Quarterback or deep lying playmaker?

[ranger_syntax 4,255]

The term quarterback is increasingly used to describe a certain type of midfielder.

 

Is this really how we should describe such a player?

[alexscottislegend 2,289]

I first heard it used about Charlie Adam when he was at Blackpool in the EPL.

[compo 6,937]

Half back .

[Scott7 5,914]

46 minutes ago, compo said:

Half back .

In the old days, one of the half backs or one of the inside forwards, sometimes one of each. Baxter and McMillan.

Mostly inside forwards, when I think about it. Only three half backs, Baxter, Murdoch, Frank Beattie.

[Rousseau 10,489]

I chose Deep lying playmaker.  

[MacK1950 2,357]

Stupid descriptions so chose neither.All this modern crap number 10's etc. give me good old days of right half,inside right etc.

[compo 6,937]

Don Revie a deep lying centre forward there's nothing new in football it's just fancy dan names from coaches trying to justify their pay packet. 

[ranger_syntax 4,255]

The next poll will be a real crowd pleaser.

 

How did you rate the view from the Ibrox Park Pavilion?

[onevision 1,546]

20 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said:

The next poll will be a real crowd pleaser.

 

How did you rate the view from the Ibrox Park Pavilion?

Need to ask Compo

[Scott7 5,914]

What exactly is a playmaker? A man who can receive the ball at a distance from goal and either by beating an opponent(s) or by releasing a pass creates a chance for another to finish? Who is that in the current team? Hagi? Aribo?

 

John Greig could win the ball and drive forward scattering a couple of defenders then pass the ball in roughly the direction of Ralph Brand to crack into the net? Was JG a playmaker?