We all know that stats only tell part of the story but I agree that our ball retention is crap.
I'd hate our players to think that the only thing that matters is retaining possession - we're dull enough to watch as it is. Noone loses the ball often because he's trying to make things happen. I personally think that last game he was finally showing signs of his ball control coming back properly so I'm looking forward to him making more of an impact in the second half of this season.
I'm hoping that Tom Adeyemi continues his resurgence against Norwich - he looks like he could be the real deal if he can sort his feet out quicker. Again I think that is ring-rustiness rather than inability.