Antonio Valencia wants to improve his weak foot

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Threadworthy, I know right?

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...-to-improve-on-his-left-foot-this-season.aspx

“There is always something to improve on and, this season, I will try to be better with my left foot,” Antonio explained. “I will shoot more, try to do more with it and I hope, this year, I can achieve this. Overall, I just wish to be better and, God willing, things will go the right way for me and for the team.”

The UEFA Champions League is also a trophy that is on Valencia’s radar this season, now that United are back in the elite competition following last campaign’s Europa League success. As you may have already read, the Reds have been drawn in Group A alongside CSKA Moscow, Benfica and FC Basel.

While nobody at United is getting ahead of themselves, the defender hopes to go a long way in Europe this season. “There is an excitement about being back in the competition,” he told us.

“I miss the Champions League song and the timing of the game, plus the whole environment and what it is like to play a Champions League match. We are back and we are hoping to do a good job.

"We hope we can win it. That is the objective. When you play in an important competition like that, you just want to win. Right now, we are taking it step by step, phase by phase. Hopefully we can achieve that.”

 

[jackofalltrades]

Feet, surely ?

 

[KirkDuyt]

Feet, surely ?

beat me to it

 

[BluesJr]

He couldn't have realised that 6 years ago? I'm sorry but that is ridiculous.

 

[acnumber9]

Another thread for people to cry that we aren't signing Aurier. Super.

 

[jymufc20]

He's waited long enough hasn't he.

 

[Crackers]

He's waited long enough. Wonder what spurred this?

 

[JohnnyKills]

He couldn't have realised that 6 years ago? I'm sorry but that is ridiculous.

Yeah doesn't reflect very well on him does it. In a way he encapsulates the mediocrity we've come to accept.

 

[Hoof the ball]

You can't significantly improve your ambidexterity at his stage of career. He could have had this ambition a good many number of years ago, couldn't he? I think seeing Gomez deliver a left footed cross for an assist rustled his jimmies.

 

[MikeUpNorth]

What next? Martial to learn how to smile? Pogba to stop getting his hair cut like a twat? Fellaini to learn how to keep his elbows to himself?

 

[jem]

He couldn't have realised that 6 years ago? I'm sorry but that is ridiculous.

What's ridiculous is believing that he suddenly had this epiphany now. What's far more likely is that he was responding to some sort of generic question about how he could improve his game.

 

[jem]

What I have always found interesting is that when does actually use his left, he often delivers an effective cross.

 

[Jippy]

What's ridiculous is believing that he suddenly had this epiphany now. What's far more likely is that he was responding to some sort of generic question about how he could improve his game.

Yeah, shame he didn't try this 10 years ago.

 

[MikeUpNorth]

What I have always found interesting is that when does actually use his left, he often delivers an effective cross.

Yeah, his crosses off his left foot are weirdly better than his right foot crosses into the fullback's shins. He just has no confidence in his left for some reason.

 

[MittenCrab]

At his relatively advanced age in footballing years, and for all the use it is, he might as well hack it off and replace it with a wheel. Couldn't hurt his turning speed.

 

[arnie_ni]

What I have always found interesting is that when does actually use his left, he often delivers an effective cross.

Thats because your used to his crossing with his right foot

 

[Gopher Brown]

I always find it amazing when he uses his left, it's the most exciting part of the game, and he's actually pretty good with it when he uses it. On Saturday he hit a long pass with his left and it went to Lukaku and he did one cross with his left which found a United player - better accuracy than with his right.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

A bit late isn't it? He can't cross with the right foot either.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Yeah, his crosses off his left foot are weirdly better than his right foot crosses into the fullback's shins. He just has no confidence in his left for some reason.

Maybe he was left footed all along.

 

[RedCurry]

There's just way too much negativity towards Valencia all of a sudden. As good as your last game etc.

 

[Charlie Foley]

Maybe he was left footed all along.

 

[spwd]

He couldn't have realised that 6 years ago? I'm sorry but that is ridiculous.

Definitely, I know some footballers are stupid but did he just look down and wonder what that thing next to his right foot was

 

[harms]

Maybe he was left footed all along.

 

[jackofalltrades]

If Jose can teach Valencia to cut in from the wing, beat 2 or 3 players and fire an unstoppable shot into the back of the net a few times, then he'll be a better man than SAF !!

 

[RedDevil@84]

Such players who take so long to realize things have no place in a great Utd team. Sell him in next 3 days.

 

[Pexbo]

If he starts using his left foot we will win the league and probably champions league too. Like a new signing.

 

[Ecstatic]

There are good Youtube videos

 

[Grylte]

As someone already pointed out, the few (2 i think....) times i saw him cross with his left, it was actually a quite decent cross.

 

[Massive Spanner]

So, what, he waited until he was 32?

Does that mean that up until now he thought his left-foot was fine? Maybe nobody ever told him it was because they just assumed he knew. Maybe after the Leicester game, someone finally said "Tony, mate, mate, that left peg, shockin'" and a light-bulb went off in his head.

It's a bit like "France is Bacon".

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

Good, it's high time. Funnily enough the (very) few times he uses his left he's usually ok.

 

[World Game]

Martial, Rashord, Blind, Shaw, Darmian and Mata could follow suit.

 

[Eriku]

Yeah doesn't reflect very well on him does it. In a way he encapsulates the mediocrity we've come to accept.

What, one of the best, if not the best right back last season encapsulates our mediocrity in recent years?

 

[TwoSheds]

This thread is great. Full of insightful comments.

 

[SirAF]

He couldn't have realised that 6 years ago? I'm sorry but that is ridiculous.

Beat me to it

 

[el3mel]

He's 32, have at best 2 more seasons at high level football. No chance he can improve such a thing at this stage of his career.

 

[Hoof the ball]

Following United's game against Leicester this weekend, Christian Fuchs posted this photo on his social media account following ninety minutes of shin-smashing crosses from Antonio Valencia.....

 

[Sandikan]

I did notice he was lofting a few crosses in with his left foot v Leicester.
Normally when the defender had completely blocked off any prospect of even a shin shattering cross.

 

[Amar__]

ffs people, he was busy learning English all these years.
Hehehe

 

[RedDevil@84]

Following United's game against Leicester this weekend, Christian Fuchs posted this photo on his social media account following ninety minutes of shin-smashing crosses from Antonio Valencia.....

Where did he post this? On twitter?

 

[Sigma]

What I have always found interesting is that when does actually use his left, he often delivers an effective cross.

Might just be a confidence thing.

Following United's game against Leicester this weekend, Christian Fuchs posted this photo on his social media account following ninety minutes of shin-smashing crosses from Antonio Valencia.....

Doubt thats true.