Perez did pretty well in preseason, but that was in a formation that we used successfully last year with just Ndidi holding, rather than having Choudhury in there too. This also allowed Tielemans to play slightly deeper, so he could bypass their midfield and get the ball to Maddison more effectively. Having played that way throughout preseason, we seem to have changed it for the league games and I feeL like it has hampered us on the ball.
I like Ndidi and Choudhury, but unless we need a real backs to the wall setup (eg vs Man City), then I think we’re failing to get the best out of some of our players by using both of them.