It's easy to say now, I know, but I always thought he was a very valuable player for any squad, even the very best ones. Even at his worst he was a very good player to have, maybe not a as permanent starter, but as an excellent 12th or 13th player. Always contributes, runs back and offers a lot of oxygen to the team. Now he's added bordering on WC attacking performances to that, he's comfortably one of the 15-20 best players in the world at the moment.
