Last season, maybe in March if I remember correctly - Pep played KDB as a LCM once and he didn't try that ever again.. Bernado played as RCM and the game was easily won. I don't understand why Pep isn't considering this formation:
-------------------Rodri / Gundogan--------------------------
------Bernardo----------------------------KDB-----------------
So, in this formation - Rodri has a great support by Bernardo and possession is easily retained - even against bigger teams.. And KDB also plays in the middle and can dribble, shoot, make crosses and etc.
Yes, he can't cross from the Right Wing as many times as he would like - but truth to be told, with the current strikers - it's unlikely we are gonna score that many goals from the crosses and also - Mahrez or even Bernardo are great with the crosses - so that's not the problem.. (From the team`s perspective and not KDB`s individual statistics)
Otherwise - I don't see why Pep hesitates to play so.
For me, this solve all our problems in the midfield and Bernardo is happy :D
PEP PLEASE....