We must be watching different players here, his touch is so poor, and he really struggles with the ball at his feet, hence he always looks under pressure.. It was educational watching him and M'Vila playing the same role, one made it look easy, and it wasn't Catts, he is in fact the very antithesis of the player you are describing.
Have to disagree with you about his touch, he has good control. Not a great dribbler but he gets the ball under control quickly.
He's not as good as M'Vila but it's a little bit of an unfair comparison.