All the people telling us what a terrible player he was will no doubt have a long list of attacking central midfielders we've had who were better than him in the last 20 years.
He was very good for us at times, can't quite get my head around some of the criticism of his ability. Injury proneness and attitude, then fair enough.
Didnt see enough product for all his ability, shooting was terrible. too much getting the ball and running into corners, unable to cross.