And this is the crux because shit is subjective and the I hate Winks brigade can't see anything else - to the point there's a 'Levy has stuck Mason in there to influence Conte' narrative going around - probably to guard against Conte getting a tune out of Winks I suspect.
As fans we just want (or should) a successful team and personally I couldn't give a fuck who plays in it. If we sell Winks I trust the judgement of the manager, likewise if he plays him.
I do think midfield is a massive problem, even more so than defence.
We've replaced Dembele with Ndom, Eriksen with Lo Celso, and Wanyama with PEH/Winks/Skipp and all of them are inferior. Add to that the decline and fall of Dele and it's looking pretty shit.
Spent loads but our recruitment is shocking and it's hurt us badly, I hope Conte can get a tune out of some of these because we can't just replace them all overnight. To that end I hope he makes them all better because we'll get better in the process and that goes for Winks too.