He's inconsistent and takes a lot of time to re-find his feet once he's lost them for a patch of games. He's not very adaptable, and he's slow. He wouldn't develop being on the bench, but he's not better than Fabregas at what Fab does. He basically is Fabregas but a 2nd-tier version, who becomes 4th-tier without consistent game time. Fans believe he can still become a really top player, but you need more than the most attempted passes to be good enough