The Reinvention of the Number 10

[@hantusendawa]

Someone is having too much fun with those crazy animations loooooll

[@user-hh4ri9jr5n]

The teacher full on done a back flip with no momentum and kept his arm still 😂😂

[@adrianboyce8893]

Had me cracking up - I couldn’t concentrate

[@tj1264]

Hilarious

[@tihorjar8997]

They somehow forgot Harry Kane

[@faiselbutt2944]

Some will say it detracts from the content but I think it's armless fun.

[@enriquesalvador9904]

Props to the coach/teacher, repeatedly dislocating his shoulder and capping it off with a backflip.

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

I know right? My teacher won't even sever his arm and point it at the blackboard. I think he lacks dedication.

[@piknick3011]

hahhaha yes

[@Rollerbear712]

@@thebombspayloadisexposed What? What kinda school do you go to? All of the teachers I know at least can dislocate their hips, both women and elders including the principal who does it quite often and is the best at it. There's one teacher who's strict af who is unwilling to do it because he is a tryhard when it comes to maintaining a straight back and posture, but even he turns his head nigh-180 degrees like an owl whilst simultaneously doing a 360 upside down breakdance to make it up for it

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

@@Rollerbear712 Damn dude, your teachers are passionate to see you succeed.

[@SantomPh]

@@Rollerbear712 where do you go to school, Hogwarts?

[@Aryaninho-innit]

Classic no 10s and Juan roman riquelme 🤝❤

[@Diabolotherium]

thank you for that wonderful comment!

[@Aryaninho-innit]

@@Diabolotherium pleasures mate ❤

[@chrisc3380]

If you don’t know who Riquelme is you don’t know footy Sorry

[@Aryaninho-innit]

@@chrisc3380 true that bruv❤

[@Diabolotherium]

@@chrisc3380 200% agreed. El Torero Roman has been my favorite since I was a teenager

[@rf1platinum]

Someone needs to count up the number of times that the coach/teacher horrifically decimated his shoulder.

[@BroTastic23]

I like your choice of the word "decimate" here since the video's topic is the number 10 in football and the word's origin's are rooted in the latin word decem which means ten. Not sure if it was intentional but it was genius nontheless.

[@ocb7160]

I counted and funny enough, it was 10.

[@kramnedbrown5484]

@@BroTastic23 is this joe Devine?

[@dx12red]

Bruno Fernandes is excelling at Manchester United. May not be the perfect player, but has the intelligence, creativity and flair that allows everyone around him to step up their game. Glad to see the classic 10 make a comeback. Keep it up, Tifo!

[@pkingglazersout6665]

We are actually so lucky to have him, his mentality is exactly what we were lacking, just need to win some trophies now, GGMU.

[@StoutProper]

He's the most passed to player per 90. Man u are the most one man team in the prem

[@YoungGzBlitz]

@@StoutProper works too

[@StoutProper]

@@YoungGzBlitz up to a point. Not worked too well in the big games. And what happens when he's injured?

[@hatim2748]

@@StoutProper I mean we do have vdb n pogba and pogba has played at the no 10 role before bruno came in and sometimes when bruno isn't playing he is the number 10,sure he's not as effective as bruno but still good enough to do the job

[@jamesmatthews768]

Hopefully whatever money made from this video or Sangare's PR Team can go towards that coach's arm and help his family with having to live such a scarring thing under their own roof.

[@eva00r]

"Classic 10 - Be creative Modern 10 - Be everything"

[@icandothisallday986]

It's such a shame Özil couldn't adapt. At least we got to see him before the "be creative 10" completely disappeared

[@CrisRonnie]

True..I think the the modern No.10 needs to have the stamina of a horse

[@shreybadoni1169]

Ideal 10 - Be Messi

[@ShaneJoshua1980]

Tell that to Özil

[@zuhayrtarsoo5325]

Shinigami actually the ideal 10 is Maradona

[@heatseeker08]

Prime Wayne Rooney would have loved to be playing in this new number 10 role.

[@needfoolthings]

He did, but nobody really noticed.

