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class="noprint"></div> <div id="content" class="mw-body" role="main"> <a id="top"></a> <div id="siteNotice"></div> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading" lang="en">Forward (association football)</h1> <div id="bodyContent" class="mw-body-content"> <div id="siteSub">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> <div id="contentSub"></div> <div id="jump-to-nav" class="mw-jump"> Jump to: <a href="#mw-head">navigation</a>, <a href="#p-search">search</a> </div> <div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Football_iu_1996.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150215054441im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Football_iu_1996.jpg/220px-Football_iu_1996.jpg" width="220" height="153" class="thumbimage" 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The <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper" title="Goalkeeper">goalkeeper</a> will attempt to stop the forward from scoring a goal by preventing the ball from passing the goal line.</div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_U-20WC_2011_CMR-NZL_2011-07-30.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150215054441im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/FIFA_U-20WC_2011_CMR-NZL_2011-07-30.jpg/220px-FIFA_U-20WC_2011_CMR-NZL_2011-07-30.jpg" width="220" height="165" class="thumbimage" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150215054441im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/FIFA_U-20WC_2011_CMR-NZL_2011-07-30.jpg/330px-FIFA_U-20WC_2011_CMR-NZL_2011-07-30.jpg 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150215054441im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/FIFA_U-20WC_2011_CMR-NZL_2011-07-30.jpg/440px-FIFA_U-20WC_2011_CMR-NZL_2011-07-30.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_U-20WC_2011_CMR-NZL_2011-07-30.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div> A <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_national_under-20_football_team" title="New Zealand national under-20 football team">New Zealand</a> forward (in white) takes a shot on goal against <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_national_under-20_football_team" title="Cameroon national under-20 football team">Cameroon</a> in the <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup" title="2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup">2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup</a>.</div> </div> </div> <p><b>Forwards</b> are the players on an <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a> team who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals.</p> <p>Their advanced position and limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals on behalf of their team than other players.</p> <p>Modern <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_(association_football)" title="Formation (association football)">team formations</a> generally include one to three forwards; for example, the common <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_(association_football)#4.E2.80.932.E2.80.933.E2.80.931" title="Formation (association football)">4–2–3–1</a> formation includes one forward.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> Unconventional formations may include more than three forwards, or none.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p></p> <div id="toc" class="toc"> <div id="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Centre-forward"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Centre-forward</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Striker"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Striker</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Second_striker"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Second striker</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Outside_forward"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Outside forward</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Winger"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Winger</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#False_9"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">False 9</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Strike_teams_and_combinations"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Strike teams and combinations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Centre-forward">Centre-forward</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forward_(association_football)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Centre-forward">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The centre-forward is often a tall player, typically known as a <b>target man</b>, whose main function is to score the majority of goals on behalf of the team. The player may also be used to win <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_ball" title="Long ball">long balls</a> or receive passes and "hold up" the ball as <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_sport" title="Team sport">team-mates</a> advance, to help teammates score by providing a pass ('through ball' into the <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_area_(football)" title="Penalty area (football)" class="mw-redirect">box</a>); the latter variation usually requiring quicker pace. Most modern centre-forwards operate in front of the second strikers or central attacking midfielders, and do the majority of the ball handling outside the box. The present role of centre-forward is sometimes interchangeable with that of an <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacking_midfielder" title="Attacking midfielder" class="mw-redirect">attacking midfielder</a>, especially in the 4–3–1–2 or 4–1–2–1–2 formations. A centre-forward usually must be strong, to win key headers and 'outmuscle' defenders. The term centre-forward is taken from the early football playing <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_(association_football)" title="Formation (association football)">formation</a> in which there were five <i>forward</i> players: two <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outside_forward" title="Outside forward" class="mw-redirect">Outside forwards</a>, two <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_forward" title="Inside forward">inside forwards</a>, and one centre-forward.</p> <p>When numbers were introduced in the 1933 <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_FA_Cup_Final" title="1933 FA Cup Final">English FA Cup final</a>, one of the two centre-forwards that day wore the number nine – <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton's</a> <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Dean" title="Dixie Dean">Dixie Dean</a> a strong, powerful forward who had set the record for the most goals scored in one season in English football during the 1927–28 season. The number would then become synonymous with the centre-forward position (only one that day because one team was numbered 1–11 whilst the other was numbered 12–22).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="clarification on both wording and accuracy of this statement (November 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Striker">Striker</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forward_(association_football)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Striker">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="hatnote">"Striker" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striker_(disambiguation)" title="Striker (disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig">Striker (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p>The striker is rather different from the centre-forward.