Pleasant surprise compared to last season. I think last season was some explosion of negativity, it was deserved after all the mistakes he made, but Pirlo wasn’t helping either.
He seems to be okay as long as he isn’t the focal point of our midfield. I really like the understanding between Loca and Bentancur, mostly seen how they occupy the spaces when we don’t have the ball.
I’d like him to specialize a bit more in certain things. He’ll probably never be a attacking threat, but we use his pace quite often to frustrate their build up. I remember during the Sarri season he won so many balls at the opponents half, although we had a very different approach during games. There’s room for improvement, hopefully he’s able to create more dangerous situations while doing that.