Fair enough. I never saw the fuss about him till he turned into a central midfielder, personally.
Very strange opinion then.. I mean, just have a little read.
Euro 2004
Bastian Schweinsteiger was called-up for Euro 2004. Bayern's number 31 earned rave reviews for his performances in Portugal, showing combative skills and even setting up the opening goal for former Bayern teammate Michael Ballack in Germany's 2–1 loss against the Czech Republic.
World Cup 2006
He scored his first two international goals on 8 June 2005 against Russia and scored his first goal in a competitive match against Tunisia on 18 June 2005 at the Confederations Cup in Germany.[9] He was called-up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup on home soil and shot into prominence at the tournament with his two brilliant long-range strikes in the third place match against Portugal, which won him the Man of the Match award.[10] The match ended 3–1 with the 22-year-old nearly claiming a hat-trick but his deflected free kick was credited as an own-goal to Armando Petit.
At the age of 22, he had already played 41 matches for the German national team, a record for any German player at the time.
I mean, this is the lad playing left wing aged at the World Cup, aged 22, vs. Portugal:
You didn't "see the fuss"... ok.