He's an extremely poor footballer who never had the required elite football physical attributes and skills certainly to justify being so non-droppable and unaccountable as he was/is. Nor did he even try or was able to develop them over the journey too. Eg. his kicking. I get giving him credit as a team man, playing for the jumper for many years. But lamenting over a footballer who sadly has to give it away because his body can't do it anymore, no.
Our midfield was shit, got smashed regularly. He plays 100% midfield - but no, it's everyone else's fault or course. PURELY BECAUSE he got 30+ good for nothing stats. Add that to what has been said already, seems clear to me our midfield revolved or was built around him.
It's like he's riding shotgun on the old cowboy wagon, the only one with the gun.. he's firing away all over the place missing all the 'politically correct name for Indians". The wagon gets destroyed from flaming arrows and burns to the ground him still sitting on top of the ashes. But its not his fault is it. He fired all the bullets, is still alive. Must be the only one who tried - yep you keep riding shotgun boy.