Assists is a terrible metric by the way, so don't blame him for 2 assists.
Using fbref, Kevin has an xA of 5 and in fact has the highest xA/90 on the whole team of 0.33.
It's not his fault our team hasn't been finishing his chances.
On the other hand, Kevin has 7 goals from an xG of 3.4. This is elite goal scoring levels, unbelievablly clinical.
All of this indicates to me a perfect F9 player, he is our best finisher, and it gives him the freedom to drop deep to player killer passes behind for wingers who can go behind.
He has the strong build for it too, he is built like a striker, and oddly enough is very similar to Harry Kane imo. Both are great finishers and passers, just at slightly differing levels between them.
For me, Pep has restricted Kev by forcing him to do the running and control in midfield, he is a "Numbers" player.
If I think about Kevin's time at City, or if anyone does, what do we think of? We think about his goals and assists.
What about David Silva? Nobody thinks about that, we think about his more midfield-like qualities. He was the cog to help the "Numbers" players like Kevin and the like. Same with Gundogan and Bernie.
Kevin is still one of the world's best players, but Pep has to stop playing him in the midfield, play him F9 and see the huge rewards.
