Interesting article on Joe Ralls here

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The stats show that Ralls was a more effective defender last season.

And that Neves is much better at retaining possession.

And yes I agree they aren’t everything, but they are an important measure when comparing 2 players.

The rest is just opinion

So maybe Neves is doing his job a lot better than Ralls which results in the fact he doesn't have to defend as often