I'd love to put up a lengthy post about this sort of subject, but this post stuck out for me.
The Kings Jesta wrote:
Željko Jurin wrote:They play with 2 #10s, Iniesta and Xavi with Busquets the holding midfielder
When Valdes has the ball, either Xavi or Iniesta drop to give him another option when they play it out
that's not really a #10 though. that's 2 Center Mids rather than 2 Attacking Mids.
Here's a question re: midfielders that should sum up most peoples views
in their prime would you rather have 2 Steven Gerrard or two Iniesta/Xavi? running the midfield
So, the only reason you're arguing is because you believe a #10 is a fixed position on the pitch, rather than a style of player? Yes, there is a definition of a "#10/Playmaker role" that relates it to a certain area to better represent the idea clearly, but do you also believe that any player in that area of the pitch - regardless of role, ability or overall team style - would be deemed as the team's #10?
Željko Jurin wrote:They play with 2 #10s, Iniesta and Xavi with Busquets the holding midfielder
When Valdes has the ball, either Xavi or Iniesta drop to give him another option when they play it out
that's not really a #10 though. that's 2 Center Mids rather than 2 Attacking Mids.
Here's a question re: midfielders that should sum up most peoples views
in their prime would you rather have 2 Steven Gerrard or two Iniesta/Xavi? running the midfield
You couldn't play 2 gerrards (playing style in his prime) at the same time as it would be a tactical disaster at international level, note the Lampard Gerrard combination, they would just get in each others way.
Lampard is not the same as Gerrard, and this is in the 3man midfield so there would be a holding mid to cover when the 2CM's go forward to join in, which is different to the 2 man mid in the 4-4-2 that England played with Gerrard and Lampard. Gerrard and Scholes worked quite well together (see England 5 Germany 1)
