Gunpowder wrote:Dejan wrote:Gunpowder wrote:Dejan wrote:GSK_AFC wrote:Playing him on the right would be a disaster IMO. It will force him to take his player on and he isn't skillfull enough to cut in get the ball onto his left foot at will. He's our most winger-like player aswell so I think he should stay on the left when playing.
Yesterday he cut in a lot of times inside from the left. If he's skillfull enough to do it in the left, he sure is on the right since he can use his best foot more effectively.
Defenders give to him his right hand side. Everyone know he has a great left food. They'll adjust accordingly.
They arent suppose to give him any side. If the defenders 'giving' him the right side, they are not doing their jobs.
Not sure it was a tactic but looked that way and probably it was. Podolski cut to middle a lot yesterday. What happened? Easily recoverable short range passes. His left footed crosses and shots are more deadly so they didn't mi
nd him going around that area. In right wing they would challenge him to dribble past with his weaker foot. He doesn't have pace and dribbling to do it. I'm not against a free role for him but he should spend little time on right.
Agreed imho. I would ask why no one in his career has played him on the RHS before. Probably because they did it in training and it just didnt work. Dont think his close control is good enough to make it happen.....