Before the half time whistle had blown at the Ethiad stadium against Villarreal, with City losing 1-0 and looking like crashing out of their group, Mancini made the decision to substitute Adam Johnson for Barry. It was not the tactics behind the substitution that got me thinking, but the player who was taken off. Adam Johnson is undeniably a good young talented English player, yet has become little more than a bit part player recently for Manchester City. After his move from Middlesbrough, a sparkling future was predicted for the player, yet playing the full 90 minutes is now a novelty for the player.
Johnson is not the only player in the Premier League that is suffering from a similar fate, with many players struggling to get game time, either because of the vast talent at their club or just falling out of favour with their manager. Not only this, there are also players who may have out grown their current club and need to move on in order to enhance their careers and have the opportunities to play in Europe and challenge for the major trophies. So just who are these players at a crossroads at their current clubs and what are their options for the future?
Obviously most of you flicking through this will be wondering where Carlos Tevez‘ name is, but the answer is that his future is not at a crossroads, it’s at a dead end.
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