Midfielder tactically intelligent player with good vision, technique, movement, passing ability, and striking ability from distance. He should also be a hard-working player, who is able to read the game and help the team defensively.<ref name="Horncastle: Riccardo Montolivo straddles both sides of the Germany/Italy divide"></ref> The "false 10" or "central winger" is a type of midfielder, which differs from the false-attacking midfielder. Much like the "false 9," his or her specificity lies in the fact that, unlike a traditional playmaker who stays behind the striker in the centre of the pitch, the false 10's goal is to drift wide when in
Sam George (soccer) Sam George (soccer) Sam George (born June 29, 1970 in Mission Viejo, California) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played two seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance, three in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and four in Major League Soccer. George grew up playing soccer with the North Huntington Beach Futbol Club. In 1988, he entered UCLA where he played on the Bruins soccer team from 1988 to 1991. In 1990, the Bruins won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. In 1988, George joined the Los Angeles Heat of the Western Soccer Alliance before entering UCLA. He played for the