He shouldnt be released but if an offer comes in it would be hard be reject IMO
Agreed. He isn't a "waste of space", but he's a player I don't have much time for. I don't know what it is about him exactly that displeases me, but I wouldn't want him in my squad if I were manager. He seems a very emotional player, but not in a good way; he can become easily rattled if he isn't getting any success, in a way that seems to rub off on other players so that the team look out of sorts. A bit like Gerrard at times if he's having a bad one, but the thing is that Gerrard's bad days are a lot rarer and his play on a good day far, far better.
I wouldn't call him lazy either, on Saturday he was chasing down players a lot, but ended up putting in a lot of last-ditch tackles that were unsuccessful, perhaps a sign that his frustration was showing. This again is an attribute shared by other players such as Gerrard again, or Mascherano, the difference being that their tackling is much more effective and so it becomes motivational for the rest of the team. Maybe it's because he's young, but I just don't see him changing for the better, or improving much as a winger.
Overall I think he's reached his peak as a winger, and whilst he has a good standard of play generally, it's not what I think can help bring us the title or any other trophy, and unfortunately for me that means he should leave if an offer comes in. For a lower team he could be an assest, but for a team whose aspirations are the Premiership title and the Champion's League he just isn't all that.
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