I don't doubt your version of events, but I'm not sure what conclusions you can draw from that regarding his influence on the dressing room. Do exceptionally talented players have to be the life and soul of the party too, or can they just be respected by their fellow professionals and left to do...
Our style under Oscar would suit him better I think. Getting the ball to him quicker, more through the middle. The tempo under Poyet was too pedestrian for him much of the time.