He plays much better behind the striker, so his hold-up play and general ability comes in a lot more, even if his assist rate is also poor... He does rarely shoot though, hence the 3 goals this season, the latter 2 (I don't remember the first) were both extremely well taken ones and showed some class...
I get the feeling that he's one of those players that thrives off positive stuff coming from the stands, when he first came we were all a bit hesitant on him being the poor player he was at Arsenal, but he's either gained work ethic or wanted to prove himself again... Certainly a player where those focused with statistics in the game would ignore how good a player he really is...
I would love to see him play with Gayle up top, that would be an interesting combination, but Gayle just isn't a good lone striker so I doubt that'll happen...
His hair is still fantastic