Is it just me thinking thats his actual role? Get stuck in, win the ball back, recycle possession to Gana and Sig. Be an option in front of the back four. He'll make all the mistakes a youngster will make in the heat of the middle of the park and by the time he's 25 will have ironed that out and be a leader on the field.
I guess the snipers have been out for him from day one and I hope he doesn't read all the absolute festering spunk some people need to jizz up their keyboards with to feel better.