I hold out hope(faint but hope nonetheless) that once survival is secured in just over a weeks time(there's more of that hope...) he might do a little experimenting.
I think this is exactly it. He hasn't set the world alight by any stretch of the imagination but he has shown flashes of quality. Whether he has enough to prosper I don't know, but...
He takes a little time to settle in and he's had a disjointed first season at best so far with the world cup...