Must have been a lot of people betting on this for the market to change... Double disappointment, they've wasted their money plus we dont have Godden!!
Who needs a centre-forward? Taken from Robbo's book "Tactics, Systems and How To Surprise The Opposition"
A False 9 is a decoy centre forward in a side deliberately set up without a dedicated striker.
Instead of playing as the furthest man forward in his team’s set-up, the False 9 is a lone forward employed to drop deeper, back into midfield at every opportunity. He does this to evade defensive markers and link play, generally with his back to goal or on the half-turn. The theory is that the central defenders don’t know who to mark or how to mark him and as the 9 drops off and into midfield the opponents’ back four is drawn out of shape allowing runners to flood into the gaps.
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I think I'll go and put the kettle on.
I doubt any club has ever been promoted with just one striker in their squad
Rejects Chelsea to join Charlton
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A False 9 is a decoy centre forward in a side deliberately set up without a dedicated striker.
Instead of playing as the furthest man forward in his team’s set-up, the False 9 is a lone forward employed to drop deeper, back into midfield at every opportunity. He does this to evade defensive markers and link play, generally with his back to goal or on the half-turn. The theory is that the central defenders don’t know who to mark or how to mark him and as the 9 drops off and into midfield the opponents’ back four is drawn out of shape allowing runners to flood into the gaps.
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Don't believe anything doing on Stevenage's Matt Godden to #cafc.