Lovely player, a real technician with really clean ball striking. Valencia have been using him as an attacking midfielder, but at Benfica he was used more as a Carrick type deep playmaker(with an ability to actually control the ball and deal with pressing). Not sure I'd agree that he has more pace than Isco, I don't think he's particularly quick at all, he's just big and powerful so he's difficult to catch once he gets going. I'd see him as far more of a Yaya replacement than an Isco alternative, but he could play either way.