and it's not pjanic's fault. he always had 2 of ddr/nainggolan/strootman/keita besides him, so he was the creative guy, the others played the physical side of football. now we have a khedira - hernanes - pjanic trio in the middle, and none of them are capable of 5-6 tackles per games like any of marchisio, vidal or pogba could do.
our midfield is incomplete at the moment, and i'd rather blame marotta than blame pjanic for the situation. it's still a good squad, but we're missing 2 players like vidal and pogba: strong, defensively useful guys with passing skills.