Re: A No 8
Micky DarrellEngland's World Cup winning side had Alan Ball and Bobby Charlton playing what I think of as a number 8 role. I don't think we had a number 10. Hurst was a striker with Hunt picking up the pieces and Peters arriving in the box from deep positions.
When I think of the number 10 role I think of Johnny Giles, Bobby Hope, David Silva, that sort of player. But then when you think of the great number tens you got all sorts. Messi, Maradona, Law, Vowden (only kidding).
I think of Johnny Vincent and Alan Campbell as number eights.
I think of Trevor Hockey as an attacking Kieftenbeld (????)
Geoff Vowden was highly underrated.
Jimmy Bloomfield was also a good number 8.