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Timur Tutierov

HitchBerg said:
As always you make good points.

But at the same time, games aren't played at 100 miles an hour every minute of the 90 as you suggest, there are lulls in matches.

How many times does one of our wide men (or any winger) get into a good position (obviously we play inverted wingers) and cuts inside because that puts them on their strongest foot.

How many times in games does a striker find himself in a few yards of space but then ends up being closed down because he is trying to get the ball on to his strongest foot.

I think the likes of Enzo Le Fee is a good example of someone who is two footed, there are a lot about.
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It’s because he is right. They are elite players man. If they came and played against you in your Sunday league match they could run the game and look the best player by a distance just playing off the wrong foot. If it was just as easy as kicking a ball against a gym wall for an hour to make them have the same level then do you not think they would have done it seeing as they probably train for hours and hours per week growing up and as pros. Your same on both feet isn’t the same as theirs.
 

HitchBerg said:
You'll never convince me a pro footballer shouldn't be two footed.

I was sunday league but i used to go to the local sports hall regularly when i was really into playing banging the ball left foot right foot against the wall for half an hour each time i went there.

I was right footed, but eventually i was able to strike the ball left footed equally as well.

If a working class lad with not much football ability can do that, why can't professional footballers.
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I totally agree. Players who are not two footed repeatedly have adjust to use their preferred footed.
How many one footed strikers are guilty of missing chances, and defenders unable to clear the ball.
You see it every week. There are the odd instances where their wrong foot does end up with a goal or avert conceding a goal but these are few and far between.
 
HitchBerg said:
You'll never convince me a pro footballer shouldn't be two footed.

I was sunday league but i used to go to the local sports hall regularly when i was really into playing banging the ball left foot right foot against the wall for half an hour each time i went there.

I was right footed, but eventually i was able to strike the ball left footed equally as well.

If a working class lad with not much football ability can do that, why can't professional footballers.
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Messi never seemed to struggle being one footed.
 
ROKER PARK said:
I totally agree. Players who are not two footed repeatedly have adjust to use their preferred footed.
How many one footed strikers are guilty of missing chances, and defenders unable to clear the ball.
You see it every week. There are the odd instances where their wrong foot does end up with a goal or avert conceding a goal but these are few and far between.
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Exactly.

Anybody doubting that just has to have a look at tonight's games, or any of the Premier League matches over the weekend, there will be plenty of examples.

There will be wingers constantly cutting inside and mainly running into trouble.

There will be strikers trying to work the ball onto their strong foot and being crowded out.

And it's not because the game is being played at 100 miles an hour and they haven't got time or space.

It's because they don't trust their weaker foot, which for me, with them being top professionals is inexcusable.
 
HitchBerg said:
Exactly.

Anybody doubting that just has to have a look at tonight's games, or any of the Premier League matches over the weekend, there will be plenty of examples.

There will be wingers constantly cutting inside and mainly running into trouble.

There will be strikers trying to work the ball onto their strong foot and being crowded out.

And it's not because the game is being played at 100 miles an hour and they haven't got time or space.

It's because they don't trust their weaker foot, which for me, with them being top professionals is inexcusable.
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Especially when these players have been in the coaching system since 8yrs old.

So many one-footed players speaks volumes on the coaching standards.
 
HitchBerg said:
Exactly.

Anybody doubting that just has to have a look at tonight's games, or any of the Premier League matches over the weekend, there will be plenty of examples.

There will be wingers constantly cutting inside and mainly running into trouble.

There will be strikers trying to work the ball onto their strong foot and being crowded out.

And it's not because the game is being played at 100 miles an hour and they haven't got time or space.

It's because they don't trust their weaker foot, which for me, with them being top professionals is inexcusable.
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For many people using your weak foot or hand is impossible and not something that can be learned. Try patting your head and rubbing your stomach, it's impossible!!!
 
Perryqhill said:
Because its at a completely different pace and crazy high level where the smallest margins count, where players have to play to the top of their ability. Not all can develop the same skills- if you could then most players would end up at the same ability levels.

When you really think about it suggesting all top level/pro players should be able to play with both feet is nonsense. they probably can if you slow it right the way down or step down in quality levels.

Its like saying - why can't he beat the first man with his cross, why can't he convert that chance etc? Why did he miss that tackle - they train at it each day!

it doesn't take into account the level, quality and speed, pressure, that there are opposition players training their entire careers too to deny the time and space and defend against it.

Comparing it to yourself is just daft. I used to train my left foot, thought I was decent with it. But put me up against someone at the same level as me or better and I'm going to naturally stick with my strongest foot as the left just wasn't good enough and I could probably do nothing more than use it to bounce a ball off in a dribble occasionally.

There's always mad assumptions that because a player isn't good at something they don't work at those things. Yet we live in an age where the players are measured and coached to within an inch of their lives.
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I dunno, I agree for the most part, but set piece takers not being able to take a decent set piece boils my piss.

How can a professional footballer not play a dead ball into the box with enough accuracy to not just hit the defender?

There's zero excuse for it, really.
 
Get Into Em said:
I dunno, I agree for the most part, but set piece takers not being able to take a decent set piece boils my piss.

How can a professional footballer not play a dead ball into the box with enough accuracy to not just hit the defender?

There's zero excuse for it, really.
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They could if you want to just not hit the defender but it would be a f***ing shit corner.
 
Get Into Em said:
I dunno, I agree for the most part, but set piece takers not being able to take a decent set piece boils my piss.

How can a professional footballer not play a dead ball into the box with enough accuracy to not just hit the defender?

There's zero excuse for it, really.
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As frustrating as it is - probably anyone could lob it into the area. But having to get it over (and down again), around or under a six foot wall, in variable conditions from variable distances. With enough pace and accuracy to either hit the target or curl it away from the goalkeeper - if it were that easy then the best at it would never fail.

I mean - players and good technical players at that, still miss the target at penalties.
 
Perryqhill said:
As frustrating as it is - probably anyone could lob it into the area. But having to get it over (and down again), around or under a six foot wall, in variable conditions from variable distances. With enough pace and accuracy to either hit the target or curl it away from the goalkeeper - if it were that easy then the best at it would never fail.

I mean - players and good technical players at that, still miss the target at penalties.
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Apparently the likes of Beckham and Ronaldo after normal training, would do extra practice at free-kicks etc.

The more you do it the easier it becomes.
 
Ohnonotagain said:
Apparently the likes of Beckham and Ronaldo after normal training, would do extra practice at free-kicks etc.

The more you do it the easier it becomes.
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So after all that practice at free kicks and Ronaldo is still shite at them?

Love how easy people think it is to become two footed and take a good corner, should get practising themselves and get a pro deal.
 
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