But to win a game you have to score a goal....
I agree with parts about Max but there does he does apear to be a marmite footballer. No middle ground just love or hate.
Well that's the thing. Max can pop up with the occasional worldie which is memorable but as has been said if his build up play is more laboured and prevents us from having quicker breakaways attacks that could result in more goals are we gaining or losing? Because those chances are never created they're not considered. Like when we had Stephen Hughes - the stats showed he rarely gave the ball away etc but that's because everytime he put his foot on the ball and/or passed it back, allowing the opposition time to get back into position and reducing our chances of scoring.
I like Max - he's an honest pro who does what he does well. But is it enough? There's probably a number of L1 & 2 teams who would benefit massively from having someone like him in their team/squad and he'd benefit playing more regularly.