But whenever we did
get into a wide position we'd just pass it back, very rarely did I ever see us cross and it was never hit with any conviction.
His hold up play is great, but if he had more pace we could've played splitting vertical balls down the middle yesterday when Kompany and Demichelis were
stretched into wide positions to provide cover Clichy and Zabaleta.
Predominately used as a striker, he is taking good advantage of his development by adapting his
game into wide positions thanks to his pace and outrageous skill.
Despite preferring to operate from through the middle, a change in formation could see Liverpool wonderkid Raheem Sterling
shunted into a wide position.
With Diego Valeri out of the lineup after his red card against San Jose and Darlington Nagbe
pushed into a wider position, the Timbers struggled mightily to hold possession and were only able to break out a relative handful of times.
With a deal for Pedro edging ever closer, Juan Mata and Ashley Young might well find their positions in the starting line - up under threat, particularly if van Gaal does opt to move Memphis
back into a wide position any time soon.
His ability to
drop into a wide position is also essential in the 3 -4-2-1 formation when the two attacking midfielders are expected to assist on the wings.