Afraid I don't agree with that. If you have a player with certain attributes then when you bring them on play to those attributes. He isn't Murray so don't bring him and continue to play as if he was. Last year he came in for the cup games and scored two goals in two games then never got a...
So if we are determined to play in one set style, why did we buy a player that doesn't suit that style. Bit reminiscent of CMS.
As for a plan B, surely you don't have a striker that is plan B, it is the team that has the plan B. Not surprisingly, Locardia didn't do great against Man City when...