In his productive seasons he was scoring far more with his head than somebody of his size normally would do. This season I don't really recall him even having a headed chance.
He did have one in a recent game - can’t recall if it was Leeds or maybe Bournemouth. Typically, he arrived… half a yard short for it, and the chance went begging.
For me, that is the leitmotif of his season - pitching up a yard short of where he needs to be. He was poor early doors last season too, but that was more a matter of finishing, as he had plenty of chances. Not this season.
And yet, you’d think that if there was a genuine reason for that (injury, or simply a physical decline), it would be all over Unai’s data printouts and he would be out of the team (and likely, out of the door). So it makes our perseverance with him slightly mysterious.
