Source: Team_Talk
Mancini warning for Johnson
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has told Adam Johnson he is not yet a top player and should not believe hype to the contrary.[LNB] Only half of Johnson's 16 appearances for his club this season have been as a member of Mancini's starting line-up, with the player seemingly the major loser following David Silva's £24million summer arrival from Valencia.[LNB]The 23-year-old former Middlesbrough man yesterday admitted he is finding life on the bench difficult, but Mancini reckons the England international needs to "think more" and work harder for the team.[LNB]Quoted in several newspapers, the Italian said: "England is like Italy. When a young player plays five games very well all the newspapers say 'oh this Adam Johnson is a fantastic player'.[LNB]"When you are young you read the newspapers and think 'I am the top, I am the top'.[LNB]"But Adam Johnson is a young player and doesn't understand the game very well. I think he can improve a lot more if he thinks more when he plays.[LNB]"He's a good player but he's just 23 years old, he's played 20 games in the Premier League and it's impossible to think of him now as a top player.[LNB]"For this, he must work, he must think, he must work for the team - not two dribbles, two crosses. In a top team you need more.[LNB]"If you're only doing two dribbles you can't be the best player on the pitch. You must do dribbling, score a goal, you must defend, you must help your team-mates. There is more expected of him."[LNB]
