That is simply not true.He is the same player that we were all marvelling at last year. Yes, he shouldn't have tried to play through injury as he did as it exacerbated the problem but showed how committed he was. The only thing that has changed is that the new manager is still trying to blame him for his own failings at Madrid! It is very sad to see but hopefully, the manager will grow up and start using him, as this stubborn stupidity is about his ego not the good of the club.
Nobody is questioning his talent but even last season under CA it was clear that James only played when he felt like playing and more often than not declared himself unfit.
There is nothing happening this season that didn't happen last season.