For a 30 years old established player on 4 million € salary he's not supposed to need 3 months to gain momentum.He hasn’t been allowed to develop momentum due to injuries. In the two games I remember him starting, he had one decent showing in Mkhitaryan’s position and one poor game in Barella’s position.
It’s way too early to judge him. As for the miss, we’ve seen Lautaro & Barella sky those a dozen times. It happens.
These guys were slotted into the lineup as starters, alongside other starters. Mkhitaryan and Dzeko might not have looked so good if we only saw them alongside Gagliardini & Correa.Dzeko, Mkhi, Darmian, Acerbi etc. showed their worth right away.
But he's supposed to look good on his own, not depending on his surroundings. Dimarco and Thuram showed quality yesterday and brought us the win despite the rest of the team looking like Inter of 2016.These guys were slotted into the lineup as starters, alongside other starters. Mkhitaryan and Dzeko might not have looked so good if we only saw them alongside Gagliardini & Correa.
In the previous CL game, Zielinksi had Arnautovic + Taremi ahead him and no Dimarco. To truely judge him, I’d like to see him play a few games in Mkhitaryan’s position alongside the first team.