Solid game from Skriniar, second half he had more confidence on the ball and tried to play every ball forward or even go forward himself. Of course it could always be better, one time he passed the ball to De Vrij while Barella was free in the middle but these passes forward will be giving a lot more if he's confident and comfortable. Really hopes he is staying and with a phenomenal Hakimi on the right Skriniar doesn't need to go forward as much as he would have go when we played Candreva or D'Ambrosio there.
And he is making those fouls because he wants to press forward and put pressure. A lot of times these are 50/50 duels, whoever gets first at the ball while win the free kick. Ramos, Varane, Van Dijk and Koulibaly do this all the time to stop the counter attack. If he lets the attacker turn it's a 2 vs 1 for the opponent and they go full speed head on de Vrij, I don't think anyone wants de Vrij 2 vs 1.
Satisfied with the performance and convinced he will adapt to this roll, will he be the best defender on that RCB? No I don't think so but it's just a matter of perform until Conte is gone and we will play with 4 defenders again.