i think people generally dont get excited about defenders because they arent a shiny new toy and never will be as thrilling as attackers, BUT, it is no coincidence that our season turned around when dias came back into the side and looking at this guy in the world cup etc and his ability its hard not be excited about it.
It also frees up stones to move more into the midfield role which he looked exceptional in and that means rodri can push a little further forward into a role which i think he has all the capabilities to play, his ability to pick a killer pass and to pass a shot into the goal are criminally underrated imo