Easy to forget how much of the season he has missed. Not surprising he is needing a good few games to get back to his best. Its coming could be a few more games yet but it could just be timed to perfection.
Intl break certainly helps mitigate his absence but as you say, he has missed enough of the season to ever find his form much less impact the season thus far. Kevin's a big match talent and will be needed but someone from the squad must step up to lead the team in this key stretch of the season