Draxler is more of a traditional No10, which suggests that if he – or a similar type of player – were signed, Allegri's team may play a more fluid, possession-oriented brand of attacking football.
Murphy, who was traded from Oakland for a conditional draft pick, flashed potential as a fluid possession-type receiver early in his career (think a slightly more explosive Jabar Gaffney), but injuries have hindered his development.
Having conceded five times in their madcap semi-final second leg tie against Sheffield United, the Robins were far too open again at the back, while going forward they rarely looked liked the fluid, possession-based team that had secured fourth place in League One against all expectations.
Considering how both sides tend to favour a fluid, possession-based playing style, the first half was a disjointed affair.
The Sky Blues showed promising glimpses of the fluid 4-3-3, possession-based football promised at the start of pre-season and new recruit Pedj Bojic flourished on the right.
Many of these spaces came when Oman's back five were dragged out of shape by Australia's fluid movement when in possession.
Rugby is a fluid, nonstop competition for possession of the ball, with no blocking, and in which the point of the game is not to demolish one's opponent, but rather to gain possession of the ball.
But until the torturous endgame, basketball is a fluid contest, in which possession constantly passes back and forth between teams, and no single trip down the court seems especially important, given that each team has the ball a hundred times a game.
Against a side from a league below it was inevitable this fluid Wigan side would dominate possession and carry the more threat.
Fabregas, who is almost playing as a centre-forward in this fluid Barça line-up, collects possession before hammering a low strike which beats Rafael Cabral at his near post but zangs back out off the woodwork.
Their fluid five-man midfield controlled possession early on, while Gomis had the first genuine chance as his low shot was pushed away by Mignolet.
