Well Cousins definitely is. He's scored one goal since 2016 (115 games). David Perkins has scored more goals in the same time period. You don't score just one goal in five years if you can play a forward pass.I know what you mean but I don't think Cousins or Naylor are the type who only break up play and go sideways and back. Neither are in the Evans mould but neither are they Connolly's either.
I think there will be more ball playing mids brought in and maybe Aasgaard could end up playing there. So I'm confident we'll have options.
That's not a slight on the lad. He does the dirty work and that's fine. He can play the Perkins role, but it just means that we need someone next to him who can take the ball forward, can contribute to our attacks and provide attacking returns. I've no idea how Naylor plays, but I'm assuming he's more defensive due to him being able to play CB as well.