Agreed.We don’t do that though, which is my point. We’ve a double pivot, both of which often look to recycle back to the defence because the passing lines out wide are easy to close off and there’s no other option. It works when we’re quicker back to front and there’s more space - that’s the Liverpool model, but we don’t play that quickly.
Though we don't have a double pivot. Grimes is and always will be our only pivot.
The overt recycling is a Martinwang hangover, which we're steadily shedding that rot.
Fults is a natural AM and started out as such (which most don't appreciate), and Grimes is a natural DCM (despite showing stardust as an AM early doors in his career). So they've both adapted from their early showings, and have developed beautifully as a highly credible midfield duo, with a chemistry many won't ever get. Just ask Patino, Im pretty sure he'll concur.