i still suspect some family reasons behind his long dip in form. he's been consistently terrible since his kid was born. as a father i can certainly relate to that: proper sleep is the last thing the parents get in the first couple of months after the kid is born. he's obviously not a world class player, but even more obviously not that useless piece of dead weight he looked all season. his decision making never was his best attribute, but the way he screws up basically every single decision he faces lately is just out of the ordinary.
in his first season here, he averaged a goal or an assist every ~80 minutes and has been a useful impact sub along with costa. now he's literally our worst player. you simply don't forget how to play football in two years when you're 25.