We need a confident competent 23 to be at our full effectiveness. I hope he succeeds because of this and also because he's a genuinely likeable guy. Is it unfair that I also see him as a fragile guy who's a couple crummy games aways from regressing? Experience says it will happen so I (and others) are keenly looking for the signs of it, not to dig on the guy but just to be ready (that is, to temper our expectations since we aren't the manager)
I want him to thrive. For a guy whose slumps seem more mental as opposed to physical (yes, no one but him knows for sure) it's something to watch for closely and always will be. For me anyway.