Centre halves these days are told to do that and draw players toward them and open space in front of them, to be confident enough to do it consistently on your first league start even after some mistakes shows composure imo.
His passes found their targets with pace, that's what you want. There are elements of his performance you could certainly criticise but I'd say his passing wasn't one of them. Compare the way he passes the ball to Fish and there's a clear difference in quality