Eh? Atsu was playing much better than Ritchie was though. Ritchie wasn't being bogged down by anyone but himself. Stoke and West Ham away, jut before Kenedy came in, Atsu was causing both of them allsorts of problems while Ritchie was barely in the games.
I do agree Ritchie played better second half of the season, I just don't agree it was Atsu's fault he wasn't playing well.