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Mansfield Town FC

Clough's experience a lesson for youthful Cleverley

This season has already been a roller-coaster brings but, at least that means learning curves, which should all help to improve Tom Cleverley as a coach Nigel Clough has been a manager for almost 30 years and that experience was on show on Tuesday. Coming up against such wily characters can only help the youthful Argyle boss.

29.01.26, 09:17 Updated 29.01.26, 12:24 4 Minute Read

Sometimes it is easy to forget that Tom Cleverley is still young, just 36. In an alternative universe he is still playing, perhaps sitting a bit deeper and dictating play. Given the fitness levels these days, there could have been a couple more seasons to come.

There are times when his relative youth is evident. After the 3-0 win over Burton at the start of the month, he talked of the visitors having to deal with injuries and missing their star attackers.

“Not that I have much sympathy, we have had the same issues,” he said with a smile — a boyish one — and suddenly he looked like a fresh-faced young, coach.

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