[@thebelx89]

He was a great 10 for us at DC United.

[@asalmana6092]

He did this role very well when RvP came to United.

[@needfoolthings]

@Womb de Troy Well, you and me both did notice.

[@Herosennin]

@@asalmana6092 He always did. He always roamed except for that two seasons he was the sole scorer when Ronaldo and Tevez left.

[@karthikvaitheeswaran6808]

4:22 Joe devine smells like plops😂😂. They really do have fun animating these videos

[@Tractall]

@@kingofdagobahsystem2656 poo

[@filipbardsley2755]

I think Joe's sister does the animation :D

[@walker_andrej]

What's with that crazy coach and his spinning arm? Then at some point he's spins himself... Someone found a new function in the animator 😆

[@dimasubrata]

Ikr 😂

[@liamness]

People were making jokes about it on a previous video - I would guess it started off as an animation error / happenstance and they just leaned into it.

[@SCAR-FACE-99]

04:30 that backflip tho😳

[@millymahinra3900]

They mentioned Smith Rowe,I have discovered inner peace

[@TheBenabana]

Liar

[@Hamza-vm9oj]

Arsenal fan with inner peace? Impossible

[@uchuyhoangtran2385]

Inner peace filled with banter, yeah

[@caflorero]

@@Hamza-vm9oj 😂😂😂

[@ghennifergrievous9463]

@@uchuyhoangtran2385 Ay bro stfu

[@rishant3157]

3:41 is Mctominay wearing an Anakin Skywalker Jedi outfit?

[@hafsaz4513]

I believe that's just a hoodie

[@19th_sam17]

My man actually looks like Hayden there lol

[@rf1platinum]

Both my brother and I are up at 1am Central US time JUST to stay up to watch Tifo. If that doesn’t describe how immense the quality of their videos are, I don’t know what will. To all the team at Tifo Football, from the bottom of my heart, well done.

[@uncreative5766]

It's 11:20 Pacific Time my end right now. Tifo is definitely worth putting off sleep for. I really liked watching the game as a kid, but now that I'm older, I'm really interested in learning about the tactical part of the game, role of each player, and the purpose of specific formations, like a classic 442, 442 diamond, 433, 352, etc.

[@Tifo]

Amazing!!! That is true dedication, thank you! 🙌

[@Tifo]

@@uncreative5766 Thank you! It's amazing to hear that - especially when we put off sleep for Tifo! 😴🖥🖱🎨

[@Tangeni.]

The number 10 is one of my favourite positions and that's why I love the 4-2-3-1 formation

[@fishyfish6510]

It's great to see no. 10s making a comeback. They really looked like a dying breed at one point. Gives me hope we can use Havertz to his full potential with time

[@kelvinsudirman4072]

You got Havertz, Mount, Ziyech, Pulisic all competing for that position 😂 plus Werner who just excelled at that position after clearly failing to convert into number 9 as Lampard planned.

[@isakmustafa9704]

Kelvin sudirman you are partiall Wright but for me as Chelsea Fan the only No.10 is ziyech . But with the Formation we use nowadays , it needs to no10s Like a pair of ziyech and Werner who are very Attack minded or haverts and pulisic .

[@kelvinsudirman4072]

@@isakmustafa9704 I'm not a Chelsea fan but my favorite of the bunch is Mason Mount. He brings stability and can do many things on that position. I'm still skeptic whether Ziyech and Havertz can really turn out to be good signing tbh. Just an opinion.

[@no_type0122]

@@kelvinsudirman4072 Mount is an 8 , Pulisic and Ziyech are winger. Kai is the only real no.10 and chelsea don't play a system with a no.10 anyway

[@isakmustafa9704]

@Owl normaly he Plays as a winger but for me His berfect Position is a 10 i think he can even play Cm better than jorginho.

[@yt_NXN]

the number 10 will always be my favorite position. I personally don’t play there, i couldn’t regardless, but usually whoever plays there is either magical or insanely smart. Good work Tifo.

