I think what I mean by athleticism is his ability to sprint over 5, 10, and 20 metres, his stamina, his sharpness of movement and his ability to handle contact situations. I just don't see that he's got enough in those respects. If you're small you have to have some really exceptional attributes like the players named by Maldini. Is Suso that exceptional? I'm really not sure. The flip side is that sterling stands a better chance because even in senior football his pace over 5 metres from a standing start or even the threat of his pace, will always create space for him to play in. I always wondered whether Nemeth had the physical ability to step up and could see straight away that jack Hobbs was never going to be a top class player. Got some wrong too though! Just read yellow jumper's post and very much agree with that!