Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[tomd2103]

Demsgaard may be another one to consider in the number 10 role if ESR doesn't happen.

Not entirely sure we need a 10 when McGinn, Sanson, Grealish, Buendia and a number of the young players can all play there. 

I would like to see McGinn start the season there with Sanson as back up and see how it goes.  If it transpires that we need better than those two, then hopefully we will be in a position next year where we only need one addition and could go big.

[Rigadon]

Is it just me who doesn't entirely get what is meaty by an 8, a 10 or a 6?!

 

[dave.woodhall]

Is it just me who doesn't entirely get what is meaty by an 8, a 10 or a 6?!

 

No.

[Villan82]

Is it just me who doesn't entirely get what is meaty by an 8, a 10 or a 6?!

I think it's sort of funny that this sort of jargon has crept into the game in the past 5 or 6 years - an era when squad numbers make it even more ridiculous than it would be at any other time. When I started watching football there were no squad numbers, just 1-11 on matchday, and back then this sort of jargon wasn't really used! Your fullbacks were fullbacks, your centre halves were centre halves, the wingers were wingers and the two midfielders could decide between themselves who would push on and who would sit!

[London Villan]

Not sure where it started creeping into the language of football fans - it probably moved it on from the Football Manager descriptions of DCM, ACM, CM.

6 - defensive midfielder
8 - goal scoring midfielder
10 - playmaker/creative midfielder

[Villan82]

Not sure where it started creeping into the language of football fans - it probably moved it on from the Football Manager descriptions of DCM, ACM, CM.

6 - defensive midfielder
8 - goal scoring midfielder
10 - playmaker/creative midfielder

And what, then, is a number 7?

[paul_e]

Is it just me who doesn't entirely get what is meaty by an 8, a 10 or a 6?!

 

8 - box to box
6 - defensive
10 - attacking

pretty much any way, the numbers are just short hand.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Is it just me who doesn't entirely get what is meaty by an 8, a 10 or a 6?!

I think it's sort of funny that this sort of jargon has crept into the game in the past 5 or 6 years - an era when squad numbers make it even more ridiculous than it would be at any other time. When I started watching football there were no squad numbers, just 1-11 on matchday, and back then this sort of jargon wasn't really used! Your fullbacks were fullbacks, your centre halves were centre halves, the wingers were wingers and the two midfielders could decide between themselves who would push on and who would sit!

I blame Monty.

[john e]

Not sure where it started creeping into the language of football fans - it probably moved it on from the Football Manager descriptions of DCM, ACM, CM.

6 - defensive midfielder
8 - goal scoring midfielder
10 - playmaker/creative midfielder

And what, then, is a number 7?

Jack Grealish -  Genius - 7

[VILLA MOLE]

Is it just me who doesn't entirely get what is meaty by an 8, a 10 or a 6?!

 

No.

I did have to have a little google 

[London Villan]

Not sure where it started creeping into the language of football fans - it probably moved it on from the Football Manager descriptions of DCM, ACM, CM.

6 - defensive midfielder
8 - goal scoring midfielder
10 - playmaker/creative midfielder

And what, then, is a number 7?

A 7 and 11 would be more likely to be wide attacking midfielders - AML/AMR aka wingers!

[Villan82]

Not sure where it started creeping into the language of football fans - it probably moved it on from the Football Manager descriptions of DCM, ACM, CM.

6 - defensive midfielder
8 - goal scoring midfielder
10 - playmaker/creative midfielder

And what, then, is a number 7?

A 7 and 11 would be more likely to be wide attacking midfielders - AML/AMR aka wingers!

Juan Pablo Angel really did a lot better for us than you'd think given he was a 'box to box' midfielder 

[Chris Smith]

Not sure where it started creeping into the language of football fans - it probably moved it on from the Football Manager descriptions of DCM, ACM, CM.

6 - defensive midfielder
8 - goal scoring midfielder
10 - playmaker/creative midfielder

And what, then, is a number 7?

It’s an outside right, e.g, Ray Graydon.

Outside left is number 11, e.g Willie Anderson.

[London Villan]

As did G. Shaw.

[Brend'Watkins]

Is it just me who doesn't entirely get what is meaty by an 8, a 10 or a 6?!

 

8 - box to box
6 - defensive
10 - attacking

pretty much any way, the numbers are just short hand.

I think it's just football getting on the vintage vibe.  Libero no longer sounds hip even though it superseded Sweeper.  You can't be caught saying Outside or Inside Right, or even Left or Right Half it's now an 8 or a 10 or even a 6. 7 is a left winger but in these times it's a Left winger and a Left half.  In Jack's case both those plus he can drift.  9.  Everyone knows what a 9 is. 11 should be a Right Winger but there's not been much discussion on the 11 yet.