I thought I was a fleet-footed goal machine but found myself being a leaden-footed left back. Can we not talk about this anymore? I'm still tormented by visions of that rapid winger exposing my chronic lack of pace and bagging a hat trick.
What type of player were/are you?
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I was a right back. I got a few assists from Beckham type crosses into the box but mainly made sure that my winger didn't cross the ball into our box.
Wow, it gets even better. I trully admire you for what you achieved. Hope you keep up the good work.
I do it part time with a full time accounting job. It's still a hobby so I've never wanted it as a full time career but getting a good hourly salary for a hobby is a bonus.Yeah very inspiring (minus the Di Canio part)
Always wanted to have a football related career but i was never good enough. Then Law School came and i had other priorities. Coaching has always interested me but lack of time has prevented me from trying something in that area. Curious fact is that the current President of my club (Sporting) has uefa coaching credencials even though he is an economist.
The thing about coaching is there are methods, processes & strategies that you can use any industry. The way I work on the field now is so methodical & sequential & three years ago I wasn't like that at all but I now follow the same routes in accounting.
Crap. Started 5aSide age 30, after 13 years or so of truly alcoholic drinking and 40 cigs a day. Took 3 years to get fit, at which point I was uncoordinated, shortsighted, muscularly weak, injury-prone and completely devoid of any technique. I did however have pace, stamina, boundless enthusiasm, and was willing and able to learn effective tactics, so I managed to play about 15 years before the injuries got me, and I loved it, I mean absolutely loved it.
Ironically I've since learned to study individual technique, how to receive a ball, control it, where to play it etc, it's just a bit bleedin late.
Ironically I've since learned to study individual technique, how to receive a ball, control it, where to play it etc, it's just a bit bleedin late.
Riquelme. Was even given a nickname after him (and Ronaldinho). I would do minimal defensive work, but whenever I got the ball I was decent enough at creating to beating a man with an array of skills. I could beat 3-4 players and then shank a shot miles wide cos I have terrible shooting ability. I was useless at any teamwork based stuff, plus the biggest problem for me was I could easily go missing in a game due to a lack of confidence and I didn't exactly care much for the physical stuff
Defensive midfielder. Read the game really well and had a pretty impressive passing range on me too. Then I stopped exercising and now I'm shattered in the warm up, as a result my touch has gone from decent to Yaya Senogo and I've slowed down that much ive started this season as a centreback 
the back 4 now play a deeeeeep line now...
the back 4 now play a deeeeeep line now...Never thought level of fitness had much to do with first touch, but you learn something every day.Defensive midfielder. Read the game really well and had a pretty impressive passing range on me too. Then I stopped exercising and now I'm shattered in the warm up, as a result my touch has gone from decent to Yaya Senogo and I've slowed down that much ive started this season as a centreback
When you're fecked ability goes to shit!
I´m still playing but the most similar player to me on professional level was probably Andreas Köpke;
Relatively short for a GK (1,85m), very strong on the line and in 1v1, average in control of the box and in the air. Prefer fisting to catching. That sounds incredibly dirty ^^
I played on a pretty high level in the youth and had three invitations to join academies (Hansa Rostock, Energie Cottbus and Hertha Berlin), but tore my ACL at the age of 16, which ended any possible career before it started. Probably a blessing in disguise as I don´t think I would have been cut out to be a professional.
Now, I play in the 6th German league and also coach a youth team of my club.
Relatively short for a GK (1,85m), very strong on the line and in 1v1, average in control of the box and in the air. Prefer fisting to catching. That sounds incredibly dirty ^^
I played on a pretty high level in the youth and had three invitations to join academies (Hansa Rostock, Energie Cottbus and Hertha Berlin), but tore my ACL at the age of 16, which ended any possible career before it started. Probably a blessing in disguise as I don´t think I would have been cut out to be a professional.
Now, I play in the 6th German league and also coach a youth team of my club.
Interesting CV.
Taibi
I did save 2 penalties in a game though. Beat that Taibi!
In my two games as a forward I scored within a minute of coming on with a header while not wearing glasses (I'm basically blind) then was manmarked for the rest of the game and in the other I did a cheeky dink over keeper