Wingers

[Steve the Tea]

Re: Wingers

Gerry Anderson or Hywell Bennett would be an improvement on Bowler

Why not play Bowler on the left?

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[Porth Pouncer]

Re: Wingers

No point in having wingers here….

On Tuesday, in the first half, Romeo was marking their centre forward, Bowler was dropping back to mark their left midfield giving their full backs acres of space allowing them to come forward.

Very poor tactically

[BLUETIT]

Re: Wingers

Sorry peeps, but Ollie (thanks for the goal) Tanner, is not good enough for this level of football

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Wingers

Sorry peeps, but Ollie (thanks for the goal) Tanner, is not good enough for this level of football

Great goal, but nothing since, you're probably right, unfortunately.

[Dembe]

Re: Wingers

That's my point Dembe. These players who play out wide these days rarely have the skills of a winger. They are not wingers. Again, I haven't said, disparagingly, that, 'some winger from the 60's,' etc. I've mentioned two above ability wingers at Tier 2 level purposely.

Give me Willie Anderson or Dave Bennett over Josh Bowler any day.

StT.
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You gave 2 examples of old school wingers, I have the opinion that they would also struggle with the way defences set up these days, even if in their day they had the tools to beat a man. I just don't think it would be effective. Bob mentioned Tanner above, there's a reason you rarely see them try to beat a man and its not because they don't have the tools as such, its just that they probably realise they'll get little change out of it so don't bother..and cut in instead.

I could also be talking out of my arse, there are plenty with more refined football knowledge than me