Very much this. The way he has been managed has been terrible.
The things people complain about: such as his attempting something overly ambitious, or going the other way and being too cautious, or not being match fit, are possibly a result of how he's been treated. Hyypia's banging on about...
He supplied the cross for one of Dunk's goals this season and then supplied that cross across the box that any striker with a modicum of anticipation would have put in. His pass also created the opportunity for the cross for Calderon to put in. In addition he's had a few mazy runs followed by...