Yeah, but that's where stats can be a bit misleading as well. How many times do you track back and make a tackle/break up an attack? How many times do you go forward on a break and get on the end of a cross/receive a telling pass? How many times do you receive the ball in midfield and create an effective move with it?
To be fair, so far his skill set has been concentrated on the third aspect there. He's still settling in and once he gets comfortable he will hopefully have the kind of effect that Kenny did with Schalke the other day, rather than fans saying 'OK-ish' on the back of an away win.
....absolutely.