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What position do you associate each number with?

For example in Argentina, the number 5 is most associated with a defensive midfielder whereas in Europe it's far more common to be a centre back.

Brazil also associate the numbers 4 and 6 as their respective full back positions. Whereas in Europe, they'd traditionally be 2 and 3.

1 - Goalkeeper

2 - Right back / wing back

3 - Left back / wing back

4 - Centre back (likely to be the more 'cultured' defender)

5 - Centre back 

6 - Defensive midfielder

7 - Right midfielder / winger

8 - Centre midfielder

9 - Centre forward

10 - Attacking midfielder / deeper striker 

11 - Left midfielder / winger

12 - Utility player / full back

13 - Backup goalkeeper

14 - Winger

15 - Centre back

16 - Defensive midfielder

17 - Winger

18 - Central midfielder

19 - Centre forward

20 - Attacking midfielder / deeper striker

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These would be mine (assuming a 4-4-2 formation).

1 - Goalkeepeer

2 - Right back

3 - Left back

4 - Deep lying midfielder 

5 - Centre back

6 - Centre back (leader and probably captain)

7 - Left winger 

8 - Central midfielder 

9 - Striker (target man)

10 - Striker 

11 - Right winger 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Ploughendplonker said:

These would be mine (assuming a 4-4-2 formation).

1 - Goalkeepeer

2 - Right back

3 - Left back

4 - Deep lying midfielder 

5 - Centre back

6 - Centre back (leader and probably captain)

7 - Left winger 

8 - Central midfielder 

9 - Striker (target man)

10 - Striker 

11 - Right winger 

 

I’d generally agree but 7 & 11 switched, as of the classic Ryan Giggs 11 / David Beckham 7, left & right mids, although formations have evolved now, 7 is for the right side ala Jaden Sancho, even national teams will normally do it this way. 

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On 05/06/2021 at 23:03, DNA said:

I’d generally agree but 7 & 11 switched, as of the classic Ryan Giggs 11 / David Beckham 7, left & right mids, although formations have evolved now, 7 is for the right side ala Jaden Sancho, even national teams will normally do it this way. 

I suppose 7 and 11 could be right or left winger, but there's something about the number 7 which makes me think of a tricky left-sided midfielder cutting inside the full-back. 

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