ugly..
1) we dont have a specific defensive-midfielder.... if we did then the midfield would swiftly become a diamond (1 DM 1 AM and 2 slightly wide) which it so obviously isnt....
in our system we use 2 CM who actually have to both defend and support the attack.... and Modric was even more ineffective than Jenas at that, if you wannna compare defensive displays of the 2 CMs..
2) by your own admission, you thought Jenas had a good game overall... but isnt that yet another good game this season to add to Blackbym, Villa, Bremen, Inter (both games 2nd half), etc.... not to mention the great spell of consistent play for the 4 month period after Arry 1st joined (when he and Palacios were the CMs).... you can hardly count last season's limited games as he was virtually injured the whole time...
so I ask you again.... where is this fanciful period of games you keep mentioning.... when Jenas has been regularly inconsistent.... and by that, I mean more so than other players like THudd or Modric (who presumably play amazing games every single game, no doubt)...
epic fail on both counts.......you really must examine your Jenas attack-ploys more studiously...