The Switch to a False Nine Role in the Italian National Team

At international level this sort of switch back towards more of a just blocked presence number nine which maybe is because if you've got enough creative talent deeper down the pitch then you don't need a number nine that can do so much technical stuff. Big six clubs regularly see big six clubs sending players on loan to championship or probably more often league one and league two who are really struggling to find a way to impact games in PL2 football. These managers do not want to play them as a number nine but as a winger again they're not playing as a left winger for a league one league two team versus playing as aleft winger for Liverpool under 21s in PL2. You're doing completely different