all good reasons to play traditional wingers

but most clubs now seem to favour inverted wingers.

I think the main advantages are that it allows you to play one up front more easily. The build up play is generally slower and more intricate with inverted wingers, allowing time to get support up to the striker.

With traditional wingers, I think you either need a traditional big centre forward (like Andy Carroll), or play two up front.

A traditional centre forward doesn't really offer anything else to the game, and is fairly easy for good players to defend against, while playing two up front and traditional wingers, leaves you very light in central midfield - especially as most teams play three in the middle.

I think it's a more progressive style to play with inverted wingers - but not sure we quite have the players to make it work yet.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on January 4th 2014 at 18:17:50

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Wilshere making a tit of himself (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jan 4, 17:55:48
- Spurs look a bit one dimensional (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Jan 4, 17:57:56
  - 2 strikers so overrun in midfield (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 4, 18:10:45
  - I know you're being sarcastic (Other Football) - SeattleSounders, Jan 4, 18:08:44
    - all good reasons to play traditional wingers (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Jan 4, 18:17:50
      - we don't get support up to our striker (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Jan 4, 18:37:59
      - I agree with all of that (Other Football) - SeattleSounders, Jan 4, 18:21:19
        
        I think one problem is that Snodgrass is a right winger (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Jan 4, 18:25:08
      - It's not really about intricacy or time (Other Football) - norway, Jan 4, 18:20:36
        
        I think the teams that play best with inverted wingers (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Jan 4, 18:22:58
        
        Agree, you see it, why doesn't the manager? (n/m) (Other Football) - SeattleSounders, Jan 4, 18:24:39
        
        Because it's a work in progress (Other Football) - Huge Small, Jan 4, 18:47:09
        
        I thought Snodgrass did it well and looked a threat last season (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Jan 4, 18:28:06
- Probably wasn't like that before he played for England (Other Football) - pants, Jan 4, 17:56:16
  - I think it's obvious what it means (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 4, 18:08:22
    - If Clattenburg has got something to say about top players, he should address it to the FA (Other Football) - pants, Jan 4, 18:17:41
      - he can't talk to players giving him abuse? (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 4, 18:24:14
      - I don't think we know exactly what was said (Other Football) - norway, Jan 4, 18:19:03

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