When I think of ‘sixes’ I think of fighter pilots with ‘bogies’ on their tail, but then I’m a bit of a soccer noob. I take it a ‘six’ is a defensive midfielder, but why are they called ‘sixes’? In rugby each position has a different number, so how can there be more than one six?
The new face of football tactics: The rise of the false six
When I think of ‘sixes’ I think of fighter pilots with ‘bogies’ on their tail, but then I’m a bit of a soccer noob. I take it a ‘six’ is a defensive midfielder, but why are they called ‘sixes’? In rugby each position has a different number, so how can there be more than one six?
The new face of football tactics: The rise of the false six