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firmino played this role to perfection
Harry Maguire. false center back😂😂😂😂
Totti rarely gets mentioned as a f9 but he was great at it obviously Messi is Messi but still.
How to you play a false nine? Simple. Wear a kit number 10
Firmino was pure definition of a false 9
It’s good to see people appreciate Firmino !! He never scored more goals than salah or Mane but he was more important in that Team ! It’s not always numbers!
Can't even start to describe how underrated Bobby firmino is
answer: an upside down 6
That MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA made my day 😂
Messi may have been a false 9 for all but around two seasons, but when he was he was unstoppable, pure perfection and best example of a false 9 to date
Great Hidegkúti mention!
I have no idea about hidegkuti. But I remembered back in the days where Totti become the main striker for Roma. King Totti!
Benzema fit the role as a false and true nine perfectly. During BBC he often played similarly to a false nine and did it wonderfully. Now with vini he's been a goal scoring machine as a true nine.
Benzema technically has played the false 9 role for the most part of his career
"Mwahahahaha" 🗿
I always play the false 9 in FIFA 17, and I almost always win with it.
No matter how much I laugh at Spurs, Kane does this really well as a player👍
Messi is the greatest false 9 to have ever lived he nailed it.
I like Firmino grit as a F9, rarely see such technical yet ferocious player combined in one package
The false 9 was perfect for someone like leo given he's arguably top2 goalscorer oat and a top2 playmaker oat the natural creativity and mercenary finishing it was too good man