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Smirking_Saint

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Exactly Bessie. The left footed right footed obsession only seems to have started because Adkins liked it. Before that I never, ever saw it mentioned. As I've said many times vidic and Ferdinand don't seem to have been hampered by the handicap of both being right footed.

 

Terry/ivanovic/luiz all RF as far as Im aware

 

Pique and puyol

 

Pepe and verane

Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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Exactly Bessie. The left footed right footed obsession only seems to have started because Adkins liked it. Before that I never, ever saw it mentioned. As I've said many times vidic and Ferdinand don't seem to have been hampered by the handicap of both being right footed.

 

Terry/ivanovic/luiz all RF as far as Im aware

 

Pique and puyol

 

Pepe and verane

 

The % of people that favour their right foot is 81%.

 

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-education/reprints/1983BJP-ReviewCoren_Porac.pdf

 

So it is of little surprise that there are more right/right centre back partnerships than right/left or left/left centre back partnerships.

Turkish

Turkish

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The % of people that favour their right foot is 81%.

 

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-education/reprints/1983BJP-ReviewCoren_Porac.pdf

 

So it is of little surprise that there are more right/right centre back partnerships than right/left or left/left centre back partnerships.

 

Good stat that MLG, doesn't that prove that statistically less than one in five centre backs will be left footed so it would be foolish to insist that we had one of each and much more preferable and achievable to have two good right footed ones who can defend and are comfortable on the ball.

TijuanaTim

TijuanaTim

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I assume we felt he was better than the US centre backs.

 

You are correct sir, just as Chelsea thought Torres was better than Michu and Liverpool KNEW Carroll was superior to Benteke. I want Saints to be right on this one, good luck to him and hope he can customize his discipline and behavioral patterns to suit the Southampton profile/model.

Smirking_Saint

Smirking_Saint

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The % of people that favour their right foot is 81%.

 

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-education/reprints/1983BJP-ReviewCoren_Porac.pdf

 

So it is of little surprise that there are more right/right centre back partnerships than right/left or left/left centre back partnerships.

 

Which is why I dont really understand the clamour of a partnership involving a right and left footed players, IMO I think that the advantage is possibly there but v minimal

Chez

Chez

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Which is why I dont really understand the clamour of a partnership involving a right and left footed players, IMO I think that the advantage is possibly there but v minimal

 

It matters little unless the centre back playing on the left side has a weak left foot.

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Looking for a specifically left footed player and ruling out 80% of your potential targets is how you end up with Dan Seaborne. Even the Exeter fans thought he was average.

Batman

Batman

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Which is why I dont really understand the clamour of a partnership involving a right and left footed players, IMO I think that the advantage is possibly there but v minimal

 

this has only been the in thing for the last 2 years with adkins

saints-cris

saints-cris

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Looking for a specifically left footed player and ruling out 80% of your potential targets is how you end up with Dan Seaborne. Even the Exeter fans thought he was average.

 

Bournemouth fans don't rate him either.

View From The Top

View From The Top

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Looking for a specifically left footed player and ruling out 80% of your potential targets is how you end up with Dan Seaborne. Even the Exeter fans thought he was average.

 

Who is about to sign for Wolves which has given me yet another reason to laugh at my mates.

suewhistle

suewhistle

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I'm right-footed and it's definitely a lot stronger but I'd be embarassed if I couldn't use my left reasonably well, so I'm always slightly surprised when professionals can't perform better on their weaker foot. My short stay at left-back this season wasn't due to my weak left but lack of speed, so back more centrally I went... Fortunately Clyne and Shaw have the pace I lack.:-)

Turkish

Turkish

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I'm right-footed and it's definitely a lot stronger but I'd be embarassed if I couldn't use my left reasonably well, so I'm always slightly surprised when professionals can't perform better on their weaker foot. My short stay at left-back this season wasn't due to my weak left but lack of speed, so back more centrally I went... Fortunately Clyne and Shaw have the pace I lack.:-)

 

Do you play then?

Turkish

Turkish

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Duh! Of course. Read what was written. Sue Whistle is Yoshida.

 

Sent from my RM-821_eu_euro1_276 using Board Express

 

Why didn't she mention it before!!!

Barry the Badger

Barry the Badger

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I play football too, I'm pretty **** andi hope that what will set the Lovren signing apart is that he will be considerably better than me in every respect.

 

I also don't really like heading the ball but watching his video I would say he seems ok with that.

alpine_saint

alpine_saint

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I get more pleased with this signing, and its timing, by the minute.

 

We need a new Killer and Claus. By getting Dejan in so early, I am hoping the understanding at the back between him and Maya or Vegard, will be approaching such levels come mid-August.

Turkish

Turkish

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I get more pleased with this signing, and its timing, by the minute.

 

We need a new Killer and Claus. By getting Dejan in so early, I am hoping the understanding at the back between him and Maya or Vegard, will be approaching such levels come mid-August.

 

sounds like a 00's indie band.

Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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I get more pleased with this signing, and its timing, by the minute.

 

We need a new Killer and Claus. By getting Dejan in so early, I am hoping the understanding at the back between him and Maya or Vegard, will be approaching such levels come mid-August.

 

The first positive post about Saints I've seen you make on this forum in the last 7 years!

 

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tajjuk

tajjuk

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The first positive post about Saints I've seen you make on this forum in the last 7 years!

 

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i'm presuming alpine has child like hands?

melmacian_saint

melmacian_saint

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Sounds like a quality signing.

 

Hopefully he'll live up to the expectations. Although Lyon haven't been at their highest in the last few years he sure has a nice looking CV.

 

With Forren hopefully integrating CB looks covered right now.

TijuanaTim

TijuanaTim

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I am glad we got this guy....however, we coulda bought and paid less salary for both of the USA's two young CBs put together and at least one (if not both) are custom built for Southampton in the Premier league??

 

Young, two-footed, hungry with great attitude, application and technical ability.

 

Yet another clean sheet for the two young and talented US CBs yesterday. Just saying...

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Charlie Wayman

Charlie Wayman

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Morgan is clearly settling into the role of Club Captain and why not he's been here longer than most, is intelligent and has a good positive sunny personality.... and he likes being here very much.

 

What's not to like?

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