On his current form I’d not have him ahead of any of our starting XI or the midfielders on the bench - barring Davies. He’s completely lost his way for me, it looked like he was going to become the new Lampard when he burst through, but he seems to have been consumed by his off field millionaire lifestyle to me. He patently needs a move, but I can’t see anyone of note taking a punt on him apart from on loan.
It's also whether he would mesh into the preferred tactical set-up ... not sure he would for you... and certain he wouldn't for us right now ...
They do mate. Get a call from Ole every day. Just found out he likes party rings so gonna sort him out.
To be fair, with the time he's had out he'll probably be brilliant for you lot right now. He'll come in and reinvigorate things, ditch the primadonnas and build on those willing to graft, just like he done here. Where he needs/ needed to improve is not to rest on his laurels. Once he built a good team here he didn't seem too intent on adding more players too it, felt as though he thought they'd last forever and get better, they didn't in both senses. By the time he realised we needed a rebuild it was too late, he'd lost the dressing room and results showed. A shame because with a bit more ruthlessness like he showed in his early years he may have done something really special here.
Hold on though, he cried virtually every transfer window about getting players but Levy wouldn't back him.
