Centre backs

[Hassony]

Hendo and Fabhino has made it look easy, we've also had the likes of Gini, Can and Lucas fill in at the back to good effects

Is it an easier position to play in than midfield/attack? Or even a modern day fullback? 

 

I guess there's a reason why the worst players in the playground or five a side pitch tend to be played at centre backs 

[Ombudsam]

It’s well easy. When you have the ball there is no pressure on you and tackling someone is well easier than dribbling past someone.

[Hassony]

Imagine if Gerrard was played at CB, he would have easily been the best ever defender in history

[RBM]

If only Leo hadn’t contracted AIDS he could have been an all time great 

[Raj]

1 hour ago, Hassony said:

 

 

I guess there's a reason why the worst players in the playground or five a side pitch tend to be played at centre backs 

That’s wrong all day long 

[honourablegeorge]

2 hours ago, Hassony said:

 

I guess there's a reason why the worst players in the playground or five a side pitch tend to be played at centre backs 

Leo is a CB, ask him

[Hassony]

37 minutes ago, Raj said:

That’s wrong all day long 

It's true though, and not to go all Leo on you, but I'm a CB myself 

[Ombudsam]

We've had a spate of midfielders prove Hass' point. Could Harry Maguire be a trequartista. No!

Close thread.

[Nebraska Red]

3 hours ago, Hassony said:

Hendo and Fabhino has made it look easy, we've also had the likes of Gini, Can and Lucas fill in at the back to good effects

Is it an easier position to play in than midfield/attack? Or even a modern day fullback? 

 

I guess there's a reason why the worst players in the playground or five a side pitch tend to be played at centre backs 

The worst player was almost always stuck in goal.

[Hightown Phil]

25 minutes ago, Nebraska Red said:

The worst player was almost always stuck in goal.

If you don’t think they put the worst one at right back you probably played right back.

[D.Boon]

As a centre half who liked to think i could do a job in midfield as well. On the few occasions it happened i proved Hass right.

[Nebraska Red]

58 minutes ago, Hightown Phil said:

If you don’t think they put the worst one at right back you probably played right back.

Left footed and 6ft 4. Always center half, until age caught up and I played center forward and then goalie when the knees started to go. 

[Raj]

4 hours ago, Hassony said:

It's true though, and not to go all Leo on you, but I'm a CB myself 

No it isn’t. And it’s lazy. It’s a different skill set 

[Murphman]

10 hours ago, Hassony said:

Imagine if Gerrard was played at CB, he would have easily been the best ever defender in history

I mooted Gerrard at centre back and was LAUGHED out of court on here!! You lot are the Gary Neville's of Fora. 

[Hightown Phil]

7 hours ago, Nebraska Red said:

Left footed and 6ft 4. Always center half, until age caught up and I played center forward and then goalie when the knees started to go. 

If you’re left footed and didn’t play left back, you were on to something. 

[D.Boon]

My debut game for the school team was left back. I still carry the mental scars.

[Flasher]

CB def easiest position on the pitch. 

If you couldn't kick a ball you went in goal. s***test player went left back as nobody wanted to play there, but if slow and generally useless, CB was where you played. 

As a midfielder, a skinny 5ft 9 one at that, I filled in at CB on occasion and it was easy. I wouldn't be any good defending corners due to height and build, but general play was bloody easy. Everything in front of you. If you've got pace, there's nothing to it. 

[Jarg Armani]

I'm crap at footy but have had several classy run outs at centre half in my time. You can see everything, and you tell people what to do instead of doing it yourself a lot of the time.

Having said that, the worst player on the pitch is usually the right back.

Edited February 1, 2021 by Jarg Armani

[Ombudsam]

Think we are rapidly reaching the conclusion that CBs are myths.

FSG have bottled following their algorithm and will probs buy one now. f***ing fannies.

[kop205]

19 hours ago, Flasher said:

CB def easiest position on the pitch. 

If you couldn't kick a ball you went in goal. s***test player went left back as nobody wanted to play there, but if slow and generally useless, CB was where you played. 

As a midfielder, a skinny 5ft 9 one at that, I filled in at CB on occasion and it was easy. I wouldn't be any good defending corners due to height and build, but general play was bloody easy. Everything in front of you. If you've got pace, there's nothing to it. 

Ha ha, as a fellow skinny midfielder I sometimes used to just put myself as sweeper when I got bored in training or pre season games. I loved it, thought I was some imperious German thoroughbred or something. And it was dead easy to play.

[kop205]

19 hours ago, Jarg Armani said:

I'm crap at footy

What?!

That's mad, all of the rest of us were/are brilliant.

[Ed the Wool]

23 hours ago, Murphman said:

I mooted Gerrard at centre back and was LAUGHED out of court on here!! You lot are the Gary Neville's of Fora. 

I’ve been pondering this a lot recently. If Rodgers hadn't messed him about and convinced him to play at centre half, I wonder if he could have gone on a bit longer. He’d might have stayed with us another season. 

[RBM]

Just now, Ed the Wool said:

I’ve been pondering this a lot recently. If Rodgers hadn't messed him about and convinced him to play at centre half, I wonder if he could have gone on a bit longer. He’d might have stayed with us another season. 

5 minutes with Rodgers must seem an eternity, imagine the thought of another season. 

[Ed the Wool]

Just now, RBM said:

5 minutes with Rodgers must seem an eternity, imagine the thought of another season. 

Ha, I hadn’t thought of it like that. That must have been a factor as well. 

[Jonesy]

In secondary school game 3rd year. So u13s I guess. I had to suffer the humiliation of being subbed as a sub. I was brought on as 2nd half and was on for 15 mins before being hooked. I have no defence to offer. I was awful. The pitch was a quagmire and the hail was rattling down. I also got a massive chafing burn off the ball from being stood in the wall at free kick. 

I guess this answered the question if I could do it on a cold and wet evening in Holyhead.