He was alright in the few cameos he's been in bar one, and did well against Espanyol with a weaker team. Problem is midfield is stacked right now with both Arda and Rafinha playing other positions and performing better in midfield, and I think Gomes will be better once integated. It's kind of...
Normally I agree, but this match I found it better he tried to create something than pass it around with the atrocious midfield. But yeah he does it nearly every game, so I get your point.
You would rather pass it around in a midfield with no creativity and horrible control, until they lose the ball in a more dangerous position than Neymar would? At least Neymar occasionally creates some chances, if Suarez and Rakitic didn't miss sitters, the match would've been over way sooner.