Fictional wonderkids or the real deal - midfielders

Yesterday’s look at the Football Manager wonderkids proved that many of the defenders were still trying to find their place, being pushed from pillar to post on loan to the lower leagues. Will the midfielders find their Premier League prospects much better?

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Fictional wonderkids or the real deal - defenders

The Football Manager gaming franchise has been one of the most time-consuming things to invade the lives of the average man (and occasional woman) since, well, football itself. Every season the scramble gets underway to sign the 'wonderkids' each version throws up. But how accurate was Football Manager 2013? it would be harsh to expect potential to be fulfilled immediately, just like in the video game, but let's have a look at the seasons of Premier League defenders bestowed with the tag.

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Taylor Latest of the Luckless.

Ryan Taylor’s hopes of a return this season, and probably the next one, took a killer blow this week when he suffered a recurrence of his cruciate knee ligament injury. The Newcastle full-back joins the unfortunate list of injury-prone Premier League stars, of which there have been many.

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