[@paradoxless5596]

Juan Román Riquelme, Ronaldinho, Jorge Valdivia. More magic in any of these three names than in the entire Harry Potter saga combined.

[@juanviana7180]

Valdivia was a amazing player when he was fit. Something which became increasily rare once he move out of Palmeiras in 2008.

[@mb9ether]

Great vid ….covered it all ! I’m 40 years old , I play for a vets team as a number 10 …loving it …keep up the good work

[@Ryzo_19]

Modern day No:10s need workrate and stamina to roam from the central positions. This is what happened to Ozil. He never adapted. Modern No:10s either drop deep (like KDB), make runs across the CB (like Bruno Fernandes) or roams to wider positions (like Grealish)

[@johnd.hernandezrey8577]

Or Cut inside, a La Messi, Neymar Coutinho, or start as 9 and fall deep opening up spaces a la Firmino or Messi.

[@legendscleaningservices4587]

THE LEGENDS ARE BACK

[@jasonfaj4221]

I feel like Mourinho has always used a #10 this way (Deco, Lampard, Sneijder, & Oscar) and pundits used to criticize his overly defensive tactics, but today it is now considered an innovative and integral role in the “modern game”. At inter for example, One full back joins the midfield or stays back (Zanetti) while the other overlaps as a creative winger (Maicon), and a #10 helps out defensively (Sneijder).

[@salahel_turky626]

defensive midfielders are the most important for managers nowadays ex: liverpool

[@leemaituer9033]

Bayern

[@johnd.hernandezrey8577]

Liverpool plays with box to box midfielders. 3 of them.

[@salahel_turky626]

@@johnd.hernandezrey8577 i think fabinho is both

[@jaimemoreno8866]

I cannot state enough how much I love this channel.

[@marcodangelo84]

When you describe a modern no. 10, you're basically describing Maradona who was a genius but also a true fighter on the pitch, playing hard defense and tracking back always.

[@rohitdutta4548]

Bruno Fernandez has definitely been one of the prime examples of re inventing the number 10 role, but TIFO's pick for the example is : Ibrahim Sangare!

[@MrDeepsdee]

Now the man not only rotates his arms in a 360 motion, but his arms are detachable and even he himself can rotate! Absolutely perfect Tifo!

[@jasonamico4680]

This was amazing -Argentinian-American joga bonito lover at ESPN. I think De Bruyne is a perfect example of a contemporary number 10.

[@kelvinsudirman4072]

De Bruyne is more a 8/10 hybrid imo

[@niklasharle1405]

Im surprised you didnt mentioned Thomas Müller, who became a number ten. He is a hard working and fluid midfielder. And his ability to find space between the lines makes him so hard to defend

[@benhaney9629]

Kind of semantics really. In plenty of those 4-3-3s, one of the wingers often played more inside like a 10. This is still the case. Some years, depending on the coach and the players around him, Messi is probably more of a 10 than anything else. They never went away. Like a lot of things in football and modern life in general, the definitions simply became blurred.

[@nils7888]

I think an important part in reinventing the 10 in a more free and creative way is what Thomas Müller achieved as a "Raumdeuter", exploring space in different parts of the pitch and maintaining a defensive presence. This style of play is now adapted by many Number 10 players in different variations. Müller really was the first completely "free" 10.

[@Tifo]

We looked at this here: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYvWe6Jtj7CXoLM

[@nils7888]

@@Tifo I loved that video, it really shined a light on this ingenious playstyle development! Thank you for your great content!

[@vrushankarur350]

Our Portuguese magnifico. Ggmu fellow reds

[@vrushankarur350]

@@kingofdagobahsystem2656 yeah sure whatever makes you feel good

[@animeshkhare1769]

@@kingofdagobahsystem2656 did you fall on your head today? 😂😂😂

[@ayushjain7384]

I feel Stuart Armstrong of Southampton fc is also an eg. of modern day no. 10, as he stays on the right wing often when out of possession and tucks in the centre when team gains back position. Nice video!

