by SCIAG »
18 Jun 2022 16:18
Franchise FC SCIAG Franchise FC One of my pet hates is playing right footers at left back
Cancelo appears to one of the very few that can make it work, but Tripper, Reece James, Gunter …
Maldini, Brehme, Nilton Santos, Fachetti, Irwin, Lahm, Breitner, Zambrotta, Azpilicueta, Spinazzola… Andy Hughes…
Given the numbers that’s an extremely short list
Who’d have thought Andy Hughes would be listed in the same bracket as Maldini
Was tempted to make a list that ended "Chris Makin, Ulises de la Cruz, Andy Hughes", but thought that might not have the same comedic effect.
Seriously though, I reckon any list of top ten best left backs is going to have at least three right footers, and usually four or five. Maldini is nailed on, and Brehme, Santos, Fachetti, Breitner, Lahm, and Irwin are contenders. How many World Cups have that lot won between them?
I looked it up - two for Santos, one for Breitner, one for Brehme, and one for Lahm - he was playing right back, but Benedikt Howedes was playing left back so that still counts. Fachetti and Brehme each lost a final, as did Antonio Benarrivo. So of the last sixteen World Cup finals, eight have included a right-footed left back and five of them were on the winning side.
