We all know about full backs who are great attackers but can't defend, (Johnson,Alves,Bosewinga) my question is how come managers never see this and try them out as wingers, worked well for Bale.
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A question about full backs
Mario-
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Worked well for Marcelo too, no idea why they don´t try it.
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Think you're confusing them with wingbacks
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Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers. 
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Probably because Barcelona are full of attacking talent, and he just adds another dimension to their attack.
But I agree with Johnson.
But I agree with Johnson.
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Guardiola tried Alves on the wing once.
Didn't work.
Didn't work.
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Liverpool have enough good wingers??SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers.
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SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers.
Johnson's pace would be better than Kuyt as a right winger
Alves fair enough
And Inter are like the most narrow team in Europe
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Rafael and Evra both can attack AND defend.
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kyro7 wrote:Liverpool have wingers??SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers.
Fixed
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What has that got to do with this thread?Kuled wrote:Rafael and Evra both can attack AND defend.
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Well, better than Johnson.kyro7 wrote:Liverpool have enough good wingers??SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers.
Bosingwa plays for Chelsea?Sean CFC wrote:SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers.
Johnson's pace would be better than Kuyt as a right winger
Alves fair enough
And Inter are like the most narrow team in Europe
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Kuled wrote:Rafael and Evra both can attack AND defend.
Tbh, Rafa's defensive game is still a bit suspect. He's gonna be the best right back in the world no, I've got no doubts.
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Because attacking as a full back and as a winger are completely different.
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Sean CFC wrote:SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers.
Johnson's pace would be better than Kuyt as a right winger
Alves fair enough
And Inter are like the most narrow team in Europe
Bosingwa plays for Inter?
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They're more effective when they're attacking from deep and overlapping other players.
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Danny B wrote:Kuled wrote:Rafael and Evra both can attack AND defend.
Tbh, Rafa's defensive game is still a bit suspect. He's gonna be the best right back in the world no, I've got no doubts.
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No, not better than Johnson, he's their best winger by a mile, I'm guessing you're judging their "wingers" based on FM.SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well, better than Johnson.kyro7 wrote:Liverpool have enough good wingers??SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers.
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Maxi and Kuyt are both better than Johnson at attacking.kyro7 wrote:No, not better than Johnson, he's their best winger by a mile, I'm guessing you're judging their "wingers" based on FM.SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well, better than Johnson.kyro7 wrote:Liverpool have enough good wingers??SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers.
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They're not better wingers.SBSP_FIFA wrote:Maxi and Kuyt are both better than Johnson at attacking.kyro7 wrote:No, not better than Johnson, he's their best winger by a mile, I'm guessing you're judging their "wingers" based on FM.SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well, better than Johnson.kyro7 wrote:Liverpool have enough good wingers??SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers.
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Cameron|94 wrote:Danny B wrote:Kuled wrote:Rafael and Evra both can attack AND defend.
Tbh, Rafa's defensive game is still a bit suspect. He's gonna be the best right back in the world no, I've got no doubts.
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Probably because a decent fullback is hard to come by whereas, decent wingers are commonly found
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Sorry I thought I wrote Maicon instead of Bosewinga for some reason
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Yes they are.kyro7 wrote:They're not better wingers.SBSP_FIFA wrote:Maxi and Kuyt are both better than Johnson at attacking.kyro7 wrote:No, not better than Johnson, he's their best winger by a mile, I'm guessing you're judging their "wingers" based on FM.SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well, better than Johnson.kyro7 wrote:Liverpool have enough good wingers??SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers.
Johnson scores a couple of goals at the beginning of last season and people think he's an attacking ace. 
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You're clueless imo.SBSP_FIFA wrote:Yes they are.kyro7 wrote:They're not better wingers.SBSP_FIFA wrote:Maxi and Kuyt are both better than Johnson at attacking.kyro7 wrote:No, not better than Johnson, he's their best winger by a mile, I'm guessing you're judging their "wingers" based on FM.SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well, better than Johnson.kyro7 wrote:Liverpool have enough good wingers??SBSP_FIFA wrote:Well for those three their teams already have enough good wingers.
Lets leave it at that.
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To be honest, I don't think anyone in the modern game is really trained to be a fullback anymore, Ashley Cole was a winger in Arsenal's youth system and was converted to a full back, Bale was converted the other way because he couldn't defend, Tim Vickery talks a lot about how when Ramieres was young he was close to becoming a fullback because he has like 3 lungs. So I think that in a pinch, these managers could actually play their fullbacks as wingers if really necessary, but training one who's like 24+ to become a full time winger is a different story.
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Probably because they don't have enough cover/quality for the fullback positions or because they havebetter wingers.
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They do here if that's the case and vice versa.
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dena wrote:To be honest, I don't think anyone in the modern game is really trained to be a fullback anymore, Ashley Cole was a winger in Arsenal's youth system and was converted to a full back, Bale was converted the other way because he couldn't defend,
Agree,
Only a few fullbacks are trained to be great on both attacking and defensive part of the game, like Andoni Iraola.
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Some are. Albertazzi trained as a fullback before being taught to be a CB, for example. De Silvestri, Balzaretti (pretty sure), C. Zaccardo, Cassani, etc. So that statement's not really true.