I never thought he was that bad earlier in the season. Sure, looked like we overpaid and he had a couple of stinkers, but I was willing to give him more time. While I wanted/expected more from him, I never thought he was a liability in midfield. He was getting into some good positions and probably should have scored 2-3 goals before the pity penalty at Bournemouth. He just didn't seamlessly slot into the team like Rice did, unfortunately. I'd expect that now, if we needed him to play in midfield, he'd do much better.