Even the best attacking midfielders in the world were deemed as luxury players not too long ago, seen as anachronistic throwbacks to a time of laissez-faire off-ball effort.
Well in 2025, things are certainly different with some of the best players in the world being positioned in that classic no.10 role and many of them seen as the tempo-setters – not just in terms of the final pass but helping to lead the press, too.
