Roberto Martinez Says He Is Proud Of The Way That Joe Allen has matured as speculation over a potential Liverpool move increases<\/p>\n
Martinez told the Western Mail “It’ll be exciting for Team GB to have such a strong character and a winner in the middle of the park<\/p>\n
“Obviously I gave Joe his debut at Swansea at 16 and since then he has developed into a top, top footballer.<\/p>\n
“He is a player who will get even better as he gets older and stronger, but his tactical awareness is already there.<\/p>\n
“He’s still very young, but sometimes you need to put players in a position where they will be challenged and Joe reached that point very early in his development.<\/p>\n
“Whatever the challenge Joe always finds a way to be himself, because he has a tactical knowledge and awareness that allows him to do that.<\/p>\n
“He is capable of being anything he wants to be and I have been so proud of the way he has matured as a footballer.<\/p>\n
“Joe is very, very similar in terms of mentality to Tom Cleverley. Both are perfect examples of allowing young players who have the talent to thrive.<\/p>\n
“It’s great to see someone like Tom, who we all saw develop with Wigan Athletic, getting his chance on the big stage.<\/p>\n
“I really feel Team GB has as good a chance as any team of doing well at this Olympic Games.<\/p>\n
“They haven’t played together much but they are all talented players, many with Premier League experience, and I don’t think it’ll be a problem for them to perform well.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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