a lot to offer. I also think he's lacking confidence and it doesn't take much for his head to drop. A midfield 3 of him, delph, and Westwood is a good midfield and with Benteke leading the line I think we'd get more goals from midfield as they'd break free more often.

[Ger Regan]

That's very harsh on Sanchez.

[peter w]

In response to me?

I like Sanchez but I think we have looked as decent a midfield as we've had for a while with Cleverley, Delph, and Westwood playing together. Maybe Sanchez can fit in somewhere in certain formations.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I like Sanchez but I think we have looked as decent a midfield as we've had for a while with Cleverley, Delph, and Westwood playing together.

Peter, we've had that midfield for most of the season and it's been toothless.

[peter w]

I like Sanchez but I think we have looked as decent a midfield as we've had for a while with Cleverley, Delph, and Westwood playing together.

Peter, we've had that midfield for most of the season and it's been toothless.

Until delph got injured it looked fine. And it didn't have Benteke on top. The 3 of them didn't have the option of the ball to a centre-forward who constantly is moving and pulling defenders out of position all of the time. the brings a different dynamic to the game, and a team, and makes things easier for the midfield. Look at Man city yesterday - without a recognised centre-forward their midfield was going sideways rather than forward. That's been our problem, nothing for the midfield to work with in the final 3rd.