I don't care for his abilities as a fullback, even though he can be useful there in an emergency. But his crosses, set plays and goals come in handy.
Yes he is our best deadball specialist by a mile. Only Cabaye comes close with the freekicks in shooting positions.. We'll miss him since the effing board refuse to get any fullbacks in and we're going to see Simmo on our right until at least January
No, it's fine. We have Tavernier. And Bigi to take set pieces, just like the quality he served up against Atromitron....
Cruciate = 7 months. Or the season, more or less. Maybe the club will "assess" the situation in January and see if 4 months of having a teenage backup for an almost out-of-contract right back was a good idea or not.
He can't come straight back into the team as soon as it's healed, it'll take him quite a while to build up his strength and get his fitness level back up.