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[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Was Maldini not left footed? Lahm is a good shout.

As is Curtis Fleming

Colin Cooper was a better left back than right back for us. Right footed.

When he filled out he became an excellent centre back but he'd been discarded by then.

 

[JesmondJ]

OK, who's got a bit excited on Wikipedia?

 

[festa5]

Wrong

He’s right. Maldini was naturally right footed but had an excellent ‘weak foot’ and preferred to play on the left.

Paolo Maldini Proved Versatility is Key to Defending Success

Discover how Mauro Tassotti's appointment as A.C Milan manager in 1980 changed the fortunes of Paolo Maldini, who despite his youth

worldinsport.com

Cheers Diego.

If you're going to be condescending, at least make sure you're right first.

 

[Glover_elbow]

I think he could be the pick of the summer signings

 

[LaPennaBianca]

OK, who's got a bit excited on Wikipedia?View attachment 62996

This is always the lamest bit of banter when people don't this.

 

[Marty79]

Why do we need another left sided player. If anything we need a rightback

Because we can all see Coulson isn’t good enough as back up. Long season, a lot to ask Engel to play every game first season. Much needed competition down the left side where we have desperately needed.

 

[Marty79]

This could also be a deal to allow Paddy to move, with Engel then being deployed as a cover CB/RB - with O'brien providing the midfield cover.

Honestly don’t think paddy will go before 11pm today. I believe he’s going to play a big part for us this season

 

[Marty79]

This looks done. Think it has been going on all summer. Last day let’s get a striker who can hit the net and I’ll be happy. The squad looks a lot stronger than last week, but we desperately need a striker to compete with Lath, fingers crossed we can do it. My misses is a big Leeds fan and tells me Greenwood is no striker, number 10 yes but isn’t going to net loads for us and isn’t the striker we still need. He has one hell of a free kick and dead ball delivery she also tells me.

Only slight thing that concerns me is the lack of experience still. Yeah we’ve brought players in who we feel we can develop, but the team in my personal opinion still looks very short on know how and experience in a bloody hard league. I hope I’m proved wrong. But I’m glad the club have backed Carrick and have seen like all of us we were well short of competition in a few departments.

 

[Zoophonic]

Is this done?

 

[sherlock]

Is this done?

Not yet.

 

[viv_andersons_nana]

Dicky liburd as well i think

Who can forget Chris Morris playing at left back for Robbo, and that knee-high tackle on Keith Gillespie.

 

[wilkos_perm]

One thing i have never understood is the prevalence of right footed players at left back but never a left footed player at right back

Why is that?

Because there's a lot more right footed players than left footed

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Talking of left backs the very good Ian Maatsen who was on loan to Burnley last season and was very a key player in their team is going to West Ham for £25m plus.

 

[TheBlueButterfly]

Talking of left backs the very good Ian Maatsen who was on loan to Burnley last season and was very a key player in their team is going to West Ham for £25m plus.

He rejoined Burnley I think CD.

Edit - could be just paper talk!

"Left-back Ian Maatsen has sealed a one-year loan move to Burnley from Chelsea, according to The Telegraph.

In the deal, Chelsea have included an obligation to buy clause of £31.5m including add-ons.

Maatsen spent last season on loan at Burnley and made 39 appearances in their Championship winning campaign. "

 

[Colin Warnek]

Talking of left backs the very good Ian Maatsen who was on loan to Burnley last season and was very a key player in their team is going to West Ham for £25m plus.

Sky saying he's back to Burnley on loan.

 

[Glover_elbow]

Who can forget Chris Morris playing at left back for Robbo, and that knee-high tackle on Keith Gillespie.

That was the only thing of merit in morris's boro career. Celtic did us well and truely with morris and white both absolute poney. Come to think of McNair is very similar to derik whyte ball playing centreback with no awareness of danger and prone to cataclysmic mistakes.

 

[Chutney]

Talking of left backs the very good Ian Maatsen who was on loan to Burnley last season and was very a key player in their team is going to West Ham for £25m plus.

He's very good. Yet weirdly, unless the BBC website has got it wrong he lined up as a 10 for Chelsea in the EFL Cup on Wednesday...

 

[The Ruthsayer]

That was the only thing of merit in morris's boro career. Celtic did us well and truely with morris and white both absolute poney. Come to think of McNair is very similar to derik whyte ball playing centreback with no awareness of danger and prone to cataclysmic mistakes.

Have fond memories of Degsy. Chris Morris on the other hand…

 

[The Card Cheat]

That was the only thing of merit in morris's boro career. Celtic did us well and truely with morris and white both absolute poney. Come to think of McNair is very similar to derik whyte ball playing centreback with no awareness of danger and prone to cataclysmic mistakes.

Agree 100% about Morris. Always thought Whyte was decent, especially at Left Back in our first promotion season under Robbo.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

He's very good. Yet weirdly, unless the BBC website has got it wrong he lined up as a 10 for Chelsea in the EFL Cup on Wednesday...

He did presumably as a shop window exercise which seems to have worked.