I think his overall team effort has improved greatly over the course of this season; I remember in 2012-13 he had several selfish moments where he made things more difficult for himself and his teammates. He is still really inconsistent with his passing and his touch but once he gets moving it's great to see. I do think his dribbling has gotten better this season as well with his increase in directness. It's helped Griezmann a lot and Vela didn't get the credit he deserved except from Mexico, I think -- but even many of them don't care for him after the national team scandal.
He's had three (1, 2, 3) goals taken away for offside, he's had two (1, 2) penalty shouts denied -- he is the penalty taker -- and if he had other teammates who could convert their chances more often, he would probably have more than 15 assists (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), and this is my favourite one: 7.
Vela's dribbling reminds me a lot of Suárez in style. Neither of them are the "elegant" type of dribblers, both above-average top speed, inconsistent first touches and they both look a little bit awkward IMO. Suárez isn't as one-footed as Vela though. This or this are things I could imagine Suárez doing for example. I'm a sucker for someone who can get himself out of a tight situation like this:
I would love to see him at Real Madrid...he is a lifelong fan (his hero is Hugol IIRC) and he is a very good player. Only 24 as well. He just needs to develop any kind of right foot.
Good match by Madrid yesterday, those two Ronaldo goals were superb. 