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[aguero93:20]

If Danilo leaves then maybe he'll take #3 which I think is the traditional squad number for leftbacks.

3 or 6 are. Angelino is a big Roberto Carlos fan so he might want the number 6.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

4
6
9
11

4 = Laporte
6 = Open (Otamendi replacement? Ake?)
9 = Jesus
11= Zinchenko

14= Rodri
*47= Foden, then 8 next season when IG leaves
3 = Angelino, when Danilo leaves

* Just having a single number might help Phil look bigger, too!!

 

[Deleted member 81382]

3 or 6 are. Angelina is a big Roberto Carlos fan so he might want the number 6.

Good shout. That leaves 4 for Rodri which is usually a defensive midfielder. I wonder if Foden will change this summer.

 

[levets]

It’s supposed to be:

Goalkeeper
1. Ederson

Full backs
2. Stones
3. Laporte

Half backs
4. Walker
5. Fernandinho
6. Mendy

Forwards
7. Sterling
8. Bernardo
9. Kun Agüero
10. de Bruyne
11. Sané

7 - Outside Right
11 - Outside Left

 

[Carver]

Ah, the pyramid formation standard numbering system up to the 1940’s :-)

Yup, that’s where the numbering came from in countries that played this formation.

The gospel according to Wikipedia is an interesting read, although you should never take it that it’s always factually correct.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squad_number_(association_football).

In the dispute between no’s 4 and 6 my own interesting theory is that 4 was usually right footed and 6 left footed.

4Rf def plays to the right of no 5 def with 6Lf DM in front, whereas 6Lf def plays to left of no. 5 def with 4Rf DM in front. If 4,5,6 all right foot (not many all leftie combinations) it was probably left to preference.
If one player got injured the replacement in the next game just took over the shirt number of the injured player*

*In saying this buzzer went from 7 to 9 and Frannie from 10 to 9 when they started as centre forward, but, I’m talking about 4,5 & 6 where they would usually keep the same shirt number.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

 

[Carver]

Then the following posts say they have asked the staff and it’s an error. No. 5 at Everton, no.5 for England, why would he change?

Zinchenko still had his old number on that board, there’s another photo of it.

I’d always go off the official site
https://www.mancity.com

 

[Chi-town blues]

3 or 6 are. Angelino is a big Roberto Carlos fan so he might want the number 6.

I think he is really into 69 . Boy got some taste .

 

[Tom01]

Don't know if im reading to much into it but the tour squad was announced in number order and anglino was after zin and before laporte so 12 or 13?

 

[Jacob Smith]

Don't know if im reading to much into it but the tour squad was announced in number order and anglino was after zin and before laporte so 12 or 13?

Came to this thread to point this out you beat me to it ha.

Hopefully a temporary number until Danilo vacates 3...