Every club has a player or players that are denoted by the number on their jersey. Maradona, Pele and Lionel Messi couldn’t be anything other than a number 10 for example. Alan Shearer wouldn’t be seen without a 9 on the reverse of his shirt.  There are plenty of others. Players who are so good that a certain figure will always be “their” number. Supporters never forget them, but history is often a burden on players that follow in the footsteps of wearing a number associated with an icon of any club. No matter how hard they try, reference is always made to the idol who wore it before if the new incumbent isn’t up to the mark. Let’s...
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