If that’s the case, and it’s simply a numbers game now, why couldn’t we have found a midfielder to cover further forward last summer to allow Mac to drop deeper then - all the noise seemed to be about bringing in a midfielder that filled a gap that no one in the club at the time could cover properly (or at least in the way Arne wanted it covered)?
Is it a case of Arne having greater faith in the team now, or a willingness to adapt his approach to allow him to bring in a player he really wants at the club?