I was watching a Messi and Zidane interview on YouTube. Zidane said the number 10 is not as important as it used to to be. The place and position of the number 10 are gone. He used 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 as an example, which are perhaps the two most used formations in football. Messi then agreed by saying there aren’t many 10 left and the position that shows such player is the leader, the midfielder, and the link player is gone.
It seems like the number is being handed to the superstars and to promote and advertise such players. Ansu Fati had no business wearing 10 for Barcelona. While Mabappe wears 10 for France, Griezmann is actually their 10. Rashford in Man United is not a 10. I could go on.
When Messi and Neymar retires from national team duty, Jude Bellingham seems to be the only young player to fill that void.
What do you guys think?
Bruno, De Bruyne, Maddison, Foden and Bernando is 10 ish, Bellingham is something in between 8-10, Musiala, Dybala, Wirtz and Griezmann is a 10 ish etc
They’re 10s, not enganches, not luxury 10s.
KDB a 10? What sport are you watching man. He plays further forward than many attackers lol
Harry Kane at Spurs was playing some hybrid role of 10 and 9
False 9, the Messi / Benzema spot
So a 10 with no central striker
Not necessarily, Messi had Suarez as a central striker.
I think Benzema’s favourite number was 14 and Messi 15.
Search messi 15 or benzema 14 if you dont believe me
10 is alive and well by this list!
Foden is not a 10
They don’t play centrally enough anymore. The old school 10 in the hole is gone.
Odegaard
Most of these are attacking 8s
Attacking 8 is the new 10.
They can play 10, their teams just don’t use them.