FOR THOSE lucky enough to miss England's friendly against the U.S.A last night, here's my scouting report on "dat Michael Bradley lad".
"I think he's boss. Snap him up before Boro do."
"£4m for Michael Bradley? Are you havin' a laugh? Is he havin' a laugh?"
"Hey, dish guy shcored 18 goals in de Dutch League. He can't be dat bad."
"Let's be honest. Didn't he remind you of a less mobile me?"
"Michael......You're young, energetic and hard-working. But as I'm looking for a more complete player - I'm out."
The Verdict: Whoever replaces Lee Carsley has pretty big boots to fill and it would be harsh to judge the young American on one game.
But based just on this 90 minutes, when Bradley must have been trying to put himself in the shop window, he did not represent the step-up in class Everton need.
His opposite No4, Owen Hargreaves, is the type of player we should be trying to unearth on the continent.
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Dave Taylor wrote...
He was woeful... true nearly everyone was and it was only a friendly. However, he seemed to lack pace, a crisp tackle and any kind of fight. He made a few tidy passes but on this showing he needs to improve a hell of a lot to win my vote... Moyes obviously isn't convinced or we would have seen him at Goodison in January...
Posted by: Dave Taylor | May 29, 2008 11:47 AM