Future England captain
I think his problem is that he does'nt really know what he actually is. He is not a no.10 because his passing, creativity, and shooting are not good enough. He is not really a box to box midfielder as for that you need to be able to do a bit of everything in terms of attacking and defending and at the moment he does'nt seem to have the skillset for it. Nor do i see him as a defensive midfielder as his tackling and positional play are not good enough. He needs a coach to mould him into a specific position and just stick with it and teach him the required skills or have him play along side a much better, much more experienced midfielder who can teach him the role. Allardyce wants the finnished article, he is only getting games at the moment because we don't have anyone else.Has had all the positivity of his game sucked out of him by the walking gravy boat. I’m a big fan of Tom but think Allardyce and his play safe tactics have sucked the life out of him. I will always forgive players losing the ball trying to play forwards but can barely remember a forward pass all game. Hopefully a new manager will renew his confidence because he looks shot currently.
Half arsed attempt at a shot which took a deflection!!! He is NOT good enough.