Anyone else have a very slight nagging concern that he's having his edge and specialness gradually trained out of him ?
I knows he's becoming maturer etc and his ball retention etc is improving but in my mind he was more exciting and dangerous when he first came into the team.
He's a lot more conservative with what he does now, reminds me a bit of how Rooney over time had his best features neutralised some what by Ferguson. He became a better player overall but not the jaw droppingly exciting player he was for Everton and England circa 2004.
I don't want him to go down that direction, he's too good offensively to be sat in central midfield for most of the game playing simple balls and linking the play together.
I no longer see him put in performances like he did against Arsenal away and Liverpool home a couple seasons ago.
He's still obviously boss.