Absolutely, and the context I used was simply comparing him to his playmaker rival in Gylfi, who quantifiably stepped up in critical moments that decided games, I.E the "points won" metric. James won/secured 7 points in total & The Sig™ secured 22, or even in the Cup where he dropped 4 G/A vs his old club in a 5-4 win. I definitely agree that Carlo made mistakes with James & it also made very little sense not playing both of them together knowing how dangerous they can be:

(West Ham 4-1 & Brighton 4-2, along with the 2-2 vs Spurs & 1-1 vs Palace)

Personally I don't think James is off, and hope Rafa will utilise him better than Carlo did.