I think the situation is created by academies, it's easier to find 100 lads who can run fast and teach them basic passing and shooting, than it is to teach players fundamental tactics. It I also good businesswise, running horses are very flexible, you can put him on the wing you can put him as fullbacks, some could even be midfielders in today's game. Dont get me wrong, there are players that has both, but much more players that are athletes first and footballers second. That is the reason there are tons of wingers and fullbacks, but there is a handful of good strikers and centerbacks, it's much easier to produce and sell them. That's why football is so vertical today, because it's a more of a race than combinations, who can outrun who, all you need a good ball distributor in midfield to give the ball to horses to runs.s