By Grey Whitebloom “Speed is always important,” Thierry Henry, one of the quickest players to ever grace the Premier League, once mused. “If you combine it with power, precision and technique it’s unstoppable.” In an era when managers spend an increasing amount of time and energy setting their teams up to dismantle the opposition via intricate schemes of passes, a direct surge through the middle of a muddled side offers a wonderfully refreshing alternative. Pep Guardiola once hailed the Bundesliga as the home of the world’s most dangerous counter-attacking teams, but a glut of Premier League t…