Just adding a bit of wisdom about Schweinsteiger, from a German who has watched him since he was 19:
Over the years he has developed into something English football probably doesn't know: A box-to-box midfielder without the running. That doesn't mean he's not running, when fit. He will occassionally show up everywhere, on both wings too -- his left foot is very good too! But he's too smart to do it all day long.
What is true, though, but not because of his age: He should have somebody next to him in order to do a good part of the dirty work. Why wasting him on that? You're not paying him for cleaning up. But he will take care if necessary.
His brilliance shines when he has the game in front of him, sometimes on the 6, or at the 8, or at the 10. He will play all those spots at times. He can control a game, sure. And he can pass, oh boy, he can pass. I have seen several of the most brilliant vertical passes ever from him. Xavi like. And those passes had to go usually into a 10-men wall that Bayern is always facing.
Stay tuned until he has adjusted to his teammates. And I mean 'adjusting to his teammates': As soon as he knows exactly how they are playing and running, he will deliver them. And then you'll enjoy the real Bastian.