alan shearer, les ferdinand, teddy sheringham, kevin campbell, duncan ferguson, naill quinn, kevin phillips, didier drogba, ruud van nistelrooy, mark hughes, gianfranco zola, jimmy floyd hasselbank.
none of the above strikers were blessed with world record blistering pace - but they all scored goals.
the systems they played in work to their respective advantage - they were in sides that made the ball do the work.
as it is for us now, we are rather one dimensional, teams get tight to arteta and squeeze our supply to the forwards. having two individuals that can get a delivery in - to head or feet will mean being able to push teams back allowing the likes of beattie and anichebe and cahill space in the box to attack the ball.
what it means is both fullbacks pushing up and supporting pienaar and arteta or vdm...whoever, but that means we need pace at the back to cover in case of a break. yobo and lescott are both quick players, but i'd be worried about stubbs being caught. valente doesnt have enough speed either.
its a balancing act, looks like chelsea might blast £20mill up the wall on Daniel Alves.