The irony is even Busquets thinks he was done, wanting to move to the MLS in the summer.
Frenkie needs a string of games now so the team can build around a different style of midfield, and also the trust to fail just as Busquets errors have been overlooked for 5 years, because of when his unique set of skills comes off.
Too small a sample size for example, but today we saw how the setup benefitted Gavi while Pedri was too peripheral until the game slowed down in the second half.
So ideally Frenkie gets the next 3 big games as the starting defensive midfield.
The weirdest thing about Busquets's current role in the team is he was never even used like this in his prime, he was always a supportive figure for Xavi and Iniesta, but now he is finished and wants to go to MLS, he became the golden idol of our midfield whom every ball must pass through, and who marshalls the team up the field. It's strange and not clear when he took on this role.
But as JamDav says that may be a consequence of him losing his legs as he can't keep pace with the modern game anymore, therefore it has to be slowed down to accommodate him and leads to total loss of fluidity in the midfield.
Frenkie just by virtue of being more associative and involving the other midfielders more will lead to better gameplay as there will be multiple options for the ball exit. And even if Frenkie isn't a natural pivot and vacates his position sometimes he has the legs to get back + his runs forward are actually productive, unlike Busquets who seems to leave his position for no real reason these days.
