Needs time in the film room, watching Rodri’s movement to create angles to receive the ball or simply creating a lane for someone else.
At the moment, he’s still playing “DM Patrol,” but that position in this team is so much more, and so much more important.
His passing range is good, he has bite, and he’s got a shot on him. Once he understands the job better, we can make a more studied assessment.
In most teams, he’d get far more playing time. Sadly, this is Man City, where not only is a dropped point a sin, but he’s understudy to the best in the business…in the world!
He has a part to play giving Rodri relief this season, but needs to get up to speed, esp for next season, or we will get rid. Pep and the club have no time for passengers.
Lastly, it’ll be interesting to see what Perrone looks like. He might be a great addition to the midfield, a dud, or the end of Kalvin at City in 18 months.
Adding Perrone & Bellingham to our midfield, while losing one or both of Bernie & Gundo, would be an instant lowering of the age of our midfield. Replacing KDB is going to be the hard part going forward!