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That tackle was wild.IMO the first booking was for a non-foul.
Son has a better left foot and it’s his weak foot.The best left foot in the game.
To be fair, no one would have scored that goal with their right foot. It only went in because it was a rabona.The rabona is cool and all, but most players don’t ever try one because they learn to use both by the age of 10.
It’s not a skill that will actually make you a good player.
YES IT IS!Is it bad that I like Thierry Henry?
Is it bad that I like Thierry Henry?
Well, you are Nuts after all.Is it bad that I like Thierry Henry?
What would you rather have ,a timid rollover team?Come one, are people seriously saying he was unlucky?
From the moment he stepped on the pitch he was nibbling away.
He's a massive WUM. He's at it non stop in matches. Every match. He got quite a few let offs before getting the first yellow and the 2nd was just daft.
My concern is this opens up a flood gate. He's never seen red for us despite the relentless nature of his actions. Perhaps now he's had one refs will be quicket to pick up on him.
And Xhaka's wasnt wild?That tackle was wild.
There's more to it than just avoiding using his right foot, It decieves the opposition players and it provides the player with a different angle of shot/pass than a conventional kick.The rabona is cool and all, but most players don’t ever try one because they learn to use both by the age of 10.
It’s not a skill that will actually make you a good player.
Outside of the left foot is a whole nother skill and one that is useful. Being actually able to use your weak foot is preferable to a rabona in 99.99% of situations.There's more to it than just avoiding using his right foot, It decieves the opposition players and it provides the player with a different angle of shot/pass than a conventional kick.
Look at how Bale has been using the outside of his left foot from right sided crosses. It gives him an outswinger from a left foot. The defender is trying to show him outside, on to his weaker foot, to stop a dangerous cross, but he uses the outside of the left boot to create the same as a good, right footed cross.
You'd be surprised how often defenders get caught out by his dribbling even though he is unbelievably one-footed. Just look at some of his mazy runs in the last few appearances, he's had some crackers. The ball-roll is a real weapon to help, and he does the scotty parker pivot to escape pressure a lot too.That rabona shot was a great shot but lamela is 100x easier to defend because every defender knows he has no right foot.
Name me a single right footed player that is as one footed as he is. He can’t even dribble with his right.The funny thing is, people are highlighting how totally left footed he is and ignoring the fact most right footed players have no left foot.