In my opinion he was better than most, if not all of our options in his position and as a whole player, I truly think I'd be more comfortable with him back there than anyone else, barring perhaps Lucas who looked even sharper there.
He's tall, quick, aggressive, commanding, good on the ball, and positions himself well. He cut down a huge amount of attacks tonight, many of which were easy to underappreciate due to the ease in which he seemed to perform/make them look.
Not sure if I'm a minority in my opinion, but I'd like to see a lot more of him.
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