well, for passin he is as strong, he takes fewer risks it may seem yes cos he plays a little more ahead, but only cos he is better at defending. It allows him to physically pressure rivals where marco just bumps on the adversary :) .
Marco sadly still have barely 70minutes in his legs , paredes can score, be strong for 2 half, secure the midfield, and is capable or creating spaces. In a possession style team as we had before marco was the best, in a transition play, he is too weak.