Since Olivier Giroud's departure, the Diavolo have been too experimental with his replacements. Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic have even been dragged centrally, with the hope of turning them into goalscoring strikers. Yet, it has not worked, nor has the signing of Niclas Fullkrug or Christopher Nkunku.
I think Pavlovic has improved the most, at least in my opinion. He was already a promising player. De Winter is certainly reliable, even if he needs to improve in some situations, but when you achieve reliability, you are halfway there. It's a job that Max and his staff know how to do well.