[@jordantaylor8180]

I'm a celtic fan and he was great for us, seen him more as a box to box 8 though with a goal threat, he's a great athlete and works well for the team out of possession, and can bomb forward, shoot from range and end up on the end of things as a 3rd man runner from midfield.

[@ayushjain7384]

@@jordantaylor8180 right!

[@Super-A.I]

Basically .. Bruno Magnifico 🌟 GGMU

[@1992zorro]

I think one of the biggest believer in the number 10 which is supposed to be the most creative role is the most criticized coach in this channel. Jose Mourinho has always believed in this role. Deco (Porto), Lampard (Chelsea), Sneijder (Inter), Ozil (Madrid) and even now with Nbombele at Spurs who have been superb.

[@GrindItOut]

As always - excellent clarity

[@ocb7160]

Glad the animator had their fun moving the coach's arm, the flip at the end was a nice touch. The rest of the video was good too.

[@korygrey6170]

It’s like being on the calm app listening to football analysis

[@thfcjoe9118]

I am enjoying the videos at the moment. Keep it up!

[@thebizness5596]

I do prefer the old school number 10s. They were the players that made me love football where as today it’s all about being athletic and stat padding. Back in the day they were pure footballers but that’s why I like Jack Grealish he is a throwback. Imo he’s the best player in the league considering the level of players he has around him and what he does. I’m a Man Utd fan btw.

[@jaimereygadas2875]

Your videos are superb!!!

[@rankzwazhere]

Love it. Thanks for the quality work.

[@morganstokes1930]

Such as David Silva when he was in city. Plus Bernardo Silva As well, but as a more all rounded midfielder, who roams freely. Hakan from Milan still plays as a classical number 10, and I enjoy it a lot.

[@CaesarCassius]

This is one of the best soccer knowledge channels online

[@MechaMeister]

This sounded so bruno

[@muhdpeep]

bruno is more of a second striker

[@frecherfankfurter8203]

roberto baggioooooo will never forget

[@dustins9464]

Yes, my favorite #10, and player wrapped in a small but genius package!

[@iganpparamarta8813]

Grew up with football in mid 90s and through the 2000s some numbers are very iconic at least for me. 10 : MF/OH 9 : CF (duh!) 7, 11, 17 : SH/WG 2, 3 : LB/RB 4,5,6 : CB

[@the_one_the_only4651]

Tifo, can you do a video about liquidated clubs and which clubs you predict to dissolve (mainly those currently participating in the EFL) in the next few years. Would make an interesting video.

[@rickysanchez42084]

Great video

[@MrHardkohr]

The way #10 was described in the start is exactly how I play... ive become obsolete

[@100percentSNAFU]

I played sweeper in my day....need I say more? If you are under 30 you have probably never heard of the position. It was a free roam defender that played as the "1" in a 3-1-3-3 formation, used heavily in the early 90's.

[@miguelbraz2629]

Thought Grealish was at least getting a mention here

[@animeshkhare1769]

Grealish doesn't play as a number 10 in the villa system. Can't include him in this.

[@miguelbraz2629]

@@animeshkhare1769 neither does KDB or Bruno that's the point of this list. He starts in the left winf but he is the de facto number 10

[@caoimhintreacy8675]

@@miguelbraz2629 Bruno does play as the number 10 in the utd system. Your point is right though, Grealish should’ve got a mention considering Rodriguez did, as they play somewhat similar roles drifting infield

[@msdm83]

I said this when 10s were out if fashion for a few years. The old 10s sat in zone 14 and distributed and cteate. Modern football (starting 15 years ago). Space and creativity was found by switching zones and positions. Overlaps, underlaps, deep 8s, false 9s. It was the lady static attacking position

[@ThatMessiFan10]

Please do a video on İlkay Gündoğan 🙏🙏

[@riccardoquartuccio3166]

You’ll never see a number 10 like Totti again. Most complete player of his generation

[@fuhjrvr7474]

messi bro

[@Shafiqahmed-nz1gt]

Great content from Tifo as usual. Maybe a next video on 'Are Barcelona down the same ladder as AC Milan were when the last won the Serie A'?

