People need to ease up on their preconceptions of the man. He is good enough for us. He was used correctly today. Not as a sub to defend a lead, not as a route 1 option, but as a physical, man-marked presence that shut Kante (perhaps one of if not the best performer in the past 2 seasons) the fuck down.

He is a valuable utility player. A Fletcher, an O'Shea - a man that can do a job for you. We need to stop the freakouts when he has a bad game or misplaces a pass or two. It happens, let him recover and give the guy some support for once.