5 and 6 are not midfielders' numbers and certainly not wide midfielders.
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I was watching Burnley v Manchester United the other night, and got to wondering, how would clubs cope if FIFA decided that next week, every team had to start their 1- 11.
Now assuming everyone was fit and available, Burnley should be fine, they nearly started with the first 11 anyway. Manchester United would have four centre backs ( one of whom is Phil Jones) with Pogba and Mata as a nostalgic two man midfield, and four attackers.
I doubt if Arsenal would be able to field a full team.
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Originally posted by elguapo4 View PostI was watching Burnley v Manchester United the other night, and got to wondering, how would clubs cope if FIFA decided that next week, every team had to start their 1- 11.
Now assuming everyone was fit and available, Burnley should be fine, they nearly started with the first 11 anyway. Manchester United would have four centre backs ( one of whom is Phil Jones) with Pogba and Mata as a nostalgic two man midfield, and four attackers.
I doubt if Arsenal would be able to field a full team.
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Originally posted by elguapo4 View PostI was watching Burnley v Manchester United the other night, and got to wondering, how would clubs cope if FIFA decided that next week, every team had to start their 1- 11.
Now assuming everyone was fit and available, Burnley should be fine, they nearly started with the first 11 anyway
There is clearly no particular preciousness from the players about numbers, as several of them made their Clarets debuts under different numbers.
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Originally posted by elguapo4 View PostI was watching Burnley v Manchester United the other night, and got to wondering, how would clubs cope if FIFA decided that next week, every team had to start their 1- 11.
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Premier League clubs that could feasibly field a 1-11:
Aston Villa
Burnley
Crystal Palace
Leicester City
Manchester United
Newcastle
Sheffield United
Southampton (who by the way must be applauded for their tidying up at the start of this season)
Tottenham Hotspur
That's actually slightly more than I would have guessed - I'd have had it at about six or seven.
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Originally posted by elguapo4 View PostNumber 5 in midfield has a history of sorts, Ray Kennedy and Ronnie Whelan at Liverpool, Clodoaldo and Cerezo for Brazil. For me,Clint Dempsey wearing 2 and Asamoah Gyan wearing 3 was all wrong.
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Originally posted by Uros Predic View PostIn lieu of being able to find a 'Squad numbers I feel uncomfortable with' thread, just stopping by here to make everyone squirm with the knowledge that Stewart Downing is wearing number 6 for Blackburn this season; a travesty for which Doncaster rightly dumped them out the FA Cup
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Alioski's a bit of a Swiss Army knife of a player but I think he was mostly an attacking midfielder/winger when Leeds initially signed him so giving him #10 then would have made a bit more sense.
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Something that may be of interest - a new series on my site, in collaboration with OTF veteran Simon Treanor - a deep examination of Liverpool’s numbering from the mid-1980s to the early 90s
https://museumofjerseys.com/2021/02/...mbers-1985-86/
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Originally posted by denishurley View PostSomething that may be of interest - a new series on my site, in collaboration with OTF veteran Simon Treanor - a deep examination of Liverpool’s numbering from the mid-1980s to the early 90s
https://museumofjerseys.com/2021/02/...mbers-1985-86/
Dalglish wearing 9 in one game surprised me, I thought if anyone "owned" a number it was him.
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Originally posted by Ray de Galles View Post
Actually, that must be a typo (especially as this started with my expressed dislike of 4 in central defence).
I meant 3, 5 and 6.
In the same game Wimbledon had a squad of 15-18 year olds, some of whom appeared to have been given high first team squad numbers (despite not making any appearances) and some of whom had taken 1-11 or random numbers of their own.
I strongly suspect Harry Morgan comes from a Wimbledon-supporting family and presume Morgan Williams' heritage might be Cardiff fans, for the same reason :
Last edited by Ray de Galles; 02-06-2021, 11:58.
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Does anyone know of any special significance in Messi's 30 shirt for PSG, or is it just the first multiple of 10 currently available?Last edited by Ray de Galles; 11-08-2021, 00:55.
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