[@juliansuarez6673]

Great examples :) I loved the video.

[@whisk3675]

First we saw the resurgence of the classical 9 and now the classical 10

[@GhostofCTC]

Just goes to show maybe they were right all along

[@tusharbhardwaj8160]

As a Chelsea fan, I cannot stress the importance of having a no. 10 in a squad enough. Teams relying on their fullbacks and their crossing and pace, are finding it harder to break down defences this season. Liverpool and Chelsea (the sacking of Frank Lampard) are the biggest examples of it in the PL.

[@fuhjrvr7474]

yea i don’t like it that’s why i like man city kevin de bruyne is like a 10 having freedom

[@julianfme]

Colombian National Team has 3 #10's. World class. James Rodriguez (Everton), Edwin Cardona (Boca Juniors), Juan Quintero (River Plate). ♡♡♡We love futbol♡♡♡

[@TheArccam]

lets listen and type, Okay so me and my friends have talked about 10s, there is a change in what 10s used to be considered in football. When I was in school we sat at lunch and we asked ourselves who is the classic 10. Immediately we cancelled names like Dele Alli and KDB because they don't necessarily do what we consider a classic 10 When we talk classic 10 we are talking about a passive, ball retaining, redistributor who works to only create obvious opportunities while working his way around midfield to where they see space. The reason why modern 10s which I call 20s are not classic 10 is because they have other parts of the game they value over the parts mentioned. For example, KDB is a box to box or roaming midfielder. He does not stay mid, or central but goes wherever he desires, however let it be understood KDB does also track back, to the area, living on his well roundedness. Dele Alli is a second striker, he looks to either occupy channels, or get in behind, and does not concern himself with the buildup all that much, if Dele Alli receives the ball, he aims to progress it upfield Ozil is also not a classic 10, or at least not the classic type we think off, Ozil drifts for space with or without the ball, rather than actually working to get it back, he's low effort high skill attitude means he often becomes focal point for attacks and his skill in deliver, accuracy and intelligence means he is rather more of the classic 10 of the italians For classic 10s I found only two players. Christian Eriksen and David Silva, both have an attitude of sharing the ball, both look for more ordinary chances, and both look for space, they gravitate towards the ball and they are passive in nature. The only difference between this two is that David Silva runs with the ball a bit more and Eriksen tries some more longer range passes. This can be personal preference or just tactical philosophy. The list of 10s I believe are traditional Bruno Fernandez Isco Maddison Sergio Gomez (young talent) Mario Gotze

[@brucetrappleton6984]

Ok, this is the 3rd or 4th video I see from this channel. I only need to see 2 more in order to be 100% convinced it’s the best football channel on youtube.

[@ge0rgeinit]

tifo contents never miss. top lads!

[@powfoot4946]

I'm loving players like smith Rowe and mount, they get back and do their defensive duties and are hella technical, get further forward quicker than ever

[@mitchtellarico9001]

Very informative. Love these

[@DolfoLicks]

I'm loving the character development of the teacher with a stick.

[@henryreturns1397]

Messi should be in this video : - He is the player who creates the most chances for Barcelona - Still the most goals for Barcelona and assist in a single season - He drops back for the ball just to deliver a pass to any forward - Sometimes he would start as a winger and then Griezmann would drift to the wing and Messi to the middle - On Guardiola he played as “False 9”, with Luis Enrique he went back as a right winger but with qualities that still make him a False 9 and could drift to the middle. Then with Valverde and onwards , he is more of a playmaker rather than a goalscorer.

[@gogorecords89]

451 is the football's best system ever. But onlly functional if you have the best 10 and a top quality 9 (Gullit - Van Basten, Berkamp - Henry, Ronaldinio - EtoO, Messi - Henry, Kaka - Shevchenko)

[@zawadulhoque4511]

Everyone:talking about number 10s Me everyte the teacher decimates his shoulder: confused screaming

[@TheGamarTagged]

Does anybody actually know what the 'no. x' role actually means? I've tried to lookup the different positions before and there are loads of different concepts and variations of what they mean - It really annoys me when people keep using all these terms like they expect you to know what they mean when there's actually no formal definition

[@SlowBrakes]

4:14 - 4:30 the animators certainly had too much fun with that segment

[@DavidDucaz]

great one Tifo!

