Call me old school but I still like the idea of having out-and-out strikers in my team. It will at least give me options off the bench as a manager. On a positive note, long balls will be used less as there isn't a target man up-front to aim for. The ball will stay on the deck more and teams will have to make brilliant runs and execute pin-point passes to open up defences. Did anyone see Iniesta's through pass to Villa against Russia?

If the trend continues, will there still be a place for big lumbering forwards in the game (i.e. Crouch, Toni & Koller) or will they all have to play either as defensive midfielders (i.e. Engelaar, Viera, Boupa Diop) or at the back (Knight, Mertesacker, Metzelder)?