I thought Shelton has sucked as a midfielder. Poku has been one of the best players on the field in the short minutes he's been given. He's always open and available and has made smarter passes than just about anyone else on the team (pass to Allen against NJ, pass to mix against Mon, etc) I have not seen the fatigue others have talked about. Hes played more than 20 minutes once, in his start, and he looked better in the second half than the first. AND JK had him playing out of position. I have not seen one time that he has not been up to the task defensively, in fact, every time I have seen him try to tackle, he has won the ball, and last saturday's pocket picking of the defender was just one example. The fact that he is not starting and playing every game is a tragedy and i don't know what is up with Kreis, our team is worlds better with him on the field. There is no way in hell Grabavoy or Ballouchy or Velasquez should ever be keeping Poku on the bench.