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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 3033836, member: 405"] The modern trend is high pressing teams, and yes, a target man isn't always up for all that running, since they tend to be bigger guys. But I've watched a lot of football, and if a team is being pressed and not coping with it well, you certainly benefit from a guy you can boot it down the field to as your hold up man. In fact, I think it's necessary to have that option in your kit bag. I've seen the limitations of teams playing small guys as a false nine. I've also seen the benefits of having a big striker for his impact on set pieces. In the end of your analysis in the linked article, they said that overall, Spurs did about the same with or without Kane last year, which is a testament to Son and Lucas Moura's improvement this year. [/QUOTE]