Left-wing vs Right-wing

October 13, 2020

When I started playing football properly, my first position was on the left-wing. I played as a left-winger or attacking left midfielder. When I played on the left, I was usually trying to cut inside and take on the entire opposition on my own. But as I started playing with better players, I soon realised that I couldn’t do it on my own. Football is a team game, after all.

Since I was right-footed, I couldn’t cross on the left-wing, So, I switched to right-wing. I found it difficult at the beginning because the approach was all too different. I played on the right for a while but then I realised that I wasn’t really attacker.

So, I moved to the right side of the defence, started playing as a right back. Played at the right-back for few games but still didn’t feel right.

So, again I moved to centre-back. But centre-back position was similar to the striker position. In both these sections, you are involved less in the game, but you suffer the consequences the most.

Finally, I moved to the centre defensive midfielder position, aka CDM. And if my team is playing with two defensive midfielders, I prefer the right side. Now, I’m a lot more involved in the game. And my primary job is to stop the attack. If the opposition is attacking from their left, I defend from the right, and if the opposition is attacking from their right, I defend from the left.

If you watch the whole game, you won’t see Busquets—but watch Busquets, and you will see the whole game.

-Del Bosque on Busquets(A CDM)

A centre defensive midfielder keeps the system stable, and I wish that everybody was a CDM. But I also know that a system requires left and right-wing attackers and defenders because without them the system becomes stagnant and boring. But without a CDM the system crumbles.

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