Originally Posted by
AucklandRover
The other example along those lines was when we had Rhodes. Brilliant goal-scorer, but we didn't have a Plan B.
I have always thought the key figure for a team was the play-maker. I'd love to see another Tugay, but that's fantasy, and one of the great things about Mowbray is that he finds ways around the gaps. The absence of an outright winger and that play-maker was compensated for by having two journeymen "soldiers" in midfield, with everyone in front of them allowed versatile creative roles. Very clever and innovative.
We now have Reed, Rothwell and - possibly - Rodwell in the midfield mix, so I think we will witness several different formations.
It's great to have Dack in a free role, and I'd love to keep him, but TM is probably already working on alternatives if some massive offer does come in.