Looked very lost many times and lost the ball before Messi made the tackle outside our penalty box and on some more occasions. Very far from even being a backup player...
On the ball I liked him a lot. Most of the time made the right decision. Also seems to have a good first touch. On the other hand, his defending was very poor at times. The reason was partly his lack of physicality, but his positioning was also weak a couple of times. As i've stated before, I would therefore play him in Xavi-role rather than pivote.
Awesome game on the ball and tried hard defensively but he just doesn't have much of an affinity for it. His passing and decisions are superb though and almost instantaneous
He's playing more as a CM lately so I'm sure that'll be his position going forward. A good decision too IMO, as he'd be able to play more at that position and showcase his best ability at the CM position.