He wants something that's constant and not just flash by in 2 seconds. And frankly, beginning of a round tend to be the most hectic time where one need to consider what to do for that round, I rarely keep track of what round I'm on. Ofc, I'm not using a grindy team so it's of no particular concern, but the point stands, the current round tracker is highly ineffective.
That said, if you are experienced, you can estimate the round based on your mystery cds. Since generally speaking some mysteries are used on cd.