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I'm sure we'd all like "top players" in every position in an ideal world. Whilst wing back is a specialist role, it is also essentially a hybrid position containing elements of defence and attack, and I think you will find that most players playing WB will have extensive experience of playing either at FB, or in MF, or both as in Edwards's case. Who are the proven "top players" wing backs at this level, and could we get close to affording them?Would be madness to play Cooper at LWB especially as league two wide players caused him no end of issues defensively.
It will start off with C Grant l feel. l just think in a wing back system you need top players to play a specialist role and here is Argyle playing two midfielders they converted.
I'm sure we'd all like "top players" in every position in an ideal world. Whilst wing back is a specialist role, it is also essentially a hybrid position containing elements of defence and attack, and I think you will find that most players playing WB will have extensive experience of playing either at FB, or in MF, or both as in Edwards's case. Who are the proven "top players" wing backs at this level, and could we get close to affording them?
Again Mickey, are what you call the right players affordable? Rather than have examples in our league, you resort to talking about Brighton.Its not so much top players. It’s the right player.
Cooper isn’t a LWB. He is a good player though.
A WB needs the energy to get up and down that touchline. Edwards is perfect at this. They also need a ”final ball” in the last third as they are the width of the team. C Grant has this. Unfortunately, they both lack the other strength each one has.
As they are the width of the team, if this area doesn’t function you become pretty predictable.
Look at Brighton. They brought in Lampety to play that RWB role. As soon as they lost him to injury they lost an attacking dimension to their team.
Who would you prefer at LWB, a fit Cooper or Laws, personally its a no brainer, Laws without a doubt. I fail to see what Cooper brings to the team, In our promotion year he did okay with his crossing ability although prior to his injury last season he did not bring a lot, his tackling is terrible, his tracking back is equally as bad. Laws as all the attributes and given time he will develop into a very good player at our level.
Again Mickey, are what you call the right players affordable? Rather than have examples in our league, you resort to talking about Brighton.
I actually agree with quite a bit that you say, but sometimes one has to be realistic in what we desire or expect in out team. It's relatively easy to point out what our players lack - if they were the complete article they wouldn't play for Argyle. We're a third tier club without a lot of money, where is the money to sign the "right players" you want, for example, in the WB positions? It's relatively easy to say that Edwards (the manager's choice as captain) is not a WB, and that Mayor (the manager's signature player) is not a CM, but where's the money to recruit what you see as the "right" players?
Would be madness to play Cooper at LWB especially as league two wide players caused him no end of issues defensively.
It will start off with C Grant l feel. l just think in a wing back system you need top players to play a specialist role and here is Argyle playing two midfielders they converted.
I agree with this. Conor Grant had something like 13/14 assists last season, he’s surely starting our first league match at LWB?
also I’d hope that George Cooper will be played at RM this season once he’s back to fitness.
here’s another one… how about Adam
Randell at RM, he’s arguably the best presser in our squad at the moment I’d say from what I’ve seen and he played right wing for Torquay and did well…