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span>citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Strikers are more known for their ability to peel off defenders and to run into space via the blind side of the defender and to receive the ball in a good goalscoring position, most notably such as <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose" title="Miroslav Klose">Miroslav Klose</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> They are typically fast players with decent ball control and dribbling abilities. A good striker should be able to <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_(association_football)" title="Shooting (association football)">shoot</a> confidently with both feet, possess great power and accuracy, and have the ability to pass the ball under pressure in breakaway situations. While many strikers also wear the number 9 shirt, the position is traditionally associated with the number 10, and occasionally numbers 7 and 11, though both of these are more common for wings.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Second_striker">Second striker</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forward_(association_football)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Second striker">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Deep-lying forwards have a long history in the game, but the terminology to describe their playing activity has varied over the years. Originally such players were termed inside forwards, or deep-lying centre-forwards. More recently, two more variations of this old type of player have developed: the second, or shadow, or support, or auxiliary striker and, in what is in fact a distinct position unto its own, the <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squad_number_(association_football)" title="Squad number (association football)">Number 10</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona" title="Diego Maradona">Diego Maradona</a> who is often described as an <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder">attacking midfielder</a> or the <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playmaker" title="Playmaker">playmaker</a>.</p> <p>The second striker position is a loosely defined and most often misapplied description of a player positioned somewhere between the out-and-out striker, whether he is a target-man or more of a poacher, and the <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squad_number_(association_football)" title="Squad number (association football)">Number 10</a> <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacking_midfielder" title="Attacking midfielder" class="mw-redirect">attacking midfielder</a>, while possibly showing some of the characteristics of both. In fact, a coined term, the "nine-and-a-half", has been an attempt to become a standard in defining the position.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> Conceivably, a Number 10 can alternate as a second-striker provided that he is also a prolific goalscorer, otherwise a forward with good technical ability, who can both score and create opportunities for a less versatile centre-forward, is more suited. Second or support strikers do not tend to get as involved in the orchestration of attacks as the Number 10, nor do they bring as many other players into play, since they do not share the burden of responsibility, functioning predominantly as <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_(football)" title="Assist (football)">assist</a> providers.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Outside_forward">Outside forward</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forward_(association_football)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Outside forward">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Metodo_(ENG).png" class="image"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150215054441im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Metodo_%28ENG%29.png/220px-Metodo_%28ENG%29.png" width="220" height="303" class="thumbimage" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150215054441im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Metodo_%28ENG%29.png/330px-Metodo_%28ENG%29.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150215054441im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Metodo_%28ENG%29.png 2x" data-file-width="423" data-file-height="582"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Metodo_(ENG).png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div> <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Pozzo" title="Vittorio Pozzo">Vittorio Pozzo</a>’s <i>Metodo</i> system from the 1930s was one of the many variants of 4-3-3 formation which featured attacking wingers</div> </div> </div> <p>An <b>outside forward</b> plays as the advanced forward on the right or left wing – as an <b>outside right</b> or <b>outside left</b>, typically as part of a <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2%E2%80%933%E2%80%935" title="2–3–5" class="mw-redirect">2–3–5 formation</a> or one of its variants. As football tactics have largely developed, and wingers have dropped back to become <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_midfielder" title="Wide midfielder" class="mw-redirect">midfielders</a>, the terminology has changed and "outside forward" has become a historical term. Many commentators and football analysts still refer to the wing positions as "outside right" and "outside left".</p> <p>The responsibilities of an outside forward include:</p> <ul> <li>Scoring: their first option should be to shoot, while their second option should be to find another way to create a goal opportunity for the team.</li> <li>Passing: when they run into a shooting angle that is unlikely to become a goal, they must find a way to pass the ball to the middle of the penalty box area allowing the centre-forwards to finish the job.</li> </ul> <p>Due to these responsibilities some of the most important attributes include:</p> <ul> <li>Good dribbling and circumventing defenders</li> <li>Speed. as a necessity to produce effective counter-attacks</li> </ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Winger">Winger</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forward_(association_football)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Winger">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="hatnote relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder#Winger" title="Midfielder">Midfielder § Winger</a></div> <p>A <b>winger</b> is an attacking player who is stationed in a wide position near the touchlines. They can be classified as forwards, considering their origin as the old "outside-forward" position, and continue to be termed as such in most parts of the world, especially in Latin and Dutch footballing cultures. However, in the British game (in which the 4–4–2 formation and its variants are most commonly used) they are usually counted as part of the midfield.</p> <p>It is a winger's duty to beat opposing <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leftback" title="Leftback" class="mw-redirect">fullbacks</a>, deliver cut-backs or crosses from wide positions and, to a lesser extent, to beat defenders and score from close range. They are usually some of the quickest players in the team and usually have good <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dribbling" title="Dribbling">dribbling</a> skills as well. In their Dutch, Spanish and <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portuguese</a> usage, the defensive duties of the winger have been usually confined to pressing the opposition fullbacks when they have the ball. Otherwise, a winger will drop closer to the midfield to make himself available, should his team win back the ball.