Why players like Riquelme don’t exist anymore

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Juan Román Riquelme was one of those generational, almost mythical footballers. Widely regarded as the last true number 10 - the last ‘enganche’ - he captured the imagination like very few before or after him.

But his career was one of controversy, as well as genius. Today we’re diving into what made Román such a polarising figure, exploring the flawed beauty of ‘La Nuestra’, and why the enganche role has become virtually extinct.

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Sections:
0:00 A mythical footballer
0:41 ‘La Nuestra’
1:38 Success and conflict
2:22 Sangalo
3:06 The ‘Enganche’
4:52 System, system, system…
7:47 A question of language
9:30 Return of the Number 10?