I always thought Bentaleb was flawless when he played, until he became too adventurous and made costly mistakes. Hope Winks learna and doesnt repeat what Benraleb did.
I think one of the problems with Bentaleb was the fact we were asking him to be a holding player and he didn't have the discipline.I always had a feeling in my gut that Winks perhaps could be better than Bentaleb.
But at time Bentaleb was pretty much part of our furniture so I wondered if I was slightly loony.
One thing I also like about Winks is he seems to have a pair of balls unlike some who can play pretty in the easy games and then go missing - he plays with passion and tries to make things happen.
I can't see him moving ahead of Dembele at present due to comments from both coaching staff and players about how highly rated his play is, but he certainly provides very good back-up and allows us to perhaps rest Dembele when needed as he isnt the kind of player who can perhaps play all of the games.
He will probably take over very soon though and just love love love how the English boys who comes through our ranks bleed a little more for us.
Whenever he has come off the bench this season, he has played well.
I think one of the problems with Bentaleb was the fact we were asking him to be a holding player and he didn't have the discipline.
Schalke are basically playing him as a number 10 these days, and he looks much more at home in that role.