He`s lost some of his zip from previous years, for Regan`s third he was clutching at thin air despite having the angle and the touchline as another defender, though he seems to be okay when into his stride. A few years ago he would wait then whatever his decision was, his pace would get him there the majority of times, nowadays his wait seems like hesitation, his reaction and speed to get there seems slow.
Lots of players learn to adjust when at 27 they are not quite as sharp as when in their early twenties, he may have do that or like Benny did put a very hard pre-season of sprint training in to try and regain the acceleration back.