Talk:Playmaker

I've done a first draft of a new page. The previous one, quite frankly, was not good enough. Most of the players listed (why such an exhaustive list anyway) were NOT playmakers but attacking midfielders or strikers. I'll sort the citations and highlighting out in a day or so... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.18.14.6 (talk) 01:33, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

This article mentions players like Deco and Domazos but does not name players like Michel Platini, Michael Laudrup, Roberto Baggio, or Gheorghe Hagi. Please balance it as needed. --ChaChaFut 05:56, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Absolutely miserable article with too much detail on specific players/incidents some of which are arguably obscure and besides Hoddle, no mention of any great playmaker before about 1990, as noted above. The definition of playmaker attributes is too restrictive - excluding the likes of Andrea Pirlo for whom the ability to hold the ball up is more important than pace. Also, somebody here can't spell Hotspur! --JamesTheNumberless 17:29, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Well I've cut out most of the crap, attempted to fill the gaps and explain better while pushing for a more formal tone and amputating as much football journalism jargon as possible. The article still needs considerable work and I'm well aware my stuff also needs citations. --JamesTheNumberless 17:47, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Even better yet, the mention of Berkovic with what should be considered all-time greats ;). He was a good player, but if you consider him, there are more than hundred players over the last 20 years you could list, too. Ben, 06/14/2007

Can Lampard be considered as a playmaker??? Randy, 10/12/2007Wtf888 13:02, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Laudrup
How can Michael Laudrup not be a part of this list?????Hjorten 13:21, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Playmakers
IMHO, some people are confusing here Playmaker with "Goodplayer", e.g. Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be here: He played most of the time for himself.- Jor70 13:35, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

True playmakers
The most important job of a playmaker is to always be in the best position possible to receive a pass. He obviously has to be an exceptional reader of the game and a good passer.

Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Gerrard, Totti, Figo and Iniesta are not playmakers. Some of them might be in time but they're certainly not at the moment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eirebhoy (talk • contribs) 20:30, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Iniesta, Figo, Totti and Ronaldinho are/were playmakers.

Playmakers differ from country to country
In Brazil in the past you had a deep-lying playmakers (meia-armador or 8) working in partnership with forward/support striker playmaker who dropped in the midfield (ponta-de-lança or 10). In Argentina until Mardona (used as sole playmaker in Bilardo's 3-5-1-1/ 3-5-2 formation of '86) there was the 5 (deep-lying playmaker) and 10 (attacking midfielder playmaker) partnership. Only in Italy could a team had either a regista (deep-lying playmaker), a trequartista (attacking midfielder playmaker) or both (or even neither). Also in Italy (and/or countries using the italian system) a ponta-de-lança would be considered a 9 1/2. Both Brazil and Argentina have adopted the italian system were there is a sole playmaker in the team as opposed to a partnership of 2 playmakers as in the past. English media tends to confuse things a lot, as they have no historical knowledge of other countries football culture.


 * agree
 * Baggio was a 9 1/2 with Arrigo Sacchi and Trapattoni, also Zola.
 * We give them the number 10 because they are tremendous technical players, but in fact, the primary role in the team is the last passage at the striker
 * The game is handled by the regista ( the jersey number is not relevant ) example: Demetrio Albertini, Paulo Sousa, Eugenio Corini, Andrea Pirlo, Omar Milanetto.
 * The regista could be very dynamic like a mediano ( Corini ), a bit static ( Pirlo ), physically strong ( Milanetto ), based solely on tactical intelligence ( Albertini ).

A Few Points
Hi, ive edited this page a few times recently taking out the 'playmakers in football history' part which i feel did not really enhance the article. In addition i have added a few more countries and playmakers from those countries- i think that the more examples of playmakers we have from different countries and from different eras the better the article will be. As regards the above point ie Totti and Kaka not being playmakers i think you will find that most football commentators would disagree. In addition, you do not need to be the greatest player of all time to be a playmaker eg Berkovic was not the world's greatest player but was still a playmaker.

Gingerdave

Famous Playmakers
I think there should be some justification given for a player's inclusion in the list of 'Famous Playmakers'.

Firstly, are the players famous? This should be sourced. It is not for us to say who is famous and who is not. Some of the players' individual articles are very short and without sources, such as Zimbabwe's Chunga - if he was famous, wouldn't he have a more in-depth article?

Secondly, are the players in question even playmakers? Again, references from a reputable source should be added to the article. - Estesark (talk) 16:19, 14 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I've added Template:Listdisp to the list in question. There are two solutions to this: 1) Find sources which have lists of famous playmakers, or 2) Find individual sources about each player in question stating that they are famous playmakers. Otherwise the whole thing should go.


 * More sources are also needed throughoutsoss the rest of the article. - Estesark (talk) 17:28, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

The references have now been added. In addition is not infamy subjective. You may not know who Chunga is but he is one of the best players to have emerged from Zimbabwe and is thus well known by African football commentators. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.2.182.192 (talk) 19:59, 23 July 2008 (UTC)


 * You are right, to a degree, but if infamy is subjective then surely fame is also subjective, meaning that there is no justification for calling the list "famous playmakers". "List of notable playmakers" may be slightly more appropriate, but still wouldn't be objective. Anyway, thanks to all those who have added references. I'll just have to find time one of these days to look at them all... -Estesark (talk) 23:37, 28 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I'd say delete the whole table, it's nothing but POV. Similar lists on articles for defenders, midfielders and strikers have all been deleted for the same reason. Including playmakers from Faroe Islands, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Zambia etc is ridiculous as they haven't even qualified for a major tournament. This list could potentially become a list of play makers to have played at international level. --Jimbo[online] 12:15, 9 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Just delete the whole table, it's POV by definition. --Angelo (talk) 15:18, 9 September 2008 (UTC)


 * And it's sourced to things like blogs and forums. Yes, get rid of it. (I mean - Harry Kewell? Well known for his playmaking abilities.  Not.) Black Kite 15:57, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete the table. If I'd known this article existed, I would have done it at the same time as I deleted the lists from the other position articles. – PeeJay 16:57, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Playmakers are players like Xavi and Andrea Pirlo.

Ice hockey
Playmaking is also associated with ice hockey skaters and the capability of a skater (especially a forward) to make plays is vital to one's skill as a hockey player. They have to be creative both with the possession of the puck and without. Tomas Plekanec, Adam Oates, among other players, is considered a good playmaker by today's standards, capable to be creative in both offensive and defensive situations. Some of the best hockey playmakers are either defensive forwards or offensive defensemen. Also, playmakers usually score more assists than they do goals. --Xiaoshan Math (talk) 16:54, 3 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Indeed, I came here looking for the association football term 'regista', but basketball uses 'playmaker' as well for the main player who creates for his team-mates, usually the point guard. I was pretty surprised that it was a one-sport article. Stancollins (talk) 23:18, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

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Hole (association football)
Currently Hole (association football) redirects to Playmaker. I don't see any mention of the word 'hole' in the current article, though. Is this a relevant place for that title to redirect? If so, can the connection please be explained in the article? Cnilep (talk) 00:40, 7 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks for bringing this up; I have added a sentence which addresses this! Best regards, Messirulez (talk) 18:56, 8 December 2018 (