exactly my feelings too, he's got a lot of the attributes to be a top player but i think he lacks a bit of football intelligence on the wing to be honest ....and the only way i see him playing up forward again is as a sub, he's never going to be a henry type roaming forward unless he develops a hell of a lot in a short space of time.
for me the 'he is only young' excuse is starting to wear a bit thin, you're either good enough to play at the top level at a big club or you're not.....rooney never needed 3yrs development, a cracking goal at highbury and he never looked back.
eboue
, diaby can play on the wing also.