"In our day, although I had the number 10, I have to say it didn't have any overriding significance for me. We didn't a proper playmaker in our system like Günter Netzer at Mönchengladbach or Wolfgang Overath at Köln, or like Pelé was. With us, Franz Beckenbauer dictated play from the back and he was number 5. My number was just due to the system."
"In my view, Jamal Musiala absolutely deserves to wear the number 10. He has exceptional abilities and a magic that the really great 10s exude. Funnily enough, he plays in a similar position now to what I did back in the day: he also comes through the middle and supports our number 9 Harry Kane from deep. When Jamal is on the ball, you always have the feeling that something's going to happen that wouldn't happen with others."
At FC Bayern the number 10 traditionally signifies a game-changer, a fighter or leader, often a centre-forward rather than a classic playmaker. Team systems assigned playmaking roles differently, with figures like Franz Beckenbauer dictating play from deep as number 5. Squad numbering often reflected positional roles rather than individual status, with the number 10 arising from formation patterns. Diego Maradona is cited as the archetypal transformative 10 who led less star-filled teams to success. Jamal Musiala merits the number 10 because of exceptional ability, a creative magic, frequent incursions through the middle, and support for number 9 Harry Kane.
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