[wba_1996]

Irvine played with a number 10, Sessegnon is the best number 10 at this club. Pulis doesn't, hence why Sess doesn't play and why we won't be signing any number 10's whilst Pulis is manager.

That is the point I was making and people are arguing for the sake of arguing.

As for missing out on Sako, we left him on the backburner in the hope of signing a better winger - if we fail to get in Phillips or whoever else Pulis rates as better than Sako then we will look very silly come the end of the window.

You state your opinions as unarguable facts and seem irritated when others don't concur.  I've given my opinion on Sessegnon.  That's one of the reasons for the existence of this type of website, I believe.

Also, in this particular instance I'm not sure what the number 10 point is that you are attempting to make.  Is not Anichebe no 10 and Sessegnon no 29?  Are you saying no 10 is a particular known standard playing position?  If so, what?

Whatever, it won't change my opinion on Sessegnon.  "All that glisters is not gold" as The Bard said.  He must have seen Sessegnon play.

It's pretty much common knowledge in modern football that where referring to the "number 10" position it is describing the central attacking midfielder/advanced playmaker/second striker/trequartista/whatever you want to call it.



If you want to be pedantic, not every "number 10" wears the shirt number "10" - this can be explained by a host of reasons, for example when an advanced playmaker is signed there is someone else already at the club who is registered to wear number 10 on their back.

If you want further information this wiki article is pretty much spot-on from what I can see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playmaker

Aries - no, there isn't a central attacking midfield role in a rigid 442 (which is what Pulis plays), Fletcher and Yacob are both used as central midfielders and neither plays in an advanced position. There could be a role for a number 10 if we played a 442 where there is a designated role for both a central defensive and central attacking midfielder, this would be what is termed as a "diamond formation".