FWIW my opinion of Ramirez is that he hasn't lived up to his price tag. I suppose it's a sympton of modern football that the first thing players are compared against is their price tag/wages etc.
Having said that his first season in English football was nowhere near as bad as some make out. I don't really know where the lazy stuff comes from, he never looks lazy to me. If anything he always looks like he's trying to do too much, instead of play the simple ball.
If we'd bought him for half the price there wouldn't be anywhere near as much hysteria.