It's indeed weird. He has been training with the team in the last week so i don't think it's a matter of fitness. It reminds me a bit of what happened last season with Candreva who turned from a starter to third in the pecking order behind D'Ambrosio and Moses.
It feels good to keep winning having super strikers that strike fear in the opponents, a quality midfield and defense and an always ready subs. Havnt experienced that dominant feeling since Fifa10