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I think it's worth questioning why he was out of form for much of that period. There were many reports that he was expecting one of the Spanish mega clubs to come in for him and was disheartened at Levy's intransigence and the lack of any big offers. It looked like he'd lost some of his passion and drive in that final year and I wouldn't be surprised if that was in part behind his loss of form.You clearly weren’t watching the games then. He was woefully out of form in that last period of the club. You can’t just rely on stats, he did score a few goals but they masked his performances. I remember the games clearly, he was awful and many fans wanted him to leave.
Obviously our midfield has regressed since Eriksen at his peak but that was years ago.
Then in the final 6 months he was a bit part player at best under Jose.
No idea what he'd be like now, but I think that context is important when judging him in 18/19.