No need to get bogged down in semantics. Fact is that in every game we are seeing opposition midfielders/defenders/strikers knock our midfielders around like rag dolls or running past them like they aren't there.
There isn't enough strength, pace or tenacity in most games and it is costing us. No amount of pass and move is going to stop that happening, but a quick fix is to get a rugged played with good stamina and pace to compensate for the deficiencies in others (having two would be even better considering our wide players are useless defensively).
Please don't mention Barcelona, as is often the wont of those who undermine the physical nature of the game, they are an outlier and don't play in he premiership.
