Monaco was in his first season. Stones was not good when we signed him from Everton. We bought him because he was young, English and had potential to be a great CB. Yes, he wasn`t great against Monaco, but that`s more than 2 years ago, and it was his first season in the CL. He has improved a lot since then. He started last season very well, but got injured and was out of form as you said, so he was dropped against the dippers, which makes sense because he was out of form. Started this season great as well, but got injured, and he has since been benched by Kompany, one of the best CBs in the PL of all time, in the tightest title race ever where we needed the captain with his experince and leadership. Stones is easily one of the best defenders in the league when he`s in form and is still only 24. Has not been underwhelming at all