Here is a simple benchmark! There wasnt an Evertonian alive who didnt rate Alan Ball, not an Evertonian alive who didnt rate Ray Wilson, Kanchelskis, Tricky Trev, Big Nev, Beardsley, Rooney etc. because they were undisputedly top quality players. The schizm amongst Evertonians about fat head is only there because he is not an indisputably quality player! The reason is nothing to do with natural ability, because the lad has it for all to see. The reason is because soemthing in his mentality is lacking. Whether it be confidence, determination, speed of thought, who knows! The only certainty is that he is lacking something, because the truly great defy speculation, their gifts cannot be disputed.
Koeman bollocked and made an example of him, and immediately after he started pakying like a genuine team player, burts of absolute quality supplemented bythenhard miles when we were up against it! I even recall a few quality tackles for gods sake! So, he CAN do what Koeman wsnt, but the fact of the matter is he doesnt WANT to.