Inverted Wingers

[Foster14]

Fucking hate them!

[sheepiekev]

Fucking hate them!

 

eh?

[Foster14]

Johnny Hayes. Hates using his right foot, runs down to by line, decides to cut back. McGinn, opposite, but same result. It doesn't get results.

[sheepiekev]

Johnny Hayes. Hates using his right foot, runs down to by line, decides to cut back. McGinn, opposite, but same result. It doesn't get results.

 

probably agree.

Having no midfield fit is a far bigger problem though.

[Foster14]

The lack of central midfield is obviously an issue, but one that isn't a choice.

 

Yesterday (and Saturday [and various other times this season]) he has had Hayes play the entire game on the right wing, despite him showing a great unwillingness to use his right foot. McGinn was the same with his left yesterday.

 

All it ended up doing was having them both consistently cut back on to their good foot, passing back the way to our makeshift midfield, or them moving in to an already crowded central area. Why at no point in the game they end up on their "good" wing to try and hit the byline to swing a cross, I cannot understand.

 

Saturday, Hayes ends up on the left wing once in the whole game and we end up scoring!

[Stoney]

Johnny Hayes. Hates using his right foot, runs down to by line, decides to cut back. McGinn, opposite, but same result. It doesn't get results.

 

Aye noticed that too! Why does he not play hayes on the left?

[fifered]

Completely agree. They were both constantly cutting back inside. It has so many negative effects like meaning forwards end up checking their runs instead of running onto a cross, wingers end up running into crowded spaces, moves get all their momentum taken out of them etc that I can never understand the point as the negatives outway the positives. That was the least of our problems last night though. Hayes as man of the match was a pretty bizarre decision, thought both he and mcginn were very poor.

[Tord31]

Unsure what the theory is. Craig Brown constantly played Aluko on the wrong wing too.

[seanthesheep]

The theory of it is it makes it more difficult for defenders to defend as they have to tackle with their weaker foot.

 

Or so I am told don't hold me to that one

[Ingolfsson]

I totally fucking hate this as well. Became fashionable around the time Robben was at Chelsea and seems to have stuck. It is absolutely pointless. Left footed players are generally absolutely shite on their weaker side (far more so that right footers swinging their left), especially at SPL level. Even the aforementioned Robben, if he was limited to playing with his right foot he wouldn't get a game at the Wednesday Night League at Goals. He has to cut in to cross, making it a less dangerous angle for defenders. After a while it gets very predictable and totally snuffed out.

 

Get to the byline on your preferred foot and swing a cross in for some cunt to bury with a heider, volley etc. That's always been the winger's mantra and just because some Dutch bellend scores a few screamers for Chelsea/Bayern, nae need to change it.

[ollie1903]

If a professional footballer can't kick a ball with either foot then they shouldn't be professional footballers

[fifered]

If a professional footballer can't kick a ball with either foot then they shouldn't be professional footballers

Totally missing the point

[stand_free]

If a professional footballer can't kick a ball with either foot then they shouldn't be professional footballers

 

Agreed. Brown should be playing them on the correct wings, but Hayes can surely cross a ball with his right FFS.

[ollie1903]

Totally missing the point

How so?

 

I made a statement. Is it acceptable for a professional footballer to be unable to kick a ball with his weaker foot?

 

For the record, I prefer a left footer on the left and a right footer on the right.

[Ke1t]

It sounds like a theory based in pure bollocks if the reason managers play wingers on the wrong side because they think it's harder to defend against.

 

A winger's role is to belt down the wing and play in crosses to the forwards, and he does that best by using his favoured foot to cross the ball.

 

Anything else is overthinking and, as I've mentioned, bollocks.

[sheepiekev]

It sounds like a theory based in pure bollocks if the reason managers play wingers on the wrong side because they think it's harder to defend against.

 

A winger's role is to belt down the wing and play in crosses to the forwards, and he does that best by using his favoured foot to cross the ball.

 

Anything else is overthinking and, as I've mentioned, bollocks.

 

Thanks Mourinho

[Ke1t]

Thanks Mourinho

 

Hey, we're all friends here.

 

You can call me Sir

[fifered]

How so?

 

I made a statement. Is it acceptable for a professional footballer to be unable to kick a ball with his weaker foot?

 

For the record, I prefer a left footer on the left and a right footer on the right.

I agree with you that where possible a professional should be able to use both feet. unfortunately that isn't the case certainly in the SPL, and it isn't the case in these circumstances as mcginn and Hayes can't. The original point was about them in the circumstances we have now playing on opposite wings. To be honest I think we actually agree on all of the above, apologies for being short with the first post.

[OneBeboMaguire]

We're absolutely woeful when we play a cross into the box anyway, Hayes on the left & Fraser on the right, sorted.

[tightbreeks]

it only really works at school football, when you've never played against a defender. the first time you get the ball and cut inside, that's it, you've played your hand. maybe broon knows what's going on.

[The Boofon]

How so?

 

I made a statement. Is it acceptable for a professional footballer to be unable to kick a ball with his weaker foot?

 

For the record, I prefer a left footer on the left and a right footer on the right.

 

 

I think the old school word was fenian but I agree. Hayes on the left please.

[ChutneyLove]

Inverted nipples - they're a nonsense too.