SuperYaya said:
I don't think he's lost any pace, I don't think he was ever a very pacey player anyway.
I do think his play has changed a bit though. He chases the ball a bit less than he used to. When he first came he ran about like a maniac, now he's a bit more relaxed off the ball. Don't think this is a bad thing though, might have helped his positioning out a bit.
He is also playing in a much better team now, where he is not so much the stand out player who everyone looks to give the ball to and is our only source of quality. Obviously some games he can be, but we have the likes of Kun, Silva, Yaya etc as opposed to Ireland, SWP and Ade.