- Jan 27, 2011
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We seem to have a make up of left footers in our team that we haven't seen the likes of before, and I wondered if this can cause problems?
It occurred to me yesterday as there was a couple if occasions where Dembele didn't notice an easy ball to the left to an overlapping player and chose the natural route for him which was cut inside.
I also noticed a few occasions when Bale, Dembele and Holtby got caught in very tight passing triangle without any real outball due to wanting to go in the same direction.
Lastly there where a few occasions when a ball was played into space but at the wrong angle for the on running playe (I.e lefty played it forward with a natural rightwards curl which the other lefty tried to stretch with his left foot to reach but missed, rather than letting it run to his right foot)
Now I'm sure you could have a whole team of right or left footed players and succeed but once we add BAE and Vertonghen to yesterday's lineup that's half of our team that are leftys!
Does anyone with more tactical knowledge than me know if this could cause a problem or infact be beneficial?
It occurred to me yesterday as there was a couple if occasions where Dembele didn't notice an easy ball to the left to an overlapping player and chose the natural route for him which was cut inside.
I also noticed a few occasions when Bale, Dembele and Holtby got caught in very tight passing triangle without any real outball due to wanting to go in the same direction.
Lastly there where a few occasions when a ball was played into space but at the wrong angle for the on running playe (I.e lefty played it forward with a natural rightwards curl which the other lefty tried to stretch with his left foot to reach but missed, rather than letting it run to his right foot)
Now I'm sure you could have a whole team of right or left footed players and succeed but once we add BAE and Vertonghen to yesterday's lineup that's half of our team that are leftys!
Does anyone with more tactical knowledge than me know if this could cause a problem or infact be beneficial?