The Importance of Using Wide Forwards in Teams

Many teams have attacking wide forwards now, who crash the box. That's part of their... and it's been such a fixture of attacking play dating back to the point when the fullbacks are operating in the wide space. So as you're building into the final third, you can have wingers be your top outlets. Saka and Martinelli are elite outlets for Arsenal. This is certainly what Sterling and Sane did for Manchester City. And so in that sense, you have some of the return of the classic winger,. except when you've got guys who are good at that, no one is asking them to just stay out there.