2. More Composed In Front Of Goal
Talking of goals, the former Cardiff City youth player has already bagged six more goals this season than he scored in the whole of the last campaign, and has become a real threat in the penalty area, not to mention beyond it. The player himself offers a simple explanation for his improved goal tally this season, telling
Sky Sports that he, "Feels more composed in front of goal." How right he is, with a further two goals in the Champions League and three in the preliminary stages of the competition to add his league goals, proving he has changed the way he reacts in the final third of the pitch. The alteration may be subtle, but the results have been extraordinary for the former Nottingham Forest player, who also went back to Cardiff on loan during the 2010/2011 campaign in a bid to regain his fitness. To be the club's top scorer proves how far he has come this season, and with other creative midfielders such as Cazorla and Mesut Ozil providing the ammunition, he can't help but take advantage of the chances he gets.