It’s funny how comments like this get downgraded by some people but they’ll be the first to blast him for a f-up at the next game. I agree with you by the way. I watch a lot of the training vids and he does seem to have a personality and is well like by the team but is he the guy you want starting when we’re playing Real Madrid in the semis of the CL, no chance. There’s a reason most teams seem to target the RB position when playing against usHe may well be a likeable lad, he may well be a great character in the changing room, he may well give 100 per cent and loves playing for us, but the reality is he isn’t very good at defending and not very good at attacking
For all his pros and cons, he lacks one important aspect to his game that Conte clearly craves; crossing. He just can’t do it. He does get himself into great positions, which is really one of the pros of having the setup Conte implemented, but despite having all the time in the world to make a cross, he either can’t get it past his first man or more often, is overhit and behind the strikers. Admittedly it’s a skill that can be learned but he’s starting at a very low point and he’s got a long way to go.