He was born talented enough and apparently has the skillset needed to leave players behind quite easily, why he doesn't is the question.
However you brought up a good point about the way he can't maintain a proper pace for long without having to tick the ball way ahead. I think @
Osman has brought this up before and it does ring true. It's a bit worrying tbh, for if he can't find a way around this little problem , makes it hard for one to reach his full potential, doesn't it.