As fans we don’t always see some of the technical aspects of the game. Years ago I was fortunate to be in the company of a well-known ex professional. I was commenting on how Jonathon Greening seemed to be dilly dallying around and almost lost the ball. He informed me that he was actually inviting players on to him in order to make space somewhere else on the pitch.
That’s ok providing the players at the back are comfortable on the ball.