I always find it amusing how different the opinions are on midfielders that play that sort of engine role for the team. I remember the endless debate of Petrov or Reo Coker that went on during the Mon years.
While we would all love a perfectly rounded player like Makelele they are very hard to come by. I think Westwood does a good job of keeping the team ticking over in the middle. He does the simple things well while also having a bit more to his passing game. If he wants to stay in that deeper role he needs to improve defensively, his tendency to not track midfield runners is a big problem.
I think we have a really good player in Westwood and he is going to be a big part of our team however given his skills he'd probably be better with a more defensive midfielder behind him.