[@fitnessymas9605]

Omg i was talking about today with my brother . The #10 has changed.

[@weeknightwarrior]

Beautiful and concise explanation with a dab of history as usual

[@deepeshsungker944]

Bruno Fernandes now plays as a sort of second striker when he is not the one crossing he is in the box at the end of it just like when he scored vs West Brom or Southampton.He's defo not the typical num 10 like Ozil he has a role akin to Dele Alli with Poch

[@moremoor8295]

No mentioning of Thomas Müller? :/

[@EldoNBaby]

these folks only know about premier league. Nothing about football that happens elsewhere

[@orvarino]

He's more of a raumdeuter, explained in a separate video.

[@alexorpin9893]

As someone suffering with a shoulder injury the coach made me hurt a bit 😭😭

[@nkgobeemmanuel1745]

Rafa sadly took away James from us... he was a joy to watch. a true definition of "a wand of a left foot"....😊

[@ericolsen8903]

Very insightful explanation of tactics

[@TheDanzomanzo]

The sport is always evolving, but I still miss the classic #10's such as Zidane and Ronaldinho who would create something beautiful with grace, style and seemingly with minimal effort. Guti's audacious back heels are now a whisper in the wind. Players like Ozil couldn't find a place in the Premier League anymore, and his defence splitting passes just faded away over time. Nowadays your typical #10 operates either in this more modern backtracking role from the CAM position, or as a False Nine. It's just not the same.

[@MuKori]

"Joe Devine smells like plops" 4:15 lol

[@shahrulyusryroslan5826]

0:52 Woah that hand

[@PeakDennisReynolds]

This channel is quality.

[@De-bi6zu]

great stuff tfo

[@J1TTO10]

William Gallas Arsenal Number 10 Legend

[@Mr.Apex99]

I'm a very simple man. I see a Tifo video, I click.

[@sweeperkeeper2089]

What is the hybrid role of griezmann in world cup 2022. Please explain this

[@gencij5175]

Great analysis

[@micahkiyimba8641]

Hakan Calhanoglu at Ac milan is really the best example..and the reason why they are serious again.

[@mo5287]

5:45 you've done Maddison dirty here

[@noname-ik7yy]

My favorite 10 who Is often overlooked is Juan Mata

[@Pooofcomify]

Do we regard Real Madrid Ozil as the last great classic #10?

[@ganiniii]

Do a video about Sporting Lisbon. They lost Bruno Fernandes but were able to reconstruct a team with a lot of young talents and lead the league.

[@mattludlam2194]

I'd like to see liverpool do this more later in the season. With fabinho and Henderson back in midfield you can play firmino as the ten behind mane, salah and jota

[@MuKori]

I don't know what it is about the animations for the manager's arm rotating but it's quite unnerving

[@Darwinek]

Another great educational video from Tifo. Though I am disappointed they keep reading Portuguese names like they're Spaniards. Hope people will learn the correct Portuguese pronunciations once Portugal wins the Euro this summer.

[@ericwachira8281]

Now do reinvention of number 7 😅👌🏾

[@praz7]

Nowadays it's about systems and quick transition and end of technical ballers. Football has shifted towards NBA culture. The physicality merchants rule football now.

[@iushman1160]

The Tifo animation team was probably high while making this video😂

[@ggcrunchyz]

Cuactemo Blanco was one of my favorite number 10s

[@neetasarawade6681]

Emily Smith rowe is the next Kevin de bruyne

[@animeshkhare1769]

He's nowhere near as talented mate. Foden is much better than him.

[@neetasarawade6681]

@@animeshkhare1769 but i am sure he will have more playing time than foden and he is very hard working player also he is in more tougher conditions than foden considering how arsenal are doing .