FALSE NINE(9) IN SOCCER
The false 9 is a deep line striker who drifts away from the center-backs into a danger area between the lines, creating uncertainty about whether to track or stay.
HISTORY
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The term was popularised by Pep Guardiola with the use of Lionel Messi in the role with Barcelona and Cesc Fabregas' similar function for Spain at Euro 2012. The idea that a striker can cause havoc between the lines was popularised by the so-called Danube School in the 1930s and was also used by the Magical Magyars of the 1950s.
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THE "TRUE" 9
Traditionally, the number 9 has always been football's center-forward. The normal 9 leads playing on the shoulder of the defense or holding up the ball and looking to bring midfielders or a deeper-lying striker into the game. Their role is to score, to get on the end of crosses, and feed off through balls. The traditional 9 is a focal point, leading the game and playing against the center-backs, trying to find in behind them to score.
Matthias Sindelar, a creative striker who played for the Austrian national side in the 1930s is the first famous false 9.
THE MODERN FALSE 9
Pep Guardiola used Messi as a false 9 as part of his "Positional Play" theory. It created superiority between lines of pressure through rehearsed movements and rapid passing. Rather than using a striker as a focal point, Guardiola instructed Messi to drop deeper while his wingers either came in field or stayed wide depending on where the ball was. This created at least a triangle of available passes for the midfielder in possession.
PROS OF FALSE 9
-This confuses defenders and leaves a gap for the other players to exploit.
-It helps teams to create lots of diverse passing angles to retain possession and move all over the pitch.
There are a lot of benefits of playing with a false 9 but it is important to use the right player to make it work.
Con tan pocos jugadores estrellas en la posición de 9 los directores técnicos andan utilizando mucho este estilo del falso 9.
Guardiola usaba a Messi en esa posición por que hay el argentino no tendría que bajar a defender haciendo el desgaste por la banda derecha donde el se posicionaba y tambien cuando entraban al ataque armaban un 4 vs 3 en el medio contra los rivales(busquets-xavi-iniesta y messi) Y bueno dio muchisímos resultados, fue la clave para ganar la final contra el Manchester United en Champions League.
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Exactly buddy..same happened with games against Real Madrid. Messi dropping down gave him an extra man in the midfield against reals 4-2-3-1 having 4 vs 2 in the midfield.
Messi was able to do this too because of his dribbling skills and marvelous technique in tide spaces.
This is a true and it is at the same time a fact. Great work buddy.
Thank you buddy.
good post my friend, I miss the 9 as Ronaldo from Brazil, who was capable of doing everything in that sector of the field ... but due to the lack of awareness of these types of players, soccer has had to reinvent itself a bit ... but the idea The false 9 makes the game more entertaining because your rival would have to decipher you and that would see the most attractive game.
Exactly buddy. Thank you.
A very detailed read about that specific position. Nicely written
Thank you.