oneteaminglasgow Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 As a professional footballer you should be able to do more with your weaker foot than just stand on it. Regardless of that, what happens when our left centre back gets suspended? Do we need to bring in an emergency loan as our only cover is right footed? Â That's not what anyone's suggesting. Being more comfortable on one foot than the other is not the same as only being able to stand on your weaker foot. And no one is saying that it's completely unthinkable that a right footer can play at left centre back, just that it would be preferable to have a natural left footer there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Even looking back at us a couple of years ago, Seaborne and Lindsay was our partnership for a good portion of the season. Both left footers, and it wasn't really an issue at any point. Â Yes it most definitely was. Seaborne couldn't play at right centreback We were lucky to a degree that Big Liam was capable of switching but there can be no argument that he's far better playing on his natural side. I concur with DP. You can't compare Bayern and the Madrid sides with our level. Take our own Maxie. He played SPL for a good while before before joining us. Can you imagine him playing right of centre at any level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Doh doh doh CONRAD BALATONI! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Keown = dogs bollocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearchar Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 To play devil's advocate, if a left-sided centre back plays on the left and a right-sided centre back plays on the right, anyone taking the ball between them can only be tackled with the wrong foot, i.e. the further away leg that is slower to get across (because the whole body has to turn) and is more likely to cause a foul - twice as much chance of conceding a foul in a dangerous area! Â At the other end of the park, we have had long periods of only left-footed attacking players. (That may have led to the predictability of our attacking players being nullified, and kept our scoring down, though.) Â IMHO, any professional footballer nowadays should be capable of kicking and tackling using either foot: that should be part of the job. Players that favour one side too much are easier to predict and nullify, and yes, that includes Erskine and Lawless. Notably, it doesn't include Doolan, who has worked on that, as on so much else, in his game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) We're not at the sport's top level, though. Â And related to this point is some players, though preferring one foot are fine with using their other foot. It is a bit ridiculous but still commonly seen that many professional football players either can't use their weaker foot of have a mental block about using it. As LIB mentioned we have had players who were OK either side and others who could only play one side. Oddly enough given this discussion Lindsay played on the right quite a few times when paired with Seabourne. Edited July 7, 2017 by Mr Bunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roque Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 We're not at the sport's top level, though. Â It's all relative, though. There are all kinds of examples I could quote at our level where both CBs are right-footed. I chose to use the top level as an example because those are the teams more than anyone else who could get the best player of whatever foot preference they wanted - but they don't. Because it's not as much of a necessity as is being made out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roque Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Yes it most definitely was. Seaborne couldn't play at right centreback We were lucky to a degree that Big Liam was capable of switching but there can be no argument that he's far better playing on his natural side. I concur with DP. You can't compare Bayern and the Madrid sides with our level. Take our own Maxie. He played SPL for a good while before before joining us. Can you imagine him playing right of centre at any level? Â Seaborne couldn't, but Lindsay could. Where's the issue? Ideally Lindsay is a left-sided CB, but it's not a necessity that he plays on that side, which is the point I'm trying to make. I don't seem to recall an instance when Lindsay played with Seaborne where his foot preference affected his game in any way. In the case of Maxwell, like with Seaborne, you're quite right that he'd have been out of place on the right side of a defence, but that's an individual problem the two of them had in their respective games in that they're very rigid players. Simple solution; sign a defender who is flexible and able to play either side comfortably. Possibly ironically, we already have - if Niall Keown is our LCB next season, I'm sure he'd be fine in that role. Probably more so than the majority of left-footed CBs who are a realistic target for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 12th March 2016. Â Liam and Dan both badlyat fault for Leigh Griffiths' goal. Liam went with his left foot when every natural movement should have seen him go with his right. Â Not saying it would have prevented the goal, but it was not Liam's tidiest moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonehJags Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 If John Terry said he's always had a soft spot for Thistle and wanted to sign for £500 a week, do you think Archie would have turned him away because he's predominately right footed? "Sorry big man, its a left centre were after" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 If John Terry said he's always had a soft spot for Thistle and wanted to sign for £500 a week, do you think Archie would have turned him away because he's predominately right footed? "Sorry big man, its a left centre were after"  When it comes to international football I'm firmly in the "ABE" camp, but John Terry, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard: truly brilliant players over these last couple of decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 If John Terry said he's always had a soft spot for Thistle and wanted to sign for £500 a week, do you think Archie would have turned him away because he's predominately right footed? "Sorry big man, its a left centre were after"  I'd hope he'd turn him down because he's a racist, horrible ****. But in any case, it's clear that if Archie is choosing between two players of comparable quality then he'd rather the one that can play on the left more comfortably. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonehJags Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 I see what folk are saying but in our market beggars cant be choosers. A good centre back is hard to come by never mind narrowing them down to what foot they are most comfortable with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 I think we are getting confused between a "Left Footed" and "Left sided" central defender. What we are looking foris a player whos is comfortable in playing on the left of a two, or thee man defence. What foot he prefers to kick with is not relevant, it is being comfortable in that position that is. As has been mentioned, there have been some excellent right footed left sided defenders and some excellent defenders who are uncomfortable when playing on the wrong side of the line. Â We all agree that we have a specific requirement and we need to trust Archie to find the right player for what he wants to fit that requirement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Left sided defender doesn't necessarily mean left footed. Christie Elliott has played left back on occasion for us on occasion and he is certainly not left footed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 But in any case, it's clear that if Archie is choosing between two players of comparable quality then he'd rather the one that can play on the left more comfortably. Â Exactly. Â Btw I never want to hear the expression "he's comfortable playing anywhere across the back". Dick Campbell turned that into the euphemism "he isnae capable of haudin' onto any one position in the Juniors". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonehJags Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Do we have a bounce game today to field some more trialists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Do we have a bounce game today to field some more trialists? Â Currently 0-0 v Southend at HT. One trialist started and fairly certain he's a centreback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Passenger Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 It's all relative, though. There are all kinds of examples I could quote at our level where both CBs are right-footed. I chose to use the top level as an example because those are the teams more than anyone else who could get the best player of whatever foot preference they wanted - but they don't. Because it's not as much of a necessity as is being made out. Â Because these guys are the very, very best. Supremely comfortable with either foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Two 0-0 draws in a row , the defence is fine, we need a feckin striker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paukea Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 All Be it a friendly 0-0 against League 1 standard is a decent result..Defence will never be a struggle for us as we have two of the best coaching them day in day out and we have always been solid under Archie..So can we please as i am sure we are concentrate on getting the right attacking player in who's going to assist Dools in the goal scoring department wether that be a midfielder/winger/striker..This is absolutely our priority not a left sided centre back although one of these are welcome also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Passenger Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Another centre half is a priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 (edited) Decent result, nice to see the first team getting a run out - trialist apart Edited July 8, 2017 by Pinhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 I think a right back (Muzzy has not played in any of the 4 games so far), centre back and a forward would be what we are looking for. The sooner they can be brought in the better as we don't want to get off to another poor start in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonehJags Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 A right back? Surely muzzy isnae injured again? We cant afford passengers, and if he is injured, then he is becoming a liability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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