That seems to be the way it’s going. The way I see it most of the midfield problems we see are caused by the vast distance between front and back that midfielders are / were having to cover, and there’s two fixes: recruit big, powerful, athletic midfielders who can better cover those distances; or reduce the distance. If you do the latter then that changes the need to athletic defenders with recovery pace who can push high, maybe a forward or two who can drop to link play, and technical midfielders with quick feet who can work in tight spaces.Quote:
Originally Posted by mandela8
(Incidentally, this is why I think Pep has gone all in for Haaland - people are assuming he just wants a big lump to overpower packed defences and score a different type of goal when needed, but Pep is very good at working out what’s coming next in the game and I think he’s seen the way the wind is blowing here. I think he’s seen an increasing move towards high lines again and he’s tooling up with a forward with devastating pace and running power who can exploit it.)
