His pace and excelleration on and off the ball used to cause other teams a headache. I don't think any team is seriously concerned about him anymore. He's never been the same since "bulking up" his muscles. IMO, it was this that was likely to have given him more than the usual amount of injuries over the past 4 years, and being constantly played out of position has contributed to his form steadily declining. Lambert still must think there's a hope he could recapture his form like he had under MoN. It's not impossible, but IMO Gabby should go back to the size his body was naturally before and work at improving his play in the role Lambert's giving him.