There was a time when football was simple, devoid of incredibly irritating squad numbers that don't match up to position. Now, the likes of midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin is destroying our OCD by choosing the number two jersey.
Swansea's Jordan Ayew is the latest player to jump on the stupid number bandwagon, choosing the number three jersey.
It seems Ayew has followed in the footsteps of his Ghanaian teammate Asamoah Gyan, who has worn the number three jersey on just about every continent.
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Although, Ayew only had the number 3, 50 and 58 to choose from. But then again, he could have chosen any number between 64 and 99.
Let's take a look back at some other squad numbers that were just plain wrong.
Italian side Sampdoria gave goalkeeper, i repeat, goalkeeper, Emiliano Viviano the number two shirt back in 2014
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Chievo have given former Swansea midfielder Jonathan De Guzman the number one shirt last year in one of the most outrageous decisions in football history.
Chelsea completed the signing of Dutch international defender Khalid Boulahrouz from German club Hamburg back in 2006, but his squa number completely ruined everything.
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If you had to name the greatest number 10's in history, the likes of Platini, Puskas, Zidane and Messi spring to mind. Not William Gallas of Arsenal...
Only last month, it was revealed that new Everton signing Morgan Schneiderlin would take to the pitch with the number two on his back - something we find completely unacceptable for a central midfield player.
Stop this madness!
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