What I like even more than his outstanding performances is how he's becoming a leader of this team. We're watching him evolve from a boy with world class talent to spine of the midfield, reliable man who experiences big responsibility for how the team performs this season.
This was part of his contract renewal, he mentioned it in one interview not long ago. Deco promised him to be one of the leaders of this project.
It's good to finally have a guy in midfield who you can fully rely on, who you know would give everything for the badge, who you know wants to do big things for the club and who works on it in every game with his performances.
That is why I'm not too concerned even if we don't win big this season. We have Pedri who is evolving into a legendary midfielder, we have world class talents in Lamine, Bernal and Cubarsi, we have an experienced hard working footballer in Raphinha, many more and we will fill other positions with great players in the summer as well. Most importantly, we also have a proper coach who maximizes the potential of his players and offers no excuses for losing. Titles will inevitably come soon.