Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
To put ‘grief’ behind him
“He makes things happen in the areas that matter.
“Tony Andreu was a good player goal scoring-wise but he wasn’t a creator of chances. The boys we’ve brought in for this season are.
“Overall, I think it might be a stronger XI this season, as good as Tony was. He’s one you have to play in the No 10 role because when you play 4-4-2 he loses shape and is a bit ill-disciplined.
“That said, the quality he has means you need to get him in the team but this year the manager has brought in different types to suit his system.”
And in Fraser, Flood believes there’s a player who can fill Andreu’s shoes in that “10” position , though not always.
“No 10 is Scotty’s best position but what I like about him is he can play in a few different roles and do well in different formations. That means he can move about and still cause problems.
“In Paul McMullan and Billy King we have new boys who give us pace. We lacked that last season and there is definitely more width in the team now.”
Signings like those two have convinced Flood he was right to sign on again.
“I had a few calls, one or two decent offers from down south that were more money. For me it was gut-wrenching not going up and I feel like a bit of a failure if I’m honest. Getting Dundee United football club back to the Premiership will be the best moment of my career.”