One of the keys of defeating a packed defense is beating your man. The faster you play, the more passes you miss and the more counter-attacks the opponent has. So, in a way, I understand the slow pace. But if you can't create superiority through fast passing, you must create superiority in 1 vs 1 duels. I don't care what some of you say, Alexis is a fine - ocasionaly briliant - dribbler. He and Neymar are the two players that destabilized Malaga's defence the most on Saturnday night.
Enough with the passing thing. When the ball gets on the wing, the best thing to do, and what every great winger should try, is to beat your man. Pedro hasn't beaten his man regularly since 2011, while Alexis is begining to do it on a regular basis. Neymar can do it on a regular basis too. Tello tries a lot, but loses way too many balls, more than Alexis does.