Was going to post something similar, it’s like Buendia, Unai not just looking at the individual but contribution to the section of the field. The middle third is weakened without Buendia linking midfield & attack.
If Watkins is not there, the forward line is weakened because his energy and effort creates turnovers, opportunities and goals elsewhere.
We spend too much time digging into the individual without considering the collective and the total outputs