I said this before. His finesse curler is actually pretty good, but only from close range. Once he's around the edge of the box, his shots simply don't have enough pace on them. To really power up as much as possible in order to have decent power, he needs a longer time to set up and he doesn't have that time usually. But the good thing is he knows about this so hes really choosy about when to shoot and tends to pass around the box. I don't know if this can be improved upon
As for the runs behind, this was my biggest critique on him since a long time. He's a ball to feet player and his advantage is short bursts, so making off ball runs is not his game. Today in particular I didn't spot an opportunity where he could make a run, but he misses those opportunities too often. I think Pep doesn't care too much about that though but it could help .
But people who compare his dribbling today to Maximin and Traore parroting that "no end product" cliche have no clue, sorry. He was the player who created the most chances of anyone on the pitch, set up both Alvarez and Haaland twice. He was causing danger to the goal constantly. People really need to stop looking at the score and then dismiss dribbling as useless. He had great balance between penetration and control in possession today. Yes he can try to go route one like a headless chicken every time on the counterattack, but sometimes opposition just catches up so its better to keep the ball than force it. He didn't "slow down" any counter, they just caught him and he made the right decision to keep possession. Smh at the criticism really.
