Next No10 to win Ballon d’Or?
With Eric Cantona hailing Javier Pastore as currently the best player in the world and Mesut Özil stating he believes himself to be a…
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Lionel Messi: Still unclassified 10 years on
Ten years on from making his first team debut, there’s still no classification for Lionel Messi. “Sc” (sin clasificación): Unclassified. That was the match…
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Two ‘Erik’s’ now putting the 10 in TotTENham
They arrived in London as two of the most highly-rated youngsters in world football. But whilst one enjoyed a breakout campaign, the other endured…
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Impact No.10s of the Champions League Groups
The Champions League group stage is finally about to get underway. As always, we’ll be watching the best players in the world competing for…
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The Playmaking Pioneers of the Premier League?
With a whole host of diminutive midfield schemers currently plying their trade across the Premier League, were these two 90s pioneers ultimately responsible? In…
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Real Madrid: the place where Number 10s go to die?
World Cup superstar James Rodriguez will be looking to prove that, as a Number 10, signing for the Madrid giants doesn’t necessarily sound the…
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Rodriguez the perfect 10 in World Cup 2014
After the dour defensive performances of the last two World Cups, Brazil 2014 has been a breath of fresh air for attacking football. While…
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Merseyside’s young playmaking duo offer England World Cup hope
After years of blinded eternal optimism, the England football team enter this week’s World Cup under a cloud of supressed expectation. Most people believe…
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Credit where it’s due: are all assists created equal?
When is an assist, not really an assist?
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Who will claim Brazil’s ‘spiritual’ no.10 shirt for World Cup 2014?
Who will claim the most sacred shirt in world football
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Are we witnessing the rise of the ‘false 10’?
The trequartista, enganche or playmaker role is best defined by his ability to fabricate and execute the impossible. Goalscoring, assisting and creating space for…
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English Formation Evolution?
Is the English game finally a place where playmakers can thrive?
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Germany: Producing Playmakers, present & future
Is Germany the future home of the Playmaker?
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Can Kaká conquer again?
Two former greats show it can be done
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The Art of the Pause: A Tale of Two Playmakers
Isco and Joe Cole highlight cultural differences
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Does Chelsea’s magician Mata to Spain – and Mourinho?
Is Chelsea’s no.10 being held back by his country?
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Who’s La Liga’s most productive Playmaker?
Who’s currently producing the goods in La Liga?
Read MoreCoutinho marks return of a proper number 10 to Liverpool FC
When Philippe Coutinho signed for Liverpool FC
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Is Wayne Rooney That Rare Breed of Playmaker?
Playmaker, English fantasista, or just a plain old striker?
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