Not really though is he. For a 55mill player, I think people are well within their rights to expect more from him. Getting hooked away in Madrid at HT for 2 consecutive visits, not being trusted to play any part vs the Chavs and City, isn’t the best of signs from him, mixed in with the rest of his time at the club so far.
Scored a few boss goals for us and has had flashes of his ability but I think even he would be the first to admit he hasn’t lived up to what was expected of him so far.
Not a case of making him a scapegoat, it’s just how it is.
He’s still got time to prove his worth and deliver on that potential we saw in him but that time will soon run out, if he’s not nailed himself into the midfield as an important player by the end of the season, I’d hazard a guess and say he will probably be off because like Ox, the chances are running out, rapidly.
His biggest downfall is that defensively, he isn’t good enough and the way we play and what’s expected of the midfield, it makes things a lot harder for him. Against teams where we need to defend a lot, he’s not likely to get much game time and the only reason he would’ve started last night is because Jones and Thiago are out and Fab went straight to Spain so missed the preparations for the game. Again, an ominous sign for him unfortunately.
It’s a shame because I think the general feeling is that we all quite like him as a player and are really hoping he kicks on but it just doesn’t seem to happen.
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