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false number 9s

false number 9s is the plural of false number 9.

Meaning of false number 9

Noun

false number 9 (plural false number 9s)

  1. An unconventional lone striker or centre-forward who drops deep into midfield.
    • not in his favoured midfield role, either but as a false No 9: the sort of role Guardiola only hands to his chosen, crystalline few: Mario Götze at Bayern Munich (less successfully), Lionel Messi at Barcelona (a little more so).2020 August 7, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    false 9

Questions about false number 9s

What is false number 9s the plural of?
False number 9s is the plural of false number 9.

Words near false number 9s in the dictionary

  1. false northing
  2. false northings
  3. false note
  4. false notes
  5. false number 9
  6. false number 9s
  7. false nutmeg
  8. false owlet moth
  9. false owlet moths
  10. false oxlip
  11. false pimpernel

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