Devil You Know
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Warming to this more and more be interesting to see how he and Bruno would fit in the same team.
What's most impressive is the way he always seems to know what he's going to do next before he even receives the ball.
If you watch each clip, his first touch is often perfectly placed because he knows exactly which way to go in order have the best chance to pick a creative pass. He even manages to do it on the run, which is doubly impressive.
That ability to have a picture in his head of everything on the pitch is what separates the "elite" players from the merely "very good". I don't think we've had that in the team since Rooney left. I'd love it if he could do that consistently.
I'll admit I haven't always rated him because of his performances for England. I can't quite figure out why he looks so bad at international level, though. "Southgate" is the obvious answer. But there must be something more to it than that.