Numbers

[Groucho]

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.

 

[Pootsy]

Heres another number........1st

Numbers come from the old numbers you got at youth level.

1 GK
2 LB
3 CB
4 CB
5 RB
6 DM
7 LM
8 CM
9 ST
10 Plays off the stiker
11 RW

Think thats about right

 

[BlueInNZ]

In my day my number was whatever shirt was XXL.

 

[IrishBlue2022]

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.

I have no idea about the numbers/positions either other than no-one wants to be a number 2.

 

[Dylan]

Heres another number........1st

Numbers come from the old numbers you got at youth level.

1 GK
2 LB
3 CB
4 CB
5 RB
6 DM
7 LM
8 CM
9 ST
10 Plays off the stiker
11 RW

Think thats about right

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

 

[Raino85]

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.

I think (and i dont agree with it)

6 = Defensive midfielder to sit in front of the back 4 (Busquets, although ironically Xavi wore the 6)
8- Bit of an all rounder, the link between the 6 & the 10 (Xavi although ironically Iniesta was 8)
10 - Playmaker (Iniesta)

You never call a right back a 2 or a left back a 3? In some countrys the number 5 is the left back
In Brazil the number 6 is usually number 5 (Casemiro) and the number 6 is the number 3

For me, growing up, a number 6 was always a centre back (Adams, Jagielka) and a number 4 was defensive midfielder (Vieira, Gerrard for England)

 

[Miked1e]

Heres another number........1st

Numbers come from the old numbers you got at youth level.

1 GK
2 LB
3 CB
4 CB
5 RB
6 DM
7 LM
8 CM
9 ST
10 Plays off the stiker
11 RW

Think thats about right

Not quite...

1. GK
2. RB
3. LB
4. CB
5. CB
6. CM (DCM maybe)
7. RM
8. CM (ACM maybe)
9. ST
10. ST (or just off striker)
11. LM

This would be my take.

 

[Raino85]

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

No.....no....no, that is a crime

RW no.7 always
CM no.8

Only other debate would be sometimes the 4 would be CM & no.6 CB

 

[TheNinja]

Not quite...

1. GK
2. RB
3. LB
4. CB
5. CB
6. CM (DCM maybe)
7. RM
8. CM (ACM maybe)
9. ST
10. ST (or just off striker)
11. LM

This would be my take.

We got there finally

 

[daza_1973]

All very confusing these days

 

[Dylan]

No.....no....no, that is a crime

RW no.7 always
CM no.8

You're 100% correct. I goofed when retyping it out

 

[Pootsy]

I goofed a bit there when typing it out @Dylan and @Miked1e.

And thats the confusion with numbers when different formations are played

 

[GrandOldTeam]

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.

You're 100% correct. I goofed when retyping it out

You're both as bad as me and "I've not seen the lad kick a ball"

Think we're all getting too old to run an award winning forum.

 

[Richie]

I think (and i dont agree with it)

6 = Defensive midfielder to sit in front of the back 4 (Busquets, although ironically Xavi wore the 6)
8- Bit of an all rounder, the link between the 6 & the 10 (Xavi although ironically Iniesta was 8)
10 - Playmaker (Iniesta)

You never call a right back a 2 or a left back a 3? In some countrys the number 5 is the left back
In Brazil the number 6 is usually number 5 (Casemiro) and the number 6 is the number 3

For me, growing up, a number 6 was always a centre back (Adams, Jagielka) and a number 4 was defensive midfielder (Vieira, Gerrard for England)

 

[Toffeepot]

I like numbers