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Agreed. When he came into the league he was given nothing. He worked his way into a stacked midfield rotation through pure grit and determination. Would stick his head where angel feared to get the pill if necessary. But really he hasn't played that way since probably the GF loss IMO.He used to be an inside midfielder who would work and burrow for his possessions, but in reality he's become an outside midfielder positioning as first receiver. Someone with his physical attributes should not be first receiver. You need to be either extremely quick or skilful and he is neither. He's become lazy and seduced by stats rather than ruthlessly wanting to win.
I think its still in him, but he needs to be managed to get it out of him. And as you rightly pointed out, getting his possessions as a true inside midfielder, not as a slow, not particularly damaging outside player