People hailed him as one of the best midfielders in England, yet he hasn't showed up the last 3 or 4 games, and everyone is back at criticizing him!
He is and will never be one of the best, He is a good midfielder who has limited abilities, shows up in some games, passes the ball well, runs a lot and has really good performances here and there, but he will never be a dominant type of midfielder we saw in Gerrard, Alonso, Mascherano, Hamann, etc... He can't dominate the midfield on his own (something that Gerrard did at his age) that's why I think many of us overrate him and expect from him way too much.
He is just a good premier league performer and that's about it
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