Deptford Yellow 258 Posted January 20, 2022 I keep hearing this term eg ‘Normann is more of a ‘quarterback’ and despite liking to think I know me football - I’m not sure I know what it means exactly… Can anybody enlighten me ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hertfordyellow 460 Posted January 20, 2022 I would guess a deep-lying playmaker, which is meant to take the ball off the defence and get things going. A straight out defensive midfielder will simply shield the defence and close down. They won’t move very far away from the back four and be pretty disciplined. Playmakers will have a bit more freedom to give and go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
priceyrice 123 Posted January 20, 2022 Assume it's referring to him spraying passes around like a American football quarterback does, rather than being a tackling style defensive midfielder. So essentially more of a Pirlo than a Kante Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,718 Posted January 20, 2022 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Google Bot 3,278 Posted January 20, 2022 9 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Normann's a number 9, then? That doesn't make much sense, you sure? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C.I.D 302 Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Deptford Yellow said: I keep hearing this term eg ‘Normann is more of a ‘quarterback’ and despite liking to think I know me football - I’m not sure I know what it means exactly… Can anybody enlighten me ? I guess it's about half the size of a half-back ............... 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
astro 360 Posted January 20, 2022 19 minutes ago, C.I.D said: I guess it's about half the size of a half-back ............... And a quarter of the size of a full-back…. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deptford Yellow 258 Posted January 20, 2022 Cheers fellas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,820 Posted January 20, 2022 A quarterback would be a deep lying playmaker in the mould of Andrea Pirlo or Xabi Alonso, but I'd prefer to see Normann in a more box-to-box role personally, if his legs can handle it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Block Y Seat 176 80 Posted January 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Deptford Yellow said: I keep hearing this term eg ‘Normann is more of a ‘quarterback’ and despite liking to think I know me football - I’m not sure I know what it means exactly… Can anybody enlighten me ? I would guess the man to feed Pukki on a through ball and run on to goal from midfield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mastoola 183 Posted January 21, 2022 3 hours ago, Deptford Yellow said: I keep hearing this term eg ‘Normann is more of a ‘quarterback’ and despite liking to think I know me football - I’m not sure I know what it means exactly… Can anybody enlighten me ? Have you? When you heard of the term Norman is a Quarter back? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,412 Posted January 21, 2022 If he's a quarterback then he's a dual threat quarterback. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-threat_quarterback Although he's not really. He's an all action, box to box player. I assume your mates have just seen him ping a pass and don't really know what they're on about. Could his style be tempered into that QB to fit a system? Yes but it would be a waste of the best part of his game. If any of our players fit the QB archetype it's probably Gilmour. He's just not a very good one because he fumbles when rushed all too often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Budapest Canary 152 Posted January 21, 2022 So he's basically a scrum-half then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,395 Posted January 21, 2022 7 hours ago, KeiranShikari said: If any of our players fit the QB archetype it's probably Gilmour. He's just not a very good one because he fumbles when rushed all too often. But hasn't been sacked yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deptford Yellow 258 Posted January 21, 2022 7 hours ago, mastoola said: Have you? When you heard of the term Norman is a Quarter back? On the ‘PinkUn app’ … in a new column/piece called ‘the analyst’ … Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Google Bot said: Normann's a number 9, then? That doesn't make much sense, you sure? He should have used an image of one of the all-time great quarterbacks instead... Edited January 21, 2022 by canarydan23 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
astro 360 Posted January 21, 2022 All this time we’ve been playing the ball with our feet and head, when we could have been picking it up and throwing it? What is the club coming to? We need new owners. Webber out or get it sorted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BurwellCanary 216 Posted January 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Budapest Canary said: So he's basically a scrum-half then. Scrum quarter ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted January 21, 2022 Using the term "quarterback" is a way of helping our American friends (who let's be honest, most of who know very little about football) feel a bit more at home when trying to understand football....sorry, I mean soccer..... 🇺🇸🍔🥯😀 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,940 Posted January 21, 2022 15 minutes ago, lake district canary said: Using the term "quarterback" is a way of helping our American friends (who let's be honest, most of who know very little about football) feel a bit more at home when trying to understand football....sorry, I mean soccer..... 🇺🇸🍔🥯😀 😉 Same applies to Ipswich fans, right? 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted January 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Budapest Canary said: So he's basically a scrum-half then. They can only pass backwards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deptford Yellow 258 Posted January 21, 2022 Michael Bailey used to use the term in his Pinkun video reports sometimes too… Having no knowledge of ‘American football’ I was unclear but assumed because of the American football association that it must mean somebody defensive - as well as having those other capabilities people have listed here… Gilmour as we know certainly ain’t defensive, he reminds me a lot of Leitner in fact, but of course he has no Tethry equivalent alongside him… Could that be Normann? Personally I’d prefer to see Normann further up the pitch … Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,561 Posted January 21, 2022 Until the role of Quarterback features in the Football Manager games it doesn’t officially exist and anyone who uses it is just making themselves look like a pretentious ** 🤣🤣🤣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirku 1,332 Posted January 21, 2022 England tried Beckham in a "quarterback" role for a game but it didn't work out all that well. At least he had the right range of passing and technical ability to pull it off. Normann, great player for us (when fit) but he's not exactly the next coming of Andrea Pirlo, now is he? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted January 21, 2022 Its a stupid term. Because I would imagine even the best midfield generals as they were called probably passed it back or laterally more than forward. Buendia suited the term more because he was the decision maker. Whether to run with it, pass it etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyCanary 37 Posted January 21, 2022 19 hours ago, Deptford Yellow said: I keep hearing this term eg ‘Normann is more of a ‘quarterback’ and despite liking to think I know me football - I’m not sure I know what it means exactly… Can anybody enlighten me ? A quarterback is the player who carries out the offensive attack, distributing the ball according to the game plan of the coach or manager. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccanary 84 Posted January 21, 2022 6 hours ago, canarydan23 said: They can only pass backwards. That'll be Aaron's position then 🤣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Budapest Canary 152 Posted January 21, 2022 7 hours ago, BurwellCanary said: Scrum quarter ? Half Scrum Half Quarter? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicken 2,624 Posted January 21, 2022 Interestingly, if looking around the web for the explanation for it in "soccer", you'll only really find one explanation...https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/jerome-boateng-soccer-quarterback-bayern-munich-516173.jsp Make of that what you will. Not really a recognised Footy term though. So I'd hardly bother trying to make sense of it. Just an attempt to create yet another term to excite and bamboozle readers with. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted January 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, Budapest Canary said: Half Scrum Half Quarter? In NZ, in rugby, the fly half is called first five eighth and inside centre is called second five eighth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
