marjen
Desperately wants to be like Noodle
Well, J H C touched on it above.
Take Scholes. He can find and make space where none seems to exist. He can hit amazing 50 yard passes and land them on a players toenail. He can hit a volley from 25 yards straight as an arrow. He can even dance through a bunch of defenders in the penalty area if called upon. He's got the x factor.
I don't see Cleverley doing anything that any ordinary good player couldn't do.
Well, an ordinary, reliable centre midfielder is arguably what we need! Coupled with the fact that he's got much needed mobility and speed of thought, and I think Cleverley if staying fit will help us a lot in that area.
Comparing him with Scholes is silly, but still, I'd say Cleverley's got abilities that few other british midfielders possess in the game. One-touch passing, decision making, drive, goal threat(when played as an attacking midfielder) and neat close control, probably among the best in our team. Couple that with an ability to thread incisive through balls to the forwards more often than Scholes usually do, at this age and playing deep, I'd say he's a good player in deed.