Wat?
Assists have to be purposeful passes/crosses/etc that are put into the net. Pjanic has had tons of those the last two seasons here, in large part because his free kick and corner delivery created a ton of chances for us.
Only 2 assists this year in the league thus far which is disappointing. His delivery has been very poor.
I’m not sure why you seem so desperate to make out that Costa has been decent this year. He’s been incredibly poor, just like Pjanic, just like Bonucci.
I do believe he has incredibly high upside though, and would love to see him get back to his best, as it would benefit this club immensely over the next 5 months.