AVFCGB Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Given the numerous discussions about the need for a 6, 8 or 10, in the middle of the park, what defines this type of player? Given some of the great midfielders who have worn the shirt, what would they be classed as, in 6, 8 or 10 terms…70,s onwards? Bruce Rioch Chico Hamilton Dennis Mortimer Alex Cropley Sid Cowans Des Bremner Steve McMahon Ian Taylor Andy Townsend Kevin Richardson Garry Parker Ray Houghton Mark Draper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Carlos Sanchez- 6 Moustapha Salifou- 8 Simon Dawkins- 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Thought this was about Jimmy Savile's preferred age range of victim. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Petrov is best case study here. Was attacking midfielder at Celtic so assumed he'd become our sort of Lampard or Gerrard in 8 position but simply didn't have the legs for that role every week in prem. Despite getting stick early on he very much settled into a smart 6 for us infront of the back 4. 8 to me is just that tempo player who can get the ball across the pitch quickly when needed to get forward players on the ball and one v one against defenders so Barry would be good example of that even if he played a bit deeper on occasions. I still wonder if Buendia could work in that position. Perhaps try it in pre season for a few games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted June 18, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2022 2 hours ago, AVFCGB said: Given the numerous discussions about the need for a 6, 8 or 10, in the middle of the park, what defines this type of player? Given some of the great midfielders who have worn the shirt, what would they be classed as, in 6, 8 or 10 terms…70,s onwards? Bruce Rioch Chico Hamilton Dennis Mortimer Alex Cropley Sid Cowans Des Bremner Steve McMahon Ian Taylor Andy Townsend Kevin Richardson Garry Parker Ray Houghton Mark Draper Don't think there are any 10s in there. All 8s and an occasional 6. Kind of meaningless really, as there was no concept of those roles at the time. If we're talking about who could play a present day 6 role, I'd say Rico, maybe Houghton. 8's - Draper, Townsend, Taylor. If I had to say the name of a possible 10 from the past I'd say Lee Hendrie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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