Not a Ballon D'Or performance (not that I expected one), but his electrifying pace has that wow-factor you rarely see at Barcelona games now with Leo and some other greats gone. Braindead or not, his opponents have respect for him because it is a standout-attribute.
People also forget that he still is just 24. Give him a coach who tells him exactly what he wants him to do on a football pitch and what he doesn't want to do and he can still be developed into a very useful player. Definitely one of the players who suffered the most of only having laissez-faire coaches at the club who relied on individual brilliance from single players instead of having a clear plan.
The most important thing is that he finally stays injury-free.