I've always been a fan, and defended him to the hilt, but it's worrying how he's started the season.
Remember him being such a confident player. Would bomb down the flank, and had a brilliant talent at taking the ball first time on the run, or whipping it first time. That explosiveness seems to have vanished.
Always seems to play the safe option, and never really seems to want the ball. This criticism is all from his play in the opposition half, too, when he's looked even worse defensively. Biggest season in his career, and he'll have no excuses if he stays injury free, as it looks like Ole is going to play him.
He's bounced back before, so I'm not writing him off yet, but he needs to be doing a lot more. Last thing we need is to have a headache at left-back after it's taken 10 years to sort the right-back spot out.