Coombs
Obvious maybe but also the most logical imo.
And to answer your question, I do, and it can all be explained too.
For a start, Eddie doesn’t show for the ball or move around half as much as Jesus does, which means players on the ball have fewer options, which means they’re more likely to play a safe pass.
On the occasions Eddie does show for the ball, he is also far more likely to play a safe pass back rather than do something progressive.
Jesus popping up on the left wing, ring wing and deeper central areas is also going to encourage other players to move around him rather than stand in one spot.
This all excludes intangibles like other players trusting Eddie enough to play it into him in tight spaces.
That being said, I do agree with you that I think the team finds it hard to balance control and attack. In the ideal world you go 2-0 up and kill teams with 1000 passes as Brendan would say. Both Liverpool and City did that lots when they were accumulating points in the high 90s.
