The only hope really is that over time he will get more comfortable and start trying to impose himself on games rather than letting them pass him by. £10 million certainly looks a lot of money for him on present form, but perhaps like Fellaini, who is now finally starting to look the part, it will simply be a slow process.
That’s the best case scenario of course. The worst being that Bilyaletdinov follows the example of Jo.
The Brazilian has probably played his last game for the Toffees, and you will struggle to find anyone to lament him.
If he was indispensable to the squad then you can guarantee that Moyes would have handled his Christmas indiscretion discretely, but why should he give another chance to someone whose commitment levels on the pitch have at times bordered on the downright embarrassing?
No, let’s send him back to Manchester, sack the scout who recommended him to us in the first place and move on.
