He has been an accident waiting to happen when he's played this season, unlike every other player in the squad who has been steady and reliable.
If the rumours are half true then half a season watching his team mates be successful as a team will give him the opportunity to work hard and show he is ready if called upon. But clearly Dier, Dembele, Carroll, Mason and Winks have all put themselves in better positions for selection.
That's not to say he is a bad egg, in Pochs mind he may just be good egg no.6 at present. But if he has got his head down and kept working whilst not playing then he will prove he has the attitude Poch wants, ie you've never "made it", because there is always more to strive for as a team.
He may, of course, just have been a one season wonder