Liverpool striker Danny Ings believes his old-school approach to centre forward play is still an important part of modern day possession-oriented football.
Ings, who signed on a free transfer from Burnley this summer, has insisted forwards of his ilk are important to football teams despite the increase in the number of creative, ball-playing forwards in recent times.
"I think with the way the game is going, it's full of creative players now, players who want to be on the ball all the time", said Ings to Liverpool’s striking legend Robbie Fowler on LFC TV.
"[But] I really do think, even if I don't touch the ball as much as those guys if I'm still stretching the game it's still as effective.”
The 23-year-old England Under-21s international has talked up the advantages of off-the-ball movement from forwards, which he believes helps in creating spaces for the creative players behind them, and has vowed to work on and improve his own game.
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"It can all get too crunched and if you don't create space for those players in behind you then it's hard to create opportunities.
"I'll always work on my game and stretching in behind”, he added.
Ings featured heavily for Brendan Rodgers’ side in the Reds’ pre-season tour of the far east where he notched up his first goal for the club.
The striker, who scored 11 goals for relegated Burnley in the Premier League last season, will hope his orthodox style of play can help lead his new club to an improved league position next season after seeing them finish sixth in 2014/15.
