The biggest problem with our inverted wingers is no one is providing any over or underlaps meaning they often find themselves 1v1 or even 1v2 with no space to run into. Almost any winger in the world would struggle in those circumstances.
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Inverted wingers
- Thread starter wattle
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This is driving me mad! I see no benefit at all to this obsession of playing your winger on the opposite side to their natural foot so they can cut in and shoot. Mahrez and raheem might cut inside and score 2/3 a season each doing it but it’s costing us 20/30 goals a season in cutbacks and tap ins. Sterling is terrible on the left atm so play him or Torres on the right and Phil or Mahrez/Bernie on the left. I’m not having this Mahrez/Bernie don’t like playing on the left. Tough shit! It’d make our team far more balanced and we’d score shed loads of goals again. I really don’t get why someone as brilliant as pep can’t see this
Thing is we used to do it under him not long ago, didn't we...... and it usually worked incredibly well.
Genius and all that though, he knows what he's doing etc.
sandiegoblue
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Been saying the same for years now. Sterling drives me mad the number of touches he has trying to bring the ball onto his right foot instead of using his left. Every defender can read him and predict his moves. He literally wastes so many chances dicking round with it and using the outside of his right. I’m sure he’d be better off just giving it a go with his left even if he messes up three out of four times. It’s criminal and he should be reprimanded for it. FFS Mahrez is as bad with his right foot and also needs to practice solely with it. It amazes me how these players get to the level they have being so one footed. If you remember Steve McKenzie, he was the same and could only use his right. Ah, those good old days.I thought we looked a lot more likely to score when Torres came on. A right winger going outside the full back, imagine that. What is making it worse is Cancelo playing left back, his first touch is to open himself up to pass it back inside. Opposition can just shuffle over and keep in shape.
As for Mahrez I would make him train only using his right foot. Every time he uses his left fine him £10k, the very best players in the world would not be taking a touch to get an opportunity with their stronger foot like he did in the first half, the shot would have been off straight away.
Delphacito
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We’re playing inverted wingers with inverted full back. No wonder it doesnt work. I’m afraid Mendy and Cancelo both needs to start for us to click again offensively.Sterling said in his interview today with Micah that they are being asked to play much more inside.
I'm With Stupid
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Agreed. There's nothing wrong with inverted wingers if you've got full backs to provide the width. When we were successful using traditional wingers, we had Delph at left back, so we switched them to get width without needing the full backs.We’re playing inverted wingers with inverted full back. No wonder it doesnt work. I’m afraid Mendy and Cancelo both needs to start for us to click again offensively.
feedmpenzaandhewillscore
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Been saying the same for years now. Sterling drives me mad the number of touches he has trying to bring the ball onto his right foot instead of using his left. Every defender can read him and predict his moves. He literally wastes so many chances dicking round with it and using the outside of his right. I’m sure he’d be better off just giving it a go with his left even if he messes up three out of four times. It’s criminal and he should be reprimanded for it. FFS Mahrez is as bad with his right foot and also needs to practice solely with it. It amazes me how these players get to the level they have being so one footed. If you remember Steve McKenzie, he was the same and could only use his right. Ah, those good old days.
Criminal isn’t it, one of the first things in junior football you do is practise with your other foot. Mahrez could create so many opportunities trying to make it look like he’s going inside then switch it back the other way. What does he do all week in training, Pep should be going mental at him letting him know that his right foot isn’t just there for standing on.
Inverted wingers works when you do it with speed, hate to say it but Liverpool do it better than us. Then they have the full backs that can go on the outside and deliver a ball. One of our full backs has to stop take a touch and then go at the space the winger was in or take the easy option and pass it to Rodri.
blueyorkie
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That became our signature goal, we seem to have decided it’s no longer in our DNA.Yep. Second arrow a cut back or low driven cross to opposite winger running in for a tap in. Remember that?
I find it strange that a manager that likes to use the full width of the pitch would use inverted wingers that narrow the pitch by coming back inside. But having said that I think he knows more than me about football and I would take him as our manager over anyone on this forum.
jay_mcfc
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Not sure how to tell you this mate but we sold Sane. Stupid I know. £40m. I know yeah. But we’ve got Mahrez.But he also scored taps when coming in from the right to meet Sane's low centre. It's about the team.