TBF he won't look quite so bad when Lambert is upfront and 90% of the team revert to a long ball.
He is good in the air, pretty mobile and good in the tackle, i'll take that for league 1, he is not my number 1 choice but i think he will improve. I always found that the big hoof was always the territory of the underconfident player anyway so if we work on that aspect and his distribution he should come good(ish).
Especially if you compare him to Fonte, who is exceptional at this level.