Not better or worse than usual this season (well he did have just a few very terrible games last year where he looked to be in syrup)
He is a decent squad player, no more or less.
Somebody will emerge now that Messi has moved on. Somebody will be top scorer, free kick and penalty taker. Somebody who may have been schooled to pass to Messi but now will shoot. It could be you. It could be Braithwaite.