Numbers

[WA Toffee]

Before we begin I’d like to place the blame for this squarely on Brendan Rogers.

People referring to positions as numbers.

Now clearly 1 is the goalie, and 9 is the CF. But what the hell are the kids playing at referring to positions numbers.

I’ve been watching football and Everton for over forty years now and I have no clue what a 6, 8 or 10 is. I’m assuming 6 and 8 are some sort of midfielders. Apparently Moyes is keen on an 8 and 6 in this window. I quite like a 16 if that helps.

Can anyone help?

Stumped of Stoneycroft.

It does have its uses though. Anyone using numbers from a 442 to describe a players role in a 433 or 4231 is basically telling you that they don't really understand football

 

[kev]

The squad numbers I have no problem with, but the referral to players by a number and not “ACM” for example, is what gets me.

And from the replies so far it appears to be an entirely arbitrary system causing confusion. That’s not a criticism on those who have very kindly replied with their views but it highlights the potential for confusion.

It always helped in being able to identify a player at a glance.
There really is no need for numbers at all now since they all have their names on the shirts anyway.

 

[Rita_Poon]

In my day my number was whatever shirt was XXL.

30?

 

[RalphDring]

Must confess players choosing weird numbers that don’t reflect their position does set my OCD off a tad.

Schneiderin 2
Patterson 3
Oviedo 8

Grrr!

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

It’s a useful shorthand to describe a players primary role and the general space he occupies in the team.
Really it’s just the same numbering system we had from just after the introduction of shirt numbers ( our cup final when the numbers ran consecutively across both teams 1 - 22).
Tactics evolve , roles may change but numbers are fixed ( relatively)

 

[Bedfordblue]

69 is a good position I’m led to believe.

Can’t believe it’s take to page 3 for such an obvious tap in.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Didn't John Hurst alaways wear the #10 shirt no matter what position he was playing - superstitious?

 

[Paul Rideout]

For the traditional 442, I always thought it was:

1 GK
2 RB
3 LB
4 CB
5 CB
6 CM
7 CM
8 RW
9 ST
10 ST
11 LW

For me 6 is CB and 4 is CM, 8, 7 & 11 are interchangeable between CAM, RW & LW... though 11 NORMALLY goes to LW

But true when they refer to a 6 the kidz mean DCM, 8 is box-to-box CM (i thought), 10 is ACM. 9 is CF.

the rest are positions not numbers. Blame Champ Man and Fifa

 

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