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