People couldn't look at the word "facilitator" seriously ever again after Tom Cleverley was brandished one, no matter how decent and competent he was trying to keep things going. After all he didn't have an X factor, and that x-factor driven confidence, and the ball controls of Jesse. But when people don't feel too bummed about the word some day, they'll realize, thats all jesse is. But he is just way way way more useful even if he doesn't do spectacular things, simply because he has (minus for some very few games in tail end of last season) never needed to be useless when he was passive. Everything we feel about Ander being under utilized, technically applies to Jesse. Ander was probably a better number 10 than we ever allowed him to be. But the player we did use him as, was a very "keep it simple silly" footballer on the ball. He was also a bad ass off the ball and didn't mind throwing his body on the line for 50-50s, but the player he was used as with his ability on the ball, was very efficient, effective, and understood the amount of time he just had to spend with the ball, with reference to the people around him who should be doing way much more, like instinctively. I sincerely believe, Jesse is just as good, and has similar awareness of what his role and duty is.
And the best thing that can be said is, he will never be a liability for us to have to carry around. he is not a star. not on the pitch. nor will he demand insane wages ever, no matter what he does. To me, that is the very attractive to look at as a footballer who represents Manchester United. It may not be for many who spend as much time as he does on social media, to criticize him about how he carries himself, and how that must also be part of what he does as a footballer. But. no problem! he is a fine footballer, and am happy he'll have a good role for us over years. Hell will freeze over before Ole gives up on him. So all is good.
