I think Jedinak did something similar.
The stats can only tell you some of the story , it's about where the tackles/ interceptions / passes are and what impact they have on the game.
Cabaye actually did make a couple of important interceptions against Man U and Chelsea , then you see him falling over behind Pogba leading to Man U goal , then against Hazard he has a little dig and again is brushed off easily , then escorts him across the pitch without getting near him or hassling once to allow him to think and pass easily to the gut who sets up Chelsea's goal.
Is it a coincidence that Pogba allegedly had his best game for Man U and Hazard had his best game for ages (Pundits) against us with him playing in midfield.
As I asked with his win record in the last year , we win more without him than with , what positive impact is he having ?
I don't think he is a bad player just a very average one , especially compared to his former self.
I see other players judged harshly who are giving their all , and he is supposed to be the 'star' who all the other players have to aspire to according to our manager, so therefore is judged accordingly.

That's a ridiculous stat though. We've only had six league wins in 2016, and he started three of them.

Gareth Bale went two years and 24 games before his first win in a Tottenham shirt, did that mean he was crap?

This kind of highlights my point though? It's a stat drawn from a small sample size over a huge period of time, with no real correlation. You're even bringing in results from December 2015, conveniently stopping at the Stoke game where he didn't play, despite the fourth month gap between that and the next result in your list.

What about the four wins from six just before that?

Southampton (h) 1-0 - played 90 minutes and scored the winner

Everton 1-1 - went off when we were 1-0 with ten minutes to go and then we conceded.

Newcastle (h) 5-1 - went off when we were 4-1 up.

Sunderland (h) 0-1 - played 90 minutes

Liverpool 2-1 - went off with eight minutes to go when we were 2-1 up.

What conclusions can we draw from those?

He wasn't on the pitch against West Ham or West Brom this season when were awful, so who is to blame for that?

Sunderland away, is it Cabaye's fault Ledley provided that lovely assist for Defoe?

This thread originally started because people are disappointed in Townsend, but of the four wins this season he has played all but about 25 minutes. Does that mean he is actually our key player?

I remember him, was calling everyone c*nts. Bet his life's in a right pickle now

Cabaye has been largely disappointing, but in his last outing he managed to bring everyone together and he did it for most of the game, a rarity and one we should all hope he continues against Watford, Townsend needs to sort himself out and only he can do that.