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Playing out left eh? Interesting. As for his ratings, sounds very much like a young player being played out of position- nothing to worry about.The 20-year-old winger got 63 minutes on the left on Saturday in Stoke's 3-0 defeat at Middlesbrough.
It is a new role for Clarke in recent weeks, having played on the right for the Potters on the whole since joining in January.
The Stoke Sentinel handed Clarke a five in their player ratings after the disappointing defeat with the explanation: "Got in a handful of crosses but ran into dead ends too often."
That's a big shame as his loan at Stoke was turning out to be quite a success - wouldn't be the worse move in the world to go to another Championship loan at Stoke next season ?
I was fairly impressed with him, saw all his games at Stoke excepting one. Full pre-season with a possession-strong Championship club next season and we'll see a pretty good player on the other side. Hard to see him becoming a top level PL attacking player though.
I watched him several times last season for Stoke. He's actually a very good footballer but miles away physically. Strength, endurance, durability all need to improve. Hope to god he can get a good loan this year and play 30+ Championship games like Skipp did and he can add a few goals to his game, he does have the ability.I can't give an opinion on this lad, as I honestly can't remember if he was ever given game time. You have to bow to the coaching staff's opinion as to whether he shows the required ability in training, but shouldn't he at least get a chance to show what he can do? Maybe the new manager, whoever that might be, will be able to utilise him for the good of the team.