82 | Rico Lewis - 2022/23 Performances

[WallyA]

Wonder how he would do in the cancelo role on left

No reason he can't do it.

Typical reason you have a right footed RB and left footed LB is when they go wide to cross.

If your inverting to go into the midfield, then its no issue, assuming you can competently play a shortpass on your left foot to the wide left player.

 

[TheWizard]

Wonder how he would do in the cancelo role on left

Should be fine, providing the remit is the same (mostly invert) he’s been likened to Lahm, who spent most of his career as leftback, despite being right footed.

 

[RayCTID]

Its too early in converting Rico Lewis to LB

 

[TheWizard]

Its too early in converting Rico Lewis to LB

The transition into a midfielder is a lot more complexed, and he’s grasped that ok.

 

[RayCTID]

The transition into a midfielder is a lot more complexed, and he’s grasped that ok.

Still a long way to go before he fully grasps the role. Let him fully develop in his natural position first

 

[SamTheGuru]

I think it's the worst comment I've ever seen

 

[domalino]

Still a long way to go before he fully grasps the role. Let him fully develop in his natural position first

This is not solely directed at you, but FFS what is all this obsession on here about natural positions? It's bad enough with people trying to say Phil Foden's out of position on the LW where he's played 95% of his professional games.

Rico played CM for most of his youth career until about 18 months, 2 years ago when he moved to RB.

So what's his natural position? When does a player's position set in stone and they can't move again?

I'm pretty people will be saying Zincheko isn't a natural LB when he's 30 and played there for 10 years.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

This is not solely directed at you, but FFS what is all this obsession on here about natural positions? It's bad enough with people trying to say Phil Foden's out of position on the LW where he's played 95% of his professional games.

Rico played CM for most of his youth career until about 18 months, 2 years ago when he moved to RB.

So what's his natural position? When does a player's position set in stone and they can't move again?

I'm pretty people will be saying Zincheko isn't a natural LB when he's 30 and played there for 10 years.

It's the implication that players have to play one fixed position that confuses me.

Surely a player learning to play multiple positions early on in their career is a positive thing?

 

[RayCTID]

This is not solely directed at you, but FFS what is all this obsession on here about natural positions? It's bad enough with people trying to say Phil Foden's out of position on the LW where he's played 95% of his professional games.

Rico played CM for most of his youth career until about 18 months, 2 years ago when he moved to RB.

So what's his natural position? When does a player's position set in stone and they can't move again?

I'm pretty people will be saying Zincheko isn't a natural LB when he's 30 and played there for 10 years.

He is at first a young rightback who has played a total of just 14 games who still is still new to professional senior football. Regardless of how promising he is it still a stretch at the minute to switch sides while he still learning his position. He isn't going to end up as a midfielder.

 

[domalino]

He is at first a young rightback who has played a total of just 14 games who still is still new to professional senior football. Regardless of how promising he is it still a stretch at the minute to switch sides while he still learning his position. He isn't going to end up as a midfielder.

Why isn't he going to end up as a midfielder? It's the position he played most of his youth career and he obviously suits it.