Yeah if I was Rufer I'd be wondering what else I have to be doing to get a look in. Easily his best form for the Nix and yet misses out. I guess he's competing with Lewis, Bell and Garbett as the CM players? Lewis has been in decent form, dunno about Bell, not even captain now, not sure about Garbett.
I don't think that there can be any argument that Rufer is a better Holding midfielder than Lewis. So clearly they don't want to play with a Holding midfielder.
But then I don't know anything about Bell or Garbett.