Because he's actually good. When we have a lineup like this and some of the Arsenal players have much less ability on the ball the disparity really stands out.
are there any learned types in here? any good literary analogues to the situation at arsenal, perhaps from ancient greek works. or shakespeare?
I heard one the other day about Hermes killing a bloke with 100 eyes so Zeus could shag the cow he was guarding but I'm not sure how well it fits here.