Right/Left center back

[James Curran Baxter]

Bonucci comes to mind straight away.

Him that played alongside Chiellini for club and country? They swapped when playing for either club or country?

 

[Chester Loyal]

Him that played alongside Chiellini for club and country? They swapped when playing for either club or country?

He played on the right side when he was partnering Chiellini. He played on the left side when he was partnering De Ligt or Barzagli.

He also played in the centre when playing in a back three.

 

[cooprfc]

Like?

Quite obviously there are players all over the world who play different sides for club and country.

If Brazil's best two centrebacks played RCB for their club, they still both get picked for the national team meaning one has to play LCB.

Must happen in numerous international teams.

 

[Jjbscotty]

Pretty sure John terry always played LCB when he was right footed.

 

[James Curran Baxter]

He played on the right side when he was partnering Chiellini. He played on the left side when he was partnering De Ligt or Barzagli.

He also played in the centre when playing in a back three.

The majority of his career he played on the right of a 2. Majority of it with Italy too. Playing in the centre is not as drastic as playing in 2.

Of course there will be times when players play in a different position, but they wont be as effective. And it is few and far between. Most players will play in that one position right cab/left cb at centre back.

Not many others play in both left cb and right cb.

 

[Neilston Unionist]

Diagonal balls/ball distribution

 

[James Curran Baxter]

Quite obviously there are players all over the world who play different sides for club and country.

If Brazil's best two centrebacks played RCB for their club, they still both get picked for the national team meaning one has to play LCB.

Must happen in numerous international teams.

That is few and far between. Of course they will play the best 2 centre halves but it isn’t a regular thing. Players will usually play in the same side for most of their career.

 

[LetsGo]

Diagonal balls/ball distribution

A right footed centre back playing on the left can still ping a diagonal ball and pass with their good foot.

 

[cooprfc]

That is few and far between. Of course they will play the best 2 centre halves but it isn’t a regular thing. Players will usually play in the same side for most of their career.

That's just silly mate. National teams generally pick the two best centre halfs available to them.

Teams aren't going to leave, and never have left, three or four better centre halves on the bench so they can play an inferior one who plays on the left side for example

 

[ibrox1975]

Souttar has played his entire defensive career on the right hand side.
I think yesterday would have been his competitive debut on the left hand side of central defence.
I do wonder if Gio is considering playing 3 centre backs and pushing rb and lb far further forward

 

[James Curran Baxter]

That's just silly mate. National teams generally pick the two best centre halfs available to them.

Teams aren't going to leave, and never have left, three or four better centre halves on the bench so they can play an inferior one who plays on the left side for example

Where did I say that? I said National teams will play their best centre halves.

 

[cooprfc]

Where did I say that? I said National teams will play their best centre halves.

Seemed to contradict that with your final sentence.

 

[Alex_Bear]

There's plenty of examples of it. There's more right footed CBS playing on the left of a back four than there are left footed.
Left footed CBS are harder to come by. Must be an issue throughout football then if that's the case.

 

[James Curran Baxter]

Seemed to contradict that with your final sentence.

Not really. Players will usually play in the position they are most comfortable at. it is few and far between that they swap about those positions.
National they will play the best 2.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

I played right centre half or right back, occasionally I was shifted to the left and it just felt totally alien to me.

Hi John.

 

[Weedoddieno6]

If it’s not important move Goldson to the left and give souttar a go on the right.

It is important and that’s why we won’t move Goldson