Man Utd: 5 Reasons Why Javier Hernandez Must Be Content With Being A Super Sub

2. Suited To Fast-Tempo, Direct Style

As Hernandez will only ever be brought on if Manchester United are desperately needing a goal, the game will have usually descended into an end-to-end spectacle where United are desperately trying to get the ball into the final third as fast as possible. This suits the Mexican international as he makes the runs in behind the defence that a quick counter-attack can greatly benefit from. Having a target who likes passes being played into the space means attacks can be simplified to just giving the pacey striker the ball where he can run into dangerous areas in the final third and seeing what becomes of it. Hernandez' speed and eagerness often leads to him being caught offside, but with the pace of play picking up when in need of a goal late on, his teammates will be making the key passes much sooner to match his run. A player with impeccable timing in the box and great movement to get himself on the end of crosses, there aren't many better poachers capable of greatly changing a game on its head from the substitutes' bench.