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An attacking midfielder playing as the focal of the attack rather than an out and out striker. The main purpose of
this is to have an extra creative player who can drop in to the midfield as required and give the opposition
centre backs something different to think about. Should the centre backs choose to track the false 9, the leave space behind
for the wingers to exploit. Should they choose to not track, they leave a creative attacking player with space to do damage.
Who's up front for City? No one, they're going with a false 9.
The Gaffer
Jan 28, 2026
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