I agree. It just creates a very interesting dynamic. He is our top scorer, and star striker. You would think the team are desperate to get him minutes and build to getting him starting.
But perhaps that is exactly what pep is looking to dispel, by having him as an unused bench player two games in a row, and not part of the squad even though fit and in training a couple games before. Almost a message of, we can cope snd we and be patient, without being reliant.
There will be a time though when he will need to win games for us with his individual strength, and he'll need to.build up to that