</p> <p>In British and other northern European styles of <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football" title="Football">football</a>, the wide-midfielder is expected to track back all the way to his own corner flag should his full-back require help, and also to track back his marker, as well as tucking into the midfield when the more central players are trying to pressure the opposition for the ball, a huge responsibility for attack-oriented players, and particularly those like <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Joaquín Sánchez" class="mw-redirect">Joaquín</a> (winger/wide midfielder) or <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo" title="Cristiano Ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a> (winger/second-striker/trequartista) or <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Giggs" title="Ryan Giggs">Ryan Giggs</a> and <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barnes_(footballer)" title="John Barnes (footballer)">John Barnes</a> (winger/central midfielder) who lack the physical attributes of a wing-back or of a more orthodox midfield player. As these players grow older and lose their natural pace, they are frequently redeployed as Number 10s between the midfield and the forward line, where their innate ball control and improved reading of the game in the final third can serve to improve their teams' attacking options in tight spaces. An example is <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.C._Internazionale_Milano" title="F.C. Internazionale Milano" class="mw-redirect">Internazionale</a>'s use of veteran <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Figo" title="Luís Figo">Luís Figo</a> behind one or two other attackers.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>In recent years there has been a trend of playing inverted wingers – wide men stationed on the 'wrong' side of the pitch, in order to enable them to cut inside and <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_(association_football)" title="Shooting (association football)">shoot</a> on their stronger foot and sometimes provide in-swinging crosses. This tactic was used by <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rijkaard" title="Frank Rijkaard">Frank Rijkaard</a>, who whilst at <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">Barcelona</a>, moved <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi" title="Lionel Messi">Lionel Messi</a> from the left flank onto the right wing, initially against the player's wishes, allowing him to cut into the centre and shoot or cross with his left foot.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="False_9">False 9</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forward_(association_football)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: False 9">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The False 9, in some ways similar to a more advanced attacking midfielder/playmaker role, is an unconventional lone striker or centre-forward, who drops deep into midfield. The purpose of this is that it creates a problem for opposing centre-backs who can either follow him, leaving space behind them for onrushing midfielders, forwards or wingers to exploit, or leaving him to have time and space to dribble or pick out a pass.</p> <p>Key attributes for a False 9 are similar to those of a deep-lying striker; dribbling ability to take advantage of space between the lines, good short passing ability to link up with the midfield and vision to play through team-mates making runs from deep to goal.</p> <p><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Sindelar" title="Matthias Sindelar">Matthias Sindelar</a> was arguably the first False 9, playing in the <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_national_football_team" title="Austria national football team">Austrian national team</a> in the 1930s.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup> A False 9 was also utilized by the <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team" title="Hungary national football team">Hungarian</a> national team during the beginning of the 1950s, with striker <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1ndor_Hidegkuti" title="Nándor Hidegkuti">Nándor Hidegkuti</a> acting in the role.</p> <p><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.S._Roma" title="A.S. Roma">Roma</a> under manager <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Spalletti" title="Luciano Spalletti">Luciano Spalletti</a> used <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti" title="Francesco Totti">Francesco Totti</a>, nominally a trequartista, up-front in an innovative "4–6–0" formation;<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> this was met with a run of 11 consecutive victories.</p> <p><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a> under <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Wenger" title="Arsène Wenger">Arsène Wenger</a> utilised <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_van_Persie" title="Robin van Persie">Robin van Persie</a> as a False 9, often partnering with <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Walcott" title="Theo Walcott">Theo Walcott</a> who would move into the box from the flanks, in a false 4–2–3–1.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <p>At <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012" title="UEFA Euro 2012">Euro 2012</a>, <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team" title="Spain national football team">Spain</a> manager <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_del_Bosque" title="Vicente del Bosque">Vicente del Bosque</a>, although sometimes using a typical striker in <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Torres" title="Fernando Torres">Fernando Torres</a>, used a false 9 in <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesc_Fabregas" title="Cesc Fabregas" class="mw-redirect">Cesc Fabregas</a> in several matches, including <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012_Final" title="UEFA Euro 2012 Final">the final</a>. By the end of 2012, the False 9 had gone 'mainstream' with many clubs employing a version of the system. <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">Barcelona</a>'s <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi" title="Lionel Messi">Lionel Messi</a> has been an exponent of the false 9 position to much success in recent years, first under coach <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola" title="Pep Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a> and later under <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Vilanova" title="Tito Vilanova">Tito Vilanova</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Strike_teams_and_combinations">Strike teams and combinations</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forward_(association_football)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Strike teams and combinations">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>A strike team is two or more strikers who work together. The history of football has been filled with many effective combinations. Three-man teams often operate in "triangles", giving a wealth of attacking options. Four-man packages expand options even more.</p> <p>Strikers must also be flexible, and be able to switch roles at a moment's notice, between the first (<i>advanced penetrator position</i>), second (<i>deep-lying manoeuvre</i>) and third (<i>support and expansion, e.g. wings</i>) attacker roles.</p> <p>Another example was the <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Football" title="Total Football">Total Football</a> played by the Dutch team in the 1970s, where the ability of their players, and in particular <a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruyff" title="Johan Cruyff">Johan Cruyff</a>, to swap positions allowed a flexible attacking approach which opposition teams found difficult to effectively mark.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150215054441/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forward_(association_football)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="reflist columns references-column-width" style="-moz-column-width: 34em; -webkit-column-width: 34em; column-width: 34em; list-style-type: decimal;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="citation news">Cox, Michael (3 September 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150215054441/http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/09/03/fifa-2010-technical-report-summary/">"FIFA's 289-page Technical Report on the 2010 World Cup – in 15 points"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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