Which is weird as he's usually always one of our best players against those sort of clubs.
If his name was fancy and we'd signed him from Spain, he'd be rated higher.
Winks isn't perfect and of course he can be upgraded but man, the shit that gets aimed at him is beyond ridiculous at times.
"Poor defensively" - a go to one whenever we concede a goal and he happens to be on a pitch. Sissoko never once got the same bile and he's no better defensively.
"Doesn't pass forward" - despite facts confirming he's the most progressive passing midfielder u23 in the whole of Europe..
Are the two main ones.
I think what it is though is that people are trying to base and critique his game on how they FEEL he should be playing as opposed to judging him on the role he is meant to be playing, which is that of a player who's aim is to take the ball, make sure we keep it and give it to Lo Celso, Ndombele, Dele etc. To try and advance with it.
agree. Basically, he does his job well.