Shame that he was (probably) instructed not to take so many shots as he did, even though it was kinda necessary since his shooting was off and Marchisio is doing that job much better so far. But I hope Conte will let him take shots and get more involved in the final third because I think the bad shooting and passing won't last long.
I know him well, that's why I'm saying this. Stats don't tell the true story (due to the number of penalties, which is 7) but last year he did have great numbers. 11 goals and 10 assists is a very good number. But he was much more than that to Leverkusen. He was the soul of the team, at only 23. In Juve we see his work rate the most and we appreciate his aggressiveness, but he's much more than that and I am sure that we will see that later in the season.
P.S: And it really sucks that we're not using his abilities in the air during set pieces. He's our best player in that department. Check his goals in youtube and you will see that half of those were bullet headers after a corner kick or a FK.