IggyBug Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I play with a 4231 with a DLP(D) and BBM, is it important to have a left footed player on the left and a right footed player on the right or it doesn't matter? Likewise with center backs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARRERA Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, IggyBug said: I play with a 4231 with a DLP(D) and BBM, is it important to have a left footed player on the left and a right footed player on the right or it doesn't matter? Likewise with center backs. I dont think its super important, but players sometimes do prefer playing on the left or right, you can check that with hovering over "the green position dot" in the players menu. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prolix Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) A right footed player on the right (or left/left) will have an easier time shielding the ball from an opponent on the midfield side of them (in this case, the opposing CM) because their body is between the opponent and the ball. However, a player on their "opposite" side of midfield can have more passing lanes towards the center of the pitch. Edited July 11, 2021 by Prolix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeagoltonez Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I think I read before that if you have two right footed players players in the centre then play will tend to be concentrated on the right of the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeerinho Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Central midfielders and BPD, they tend to dribble in the direction based on their preferred foot because of shielding the ball from their marker with their weak foot. When they make runs like that, it changes the shape of yours as well as opponent's formation. I felt that matching their foot has significant effect on opening up defenses especially when you have IF/IW playing in front of them. When your CM dribble to the wide areas, they make space for IF/IW to cut inside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoSpecialOne Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 17 hours ago, CARRERA said: I dont think its super important, but players sometimes do prefer playing on the left or right, you can check that with hovering over "the green position dot" in the players menu. Isn't that only for the benefit of AI managers? Could be wrong but never noticed any difference in performance when playing someone not in their preferred side of a central pairing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNT3R Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 19 hours ago, CARRERA said: I dont think its super important, but players sometimes do prefer playing on the left or right, you can check that with hovering over "the green position dot" in the players menu. That doesn't have any direct effect, btw. Those preferences are mostly based on footedness. It helps AI team selection (especially where it's been set in the database) but there's no direct penalty for playing a player on the 'other' side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARRERA Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 hour ago, HUNT3R said: That doesn't have any direct effect, btw. Those preferences are mostly based on footedness. It helps AI team selection (especially where it's been set in the database) but there's no direct penalty for playing a player on the 'other' side. Ah ok, didn’t know that. Thanks :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_mxrky Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) I know in real life playing two left footers at cb is not a good idea but I don’t think it makes a difference in game Edited July 12, 2021 by _mxrky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashidi Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 In some positions the footedness matters because of what it can bring to the role. For example. Say you aree playing a WB (L) and he is on the right flank. Then this player is likely to favour cutting inside. So it gives you options like IWBs who cut inside and stay inside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzaflow10 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 12/07/2021 at 07:27, _mxrky said: I know in real life playing two left footers at cb is not a good idea but I don’t think it makes a difference in game ? That can't be a thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_mxrky Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 minute ago, wazzaflow10 said: ? That can't be a thing. It is. Left footers can’t make certain passing angles that right footers can Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzaflow10 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 minute ago, _mxrky said: It is. Left footers can’t make certain passing angles that right footers can Wouldn't the same logic apply to two right footed CB's then? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falahk Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 For cm's and dm's it don't matter that much For cb's thought, it's very important since it impact how players move backwards in the ME, for example using two right footed cb's and a left footed lb, will create a small gap between the lcb and the lb that can be exploited Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_mxrky Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 On 14/07/2021 at 16:02, wazzaflow10 said: Wouldn't the same logic apply to two right footed CB's then? Right footers tend to have stronger weaker foots than left footed players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilly1979 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 2 hours ago, _mxrky said: Right footers tend to have stronger weaker foots than left footed players Are you able to back this up with evidence?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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