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Originally Posted by Plechazunga
True. It's sometimes a bit of an arms race out there. For instance, wingers very often have one good season and a poor one after as they are developing, happened to Giggsy, Ronaldo, Robben, Lennon... the reason I think is that defenders work them out, they learn where to position themselves so they don't commit and get done for pace so easily... then the wingers have to adapt and raise their games... you can imagine getting demoralised if you're a young lad and can't work out why what used to work doesn't anymore.
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Really good examples those. Wingers are tricky beasts, because so much of their game relies on being creative and doing the unexpected. Which is really difficult to coach. Plus the psychology of all footballers is a massive factor in how well they play. Can that improve with practise and experience? Probably. But it all gets hellish complicated.