It's now only ever said sarcastically, but actually Naby is going to be just that next season – because if he keeps playing at this level and stays fit, we have a brand new top-class box-to-box midfielder. Easily one of our top 3 players since the restart. His trademark gliding forward with the ball is something none of our other midfielders can do – but what heartens me is that he has seemed to learn to do simple things consistently well. And because he's no longer worried about doing the basics wrong, we're finally starting to see the creativity and swagger shine through and it's quite a sight.
The only negative observation in the past few weeks has been that he starts games very brightly, but then kind of fades away and gets subbed. With a good pre-season under his belt, hopefully that aspect can be improved as well.
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