A big reason for the 10 dying out is the shift in focus from "zone 14" to the half spaces. Now it& #39;s less important to target space b/w the CBs & DM/CMs, & more important to target the space b/w the CBs & FBs which has proven to be the weakest point in the DEF line.

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I do disagree that football only wants fast 1v1 players. There& #39;s still a demand for technical players who excel in tight spaces, just with different functions: less positional freedom, more space/channel occupation (positional fluidity is allowed only within that scope)

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The issue with positional fluidity being allowed only if certain spaces are occupied is that most players aren& #39;t capable of that fluidity, so the ones that are need have more fixed roles unless the team specifically caters to allow them that freedom (ie. Barça with Messi)

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