Power n Glory wrote:DiamondGooner wrote:Lacazette started playing in the 10 behind Auba, he wasn't the forward striker so the role is more a 2nd striker in what would usually be a 4-4-1-1.
Also the reason he has started coming out of the box is because for nigh on 2 seasons where he only played as a box striker his goals were minimal, he's too short.
The ultimate false no9 was Thierry Henry.
As for Isak I think Arteta would of asked him to get in the box and use his height however ............ its not official we're after him, Vlahovic however was official plus this new Victor lad we are apparently looking at are the same profile CF's.
As I said we know what Arteta wants and its not a false 9, he could do that with any number of player we already have.
And Firmino?
Edit - To add....I disagree with the majority of the above because it sounds like you're mixing up what a false 9 is.
What about Firmino? I can only go on what I've seen and he whenever I have seen him plays as a CF hold up player, if that's what Klopp describes as a false 9 then whatever, that's his interpretation, I'm not going to argue.
Fact is I don't watch Liverpool apart from highlights and whenever I have its been Jota playing up front so I've seen little of Firmino's game outside of highlights so again, I'm not going to argue Klopps claim.
As for what is a false 9 ............
A false no9 is a striker who has a free role, not someone like Giroud who is a target CF or your typical striker who spends most of their time hovering in or around the box.
A false no9 comes deeper and gets involved in play, goes out to the left, goes out to the right, wherever they feel is best, its basically a striker who positionally wise is not tied to being in the box.