Alot of this has do with the fact he's not got a water carrier in midfield to knock it on to. If he had a Mascherano/Makelele-eqsue holding player who wants every ball both him and, to a lesser extent Enrique, wouldn't have to take as many chances.
Would majorly benefit Simpson too who costs us possession more than anyone because his only option is almost always Routledge, who is inevitably closely marked.
That's what I'm suggesting, I don't see why he can't be our Makelele/Mascherano.
I don't think he's got the pace or the vision mate AND I think we need him in his best position - a few bad games at DM and the press would rinse the fella killing his confidence. I think he's going to look like a different player to the one who left the premier league a year ago with a strong water carrier in front of him though.
Deserves a lot of credit for the way he set his stall out with us this year instead of doing a Bassong.
that he does could have easily gone to some spannish side if he felt like it (enrique and jonas too)