The Footie Thread

[garyinderry]

The game management by Emre/Villa was amateurish. 2-0 up and kept playing a stupidly high line even with the warning they got from the disallowed goal.

This just about sums it up. Villa just invited united onto them leaving so much space to play the ball into.
United in the first half was like side show bob constantly walking into the rake on the floor.
They timed the runs better in the 2nd half and got their rewards.

 

[Slime]

Call me deluded, but there's a part of me that'd like to see Antony playing down the left.
I think he could be quite effective deployed there.

 

[Swango1980]

Call me deluded, but there's a part of me that'd like to see Antony playing down the left.
I think he could be quite effective deployed there.

I'm with you on that.

 

[ColchesterFC]

I'm with you on that.

Anthony on the left or Slime being deluded?

 

[TimShady]

Call me deluded, but there's a part of me that'd like to see Antony playing down the left.
I think he could be quite effective deployed there.

But he isn’t fast and doesn’t beat defenders often so how would he fulfil the more old fashioned left winger role?

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Call me deluded, but there's a part of me that'd like to see Antony playing down the left.
I think he could be quite effective deployed there.

I don't know why the modern inverted wingers can't play on the "correct" side

We have it with Bowen. Obviously great off the right (left footed) but doesn't play off the left . kudus who uses both feet with fantastic outcome is another who "can't" play left

 

[Aztecs27]

Nunez and Hojland scoring on the same day. Surely that's two of the three harbingers of the apocalypse. What's the third? Are we going to make it to the new year or is the world going to end?

Probably the Chris Wood Hat-trick (against his former club, no less)

 

[Slime]

But he isn’t fast and doesn’t beat defenders often so how would he fulfil the more old fashioned left winger role?

He doesn't beat defenders often because, when he does, he still has to stop and turn inside to get the ball on his left foot.
Currently, for him, beating defenders is utterly pointless as he'd have to re-beat them or cross with his right foot, which he patently can't do.
Move him to the left and the whole landscape changes, cutting inside would suddenly become irrelevant.

 

[clubchamp98]

He doesn't beat defenders often because, when he does, he still has to stop and turn inside to get the ball on his left foot.
Currently, for him, beating defenders is utterly pointless as he'd have to re-beat them or cross with his right foot, which he patently can't do.
Move him to the left and the whole landscape changes, cutting inside would suddenly become irrelevant.

Just imagine a left footed left side player.
A right footed right side player.
And a proper CF.
Reinventing footy.

 

[TimShady]

He doesn't beat defenders often because, when he does, he still has to stop and turn inside to get the ball on his left foot.
Currently, for him, beating defenders is utterly pointless as he'd have to re-beat them or cross with his right foot, which he patently can't do.
Move him to the left and the whole landscape changes, cutting inside would suddenly become irrelevant.

What does he do when he gets past players? He isn’t fast enough to go around them the long way and Man Utd (like most teams) don’t play for crosses into the box.

 

[Slime]

What does he do when he gets past players? He isn’t fast enough to go around them the long way and Man Utd (like most teams) don’t play for crosses into the box.

He turns back to get the ball on his left foot, it's the only foot that works.

 

[TimShady]

He turns back to get the ball on his left foot, it's the only foot that works.

I’m asking about in the system where he’s playing on the left.

 

[Slime]

I’m asking about in the system where he’s playing on the left.

If on the left he'd have the chance to get down the wing and swing a cross into the box, it's quite simple.

 

[TimShady]

If on the left he'd have the chance to get down the wing and swing a cross into the box, it's quite simple.

As I said above, Man United don’t play a style of football that would benefit from crosses into the box.

 

[Slime]

As I said above, Man United don’t play a style of football that would benefit from crosses into the box.

Correct, I merely suggested that it could be beneficial if they gave it a try.

 

[Tashyboy]

I don't know why the modern inverted wingers can't play on the "correct" side

We have it with Bowen. Obviously great off the right (left footed) but doesn't play off the left . kudus who uses both feet with fantastic outcome is another who "can't" play left

What I don’t understand is how have we got to the stage that footballers are dragging topside Of 200K per week and can only kick with one foot.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

What I don’t understand is how have we got to the stage that footballers are dragging topside Of 200K per week and can only kick with one foot.

I think most of them can kick with both feet it's just the confidence to take the ball down first time on the wrong foot

But surely for the wage they should be working on it week in week out in training until their comfortable.. like maldini

 

[Tashyboy]

Correct, I merely suggested that it could be beneficial if they gave it a try.

One of the things about playing left footed players on the right( and vice versa) is that when they cut inside the body and right leg is between the ball and the defender. It makes it very very difficult to tackle and not concede fouls. Both David Silva and Bernado Silva are very good at this.

 

[TimShady]

https://x.com/the_forty_four/status/1739988048237269344?s=46&t=Svw_pGyG9qNdkKaYcMRxnQ

Team morale is important to him.

 

[Pin-seeker]

https://x.com/marvamsk/status/1739735034645413985?s=46