Playing 10 yards further forwards isn't suddenly playing attacking football.
My question is why buy players who are proven scorers in other leagues and play them as extra defenders. Might as well play Bong and Bruno with Montoya and Benardo in front of them?
You're right the creativity has been strangled to death by tactics. Our left and right backs do not defend the wide areas, the wide midfielders are expected to fulfil that role. We normally have 4 defenders in the box.
What annoys me is more weight is put on them in particular to defend thus...