Fowler couldn't do that job. He's not fit enough to keep harrying the last defender, and he's not going to be able to last the distance having to close down AND get on the end of the chances created. At most, he could do it for 30 minutes tops the way I see it. And as we saw at the Manc derby, he looks better teeing up chances and causing havoc with his dinked balls into spaces for others to pounce on. Is there really much of a difference between him and Morientes then? Lacking pace, not lacking in skill, fantastic track record of scoring when younger....etc