He isnt, if he was, he would be playing ahead of O'sheawhen ever Rafeal has played he has played well, i disagree, i believe Rafeal is better than O'Shea in going forward and defending already, yes he goes over the top with tackles but thats his young side coming out. Rafeal in the starting 11 wouldn't do no worse than O'Shea does.
His tackles are often over the top becuase they recovery tackles as he is running back from being caught out, only his pace has saved him. next time he plays watch his positioning, look at the gap he leaves in the channel behind him.
The fact that bolton possess a serious aerial threat, and that rafael isnt good in the air is partly why he isnt playing today as well. We would be in even more trouble today from set pieces