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Elite football, in England in particular, seems to be producing fewer top level left-backs than in the past. What has led to this scarcity?
Let’s find out 🤝
#soccer #tactics #championsleague
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30 respuestas a «Where Have The World Class Left-Backs Gone? | #premierleague #footballshorts»
Antonee Robinson❤️
So what about an inverted right winger at left back?
Why is Lief Davis being so overlooked?
the answer is they have to be left footed, rare in itself. the good left footers don't want to play defense, so the big guys are too slow for LB/RB, leaves only some specific players that aren't Left Wingers but are good on offense and excel on defense
My time to Shine! Right foot LWB – can i start at 35?
Clubs also focus more on defending than on general wb play
Thats why we bought Gvardiol. Makes sense now
Balde Davies Nuno Mendes are world class left backs for the coming years
Valencia is a left back factory. They’ll keep em coming
didnt expect to see frenkie de jong on yt shorts
Antonee Robinson 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Well, it is already a rarity in football manager
Destiy Udogie is world class
andy robertson, Alphonso Davies, theo hernandez, balde, grimaldo
I should have been more serious about my football training I could have been a rare breed 😂
Cancelo
Davies
Grimaldo
Hernandez
Robertson
Udogie
The few quality left backs this generation has to offer 🤌
Theo Hernandez 🤌
I do wonder if increasingly it will be better to have a right footed player at left back. I think it’s preferable when defending against an inverted winger
Meanwhile Gvardiol: a left back who plays like an inverted winger 😂😂
Because left backs now play as inside rights
Destiny Udogie balling rn tho
Because wenger retired
I hope cucurella could do well in this post
Because coaches are turning natural lbs into inverted players
I am a goalkeeper, but when I play outfield, I play LB, LWB, LM and LW. Why?.. Well bizarrely enough, my strongest foot is my right; although I can control, dribble, pass and shoot with my left, the main reason is because my vision and my mentality is stronger in the game when i play on the left side than I am on the right side of the pitch. I'm a lot more comfortable playing on the left and everyone presumes I'm left footed. I guess outward crosses to the box is better but I can do that no problem 😊 and going converted to shoot is no problem either.
I used to play alot as LB in high school football … We have to defend high pace winger in our side but quite fun
Cucurella is one
Bro football is low on talent in general.
Im lb
The concept of a left footed CB makes sense to me, but I never thought about it.