Fenton's actually been very good through this last part of the season. Has been getting himself into good attacking positions (eg, the penalty) yet still managing to track back and do his defensive duties and do them well.
His fitness is a big asset and offsets his lack of speed, manoeuvrability and inability to drop the shoulder and beat fullbacks on the outside. I've noticed that opposition teams are happy to allow him a lot of room out wide as they know he won't hurt them in a Ryan Grant/Tate Russell kind of way. Which sometimes makes him a frustrating watch because he attracts the ball like a magnet and you know he will probably end up recycling it back or sideways.
But Talay doesn't seem to mind this and an 11 game unbeaten streak suggests there is room in the formation for a reliable, workaday RB like Louis, rather than a red hot overlapping RB who gets caught out repeatedly and leaves the defence exposed.
Hopefully there is some competition for that position next season but I'm perfectly fine with seeing his name on the teamsheet.
Agree totally, the number of times he has got into the box, won freekicks etc
On the plus side is definitely his engine and ability to get up and down all game, though that's basically a minimum requirement to be a FB.