Originally Posted by
Gogon
Yes he did for sure. I noticed that too. But keep in mind, he was playing up the pitch as a winger at that time. Shaff was still on. And so yes, wingers can do that because they can cut in (a la Insigne, Vela, etc). You’ll notice sometimes for the CMNT Phonzie switches to the right too. But only as a winger up the pitch, never as a right wingback. I will say, I noticed Petrasso made a few nice touches with his right, but he’s still clearly a left-footed player and if his future is at wingback, then he’s destined for the left side of the pitch. (Wingbacks need to be able to slide tackle with their outside foot because you’re defending against a guy who is trying to go around you on the outside and hit in a cross. It’s really difficult to slide tackle with your off foot. The brain just doesn’t want to do it. I don’t believe there is a top fullback in world football playing on their off foot, and I can’t think of one ever actually.)