Is the ‘false 9’ position a real thing, or is it some sky sports pundits made-up nonsense?

I have a memory of Robbie Savage pulling the phrase out of nowhere (I know where, but I am to polite to say) about 4 years ago after he sat next to Thierry Henry for an entire afternoon and had nothing of real value to say. But I can’t ever recall hearing the phrase before then.

So do actual real Premier League managers and professional footballers use it, or is it just some made up nonsense used by sky sports pundits to try and sound intelligent?

  • Hristianm@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    False 9 is actually a SS (Shadow Striker) but in a formation without a ST/CF. Bit more advanced than the AM, does the same work and ocupies almost the same position