Mancini musing over perfect No. 10  Posted by Richard Jolly   In
no country, arguably, is the No. 10 revered as much as in Italy
and Roberto Mancini belonged to one of its greatest generations,
an era of fantastic fantasists that took in Roberto Baggio,
Gianfranco Zola and, later, Alessandro del Piero and Francesco
Totti.  David Silva v Kevin Nolan City v West Ham battlePA
PhotosDavid Silva has licence to roam from his midfield position
As a manager, however, Mancini's conception of a No. 10 can
change by the game. He has four major options, none of whom
offer quite the same combination of creativity and goalscoring
ability that he did. Two seasons ago, Yaya Toure, hitherto seen
simply as a central midfielder, was pushed further forward. With
his physical power, he is the most unlike Mancini.  Since then,
Toure’s outings in the hole have tended to be rarer. Normally,
he plays with two centre forwards, often with one dropping in
behind the other. Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero have both
operated in that role,