He won't sit on the bench. He'll be in the stands recovering from a long term injury 

He's played over 2000 minutes in every single season from 2011-12 until now.
11-12: 3160'
12-13: 2692'
13-14: 2724'
14-15: 2918'
15-16: 3134'
16-17: 2016'
17-18: 2466'
And in the first half of this season: 1309'
He misses time, obviously, and it looks like he's never going to be that 50 match in all competitions type player at 3500'. But he's pretty damn consistent in that range of 2500-3000 minutes a season, with only 16-17 being an outlier. Hard to reconcile this with the idea he's never fit.
