Whose shirt is it anyway?

[Beamrider]

Just a thought for a boring summer. Think of a squad number. Who do you picture in your mind wearing that shirt (whether for Liverpool or in World football)? Who is the iconic number X?

Example:

7 - in a red shirt it can only be the King.
10 - outside of Liverpool, it's Maradona for me, all day long.

Others?

 

[Woland]

For 7 I get Suarez and Keegan too
10 is Maradonas obv but I get Messi just cos he's been ubiquitous for so long, and Barnes.
I can't see a number 23 or 21 on someone's back without thinking Carra or McAllister
9 is Rush and Torres
6 is Hansen. 4 is Hyypia and VVD.
2 is Phil Neil

 

[Squiggles]

I need at least ten years of service to give a shit about a players number.

Gerrard 8
Carragher 23
Hyypia 4

Gómez is a valid exception!

 

[Brizzle]

23 for me is Fowler, and i didn't know it was linked to Michael Jordan until.... Space Jam

 

[Dreambeliever]

For 7 I get Suarez and Keegan too
10 is Maradonas obv but I get Messi just cos he's been ubiquitous for so long, and Barnes.
I can't see a number 23 or 21 on someone's back without thinking Carra or McAllister
9 is Rush and Torres
6 is Hansen. 4 is Hyypia and VVD.
2 is Phil Neil

23 is Fowler!

 

[Woland]

23 is the number of chaos, and the discordian goddess Eris.

 

[The Nomad]

14...
Cruyff, Henry and Xabi

 

[Beamrider]

See, I think Robbie is the best player to have worn 23 for us, but it's Carra's number because he wore it his whole career.

 

[jan]

9 is fat Ronaldo for me

 

[dee]

1 Clemence
11 Callaghan
12 Fairclough

 

[SummerOnions]

I think some of the random numbers have their own iconicness

27 Divock
33 Jonjo

 

[StevieM]

I’m sure there was someone attached to the number 66… but for some reason I just can’t recall who it is - it’s like they’ve suddenly ceased to exist.

 

[dee]

Go on I’ll bite

66 😎

 

[dee]

Snap!!

 

[dee]

Henderson can lay claim to 14 I guess. Can’t think of anyone else wearing it?

Edit: oops Xabi as above!

 

[StevieM]

Pele for the no 10 too.

 

[SummerOnions]

I dont remember many Boss players wearing the 8. Apart from Stevie i looked it up. Feels like you could say he was the best 8 alongside Iniesta to wear it. More debatable for a lot of the other ones

 

[Markeh]

Go on I’ll bite

66 😎

just makes me think of englands world cup win

 

[Modo]

14 Hendo

 

[darkstarexodus]

I’m sure there was someone attached to the number 66… but for some reason I just can’t recall who it is - it’s like they’ve suddenly ceased to exist.

Darth Vader.

 

[Atlas]

5 - zizou

 

[rurikbird]

21 Andrea Pirlo and Lucas Leiva 🙂
3 Maldini

 

[StevieM]

Darth Vader.

That would be more Palpatine than Vader.

 

[tombrown]

4 for obvious reasons

 

[Brizzle]

66 is Joe Root obv

 

[Brizzle]

9 for me is Batistuta, or Ronaldo.

 

[Brizzle]

If i had to do a Liverpool set i think it would include… (all just answering “who do i think of” not “who is the best i.e. Ian rush etc”)

1. Westerveld
2. Henchoz
3. Finnan
4. Virgil
5. Agger
6. Babb
7. Kewell
8. Gerrard
9. Torres
10. Owen
11. Redknapp

Other notables

16. Hamann
20. Barmby

 

[tombrown]

4 for obvious reasons

Just to clarify the obvious reason is neither Virgil nor Sami

 

[Judge Jules]

As an aside, years ago when our department won the works five-a-side Cup, I was part of a six-man squad. My number was 7. Story of my life.

 

[Best Believe It]

13 will always be Riedle. I also associate the 4 with Steve McMahon but I think he only wore that for england.