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sonic90 said:
What the hell happened to him? He looked like the best DM in the world when we signed him, almost single handedly breaking up all attacks in midfield, now he can't tackle or prevent counters, does these blind back passes to where he *thinks* a player is which plays the opponents in.

All he does now is attack like a pseudo number 10, but his starting position is in deep and doesn't fully commit to the box while he's up there, so neither here nor there and leaving us short in both ends.

I don't think we should get rid, but boy does he need an extended break to sort himself out.
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It's a strange one.  Watching him at times he can be sublime, at others he can be completely inadequate.  Today I saw him nearly tackle one of his team mates (maybe Willian) and then another time he pretty much stood still, not showing for the ball, and being more of a road-block than anything else.

 
Incredibly poor this season. One very good game against Porto but otherwise he has been a complete liability.

 
For me, he is the one that has had the worst fall, he has had 2 or 3 good games at most this season. The guy is broken.

 
really think we have to looks at a CM in the summer.  Real being banned could at least turn a few heads our way. Unfortunatley, without CL football, we're going to have to spend a load to get one.

 
The fall of this guy is a real shame. I would have him well behind Mikel in the pecking order now which wasn't the case a year ago. 

 
While some players are getting some form back, he just seems to get worse.

 
He actually bottled a challenge that lead to the first goal. Inexcusable. Would love someone like witsel to replace him.

 
I believe he's a good midfielder. We need to give him time to go back to his form. There's something missing in his performance when you look at how he played 2 seasons ago and even last season.

I remember his first match with Manchester City. He was on fire!!!!!!!

 
He looks shot.

He constantly gives possession away and offers next to nothing going forward. It shows how poor he has become that Mikel looks a better player beside him

 
We need a midfield player to come up with some goals, since Frank has retired we are struggling to score anything from the middle of the park.  Unfortunately he doesn't offer anything defensively or add to our inept attacking options only more ineptness.    The entire team, apart from Willian, has been poor all season but Matic and Ivan have been by far the worse of a bad bunch.

 
Can he be in the middle of the reserves pitch for the rest of the season? Or better yet sold?

 
axman2526 said:
Can he be in the middle of the reserves pitch for the rest of the season? Or better yet sold?
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I will not sell him. HE looks woeful this season, but last season and the season before he was good. I would just not play him this season (or he shows a tremendous improvement in form).and give him all the time to improve (Criminal, I know) and see if he gets back to his old self next season. This is a mental one off and i am sure this can be fixed. By consistently playing him when he is off form we are only eroding his confidence. 

 
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