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Big difference between Stokes and Murray to current front two is that McClaren and Flo do not come looking for ball 30 yards from goal, thats midfielders job ,they sit on last defender, making sure defence doesnt compress space and help midfield.By pinning defence back , this helps our midfield to run at defence, as shown with Mcginn v rangers and Allan v Aberdeen, to great effect.Front two also pull wide giving defences the dilema of a) going to the ball , leaving striker unmarked or b) run with striker , leaving position and a gap.
I thought McClarens link up play with Allan was good as he ran across line of defenders and knew Allan has the brain to play the ball to his feet.
Spot on, it creates space that our midfield can exploit rather than having Stokes dropping back and nobody to hit.

Both forwards stretch the defenders too, not giving them a minutes rest, something we've rarely done a lot of this season, we have played a lot of our football in front of the opposition, now we are getting behind them more.