by ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:13 pm
he hasnt been as influential as i thought he would be but i suppose it was a bit unrealistic to expect him to arrive here and start dictating games straight away.
for a start he spent most of last season injured and he wouldnt be the first player to struggle to adapt to the physicality and pace of the prem. rodgers is playing him as an attacking midfielder as well which isnt his natural position and that cant help either.
he has played really well in a couple games though (west brom, norwich etc) and chipped in with one or two goals so it`s not like he hasnt contributed, i think it`s just that people were expecting more.
the games he really seems to struggle in are the high tempo physical clashes against the likes of everton and stoke, apart from those types of games he`s done alright.
once he gets used to the prem i think he`ll be a top player, he`s only 23 so he`s still improving and if we get the chance to sign him on a permanent deal for anything around £15m i would bite madrids hand off.
i would build our team around a midfield of lucas, allen, sahin and suso, in 3 or 4 years that will be some midfield imo.