Correct, it is only 9 games old, but should we wait for another 10 games before we say anything?
The price tag is one reason, the other reason is that he's not doing enough to impact the game in key areas. Regardless of the price tag, thats the expectation. He also has to deal with the price tag, there is no hiding from that.
The style of the team is not why he's struggling in the league. He's struggling with the pace of the game, the physicality of it, the intensity, and the things he can control he isn't [giving the ball away, passing and shooting being undercooked consistently].
The mental gymnastics done for him to excuse him why he cant do certain things, is more over the top than any criticism he's been on the end of.