Why all is not lost for the rarest of breeds – a true No 9 | Sam Cunningham

Lack of specialist training may explain drop in influence, but many feel the centre-forward is due a revivalAndy Cole and Dwight Yorke barely knew each other when the latter arrived at Manchester United in the summer of 1998, but the partnership they forged became the stuff of legend. In training, they were often found working together, practising runs, interchanges, dummies and combinations. That season they scored 53 goals between them as the club won the treble. Yorke shared the Premier Leagu...