It’s been a while that I’ve been this impressed with a player I must admit. For all the talk of different types of midfielders and where he ranks most of its missing the point for me.
For one the variety of players makes it hard to compare, not necessarily attributes but because they have/ had different tactical roles, especially in highly organised teams.
What I like the most about him is that he takes a game by the scruff of the neck. You can see the confidence in him, almost arrogant. I can see how this might rub some the wrong way, especially teammates, but when your playing well, who can moan?
He almost has a free role in games now where he can impose himself on teams. I’m for not fixing him higher up the pitch. Seeing him stride forward into space is when he is at his best for me, and we will see him dominate games in the future for sure. Quality.