Mo had incredible G&A numbers last year, he’s a phenomenon. Slot made a gentle adjustment where he effectively played with little defensive responsibility, with Szoboszlai being the legs and covering the space in behind him. He’s been well protected as before Szoboszlai we had Hendo doing the donkey work too…in Mo’s pomp he had the physical attributes (speed) to stretch the pitch. This made it worth the trade off.
I do believe however mother time has been creeping up on him, he has moments within games now where he effects games, either with a pass or a goal contribution…when that begins to fade, he becomes more and more a passenger.
He’s 33 now, there is only one direction his contributions will go (kilometres ran, sprints, pressures etc) we should learn from precedent, Ronaldo banged goals in at United in his second stint, but he was very much accommodated.
Slot must be ready to use him more strategically in games. I actually believe one of his biggest qualities is how sharp he is upstairs, and could and would affect certain games better from the bench these days.