OL29
Full Member
Theo Walcott, Nani, Aaron Lennon, and most pacey wide players of that period. It felt like they were always labelled as either brainless or pace merchants but I think fans often underestimate the difficulty of executing attacks at that pace. Nani in particular was tasked with carrying the creative burden, scoring goals, providing an outlet to carry the ball up the pitch and tracking his full back, yet fans seemed to expect him to make the perfect decision each time he had the ball, I hope was very harsh.