Erm... we really need someone on the flanks (esp the right, obvs) to receive the ball, never mind somebody to actually do something useful with it. You can have Stevie G and Rooney combined banging the ball out wide (is it a dipper thing?) but if it’s to no effect, other than posturing, what’s the point? It’s often a lazy, easy pass to make, as bad as the old familiar square pass, when what we need is actual penetration. It isn’t a necessity, simply an alternative, especially the way we are, currently. Maybe we might evolve in that direction, maybe not. Doesn’t matter in the bigger picture. We’re improving and will continue to do so. Along with some astute recruitment, Glazers and clueless bankers permitting, might even finally, come up with some penetration down the flanks to justify any diagonal balls. They’re just an optional means to an end, only effective according to what happens afterwards. Let’s sort out our wide attacking play first, like Sharpe, Giggs, Kanchelskis etc etc then it might be worthwhile.
