Absolutely. It was inevitable that once teams got filled with centre mids playing centre half the big man would return and then the direct stuff to exploit it.
If I hear a manager has a philosophy other than win games of football I'm immediately suspicious.
Data geeks and middle class gentrification of football does my head in, half space, pivot, double pivot, 2 6's and an 8. Load of nonsense to make people seem smart.
"Play the right way"- says who? I loved being the bully boys.