Well, depends on your opinion of "any good" but he's certainly been a big disappointment the last couple of years. I don't know if it was the media so much as his two top 10s at the Vuelta, including winning that mtn top finish in the 2006 Vuelta, but instead of progressing from there he's gone backwards.
If nothing else, he sure seems to be the most fragile guy out there. Is there a prize for that?