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TOP NUMBER NINES ARE A DYING BREED

WHO is actually getting the goals for your team these days?
In the past, it would have been a number nine, but we regularly hear about a lack of top-class strikers across world football as they simply went out of fashion.
In their place, we see a lot of number tens and attacking players that are expected to perform many of the functions of a traditional nine. Mainly to actually score goals. But being a number nine requires a particular skillset that has become a rarity in the modern game. I mean, how many times does the ball whistle through the penalty area with no final touch, like ...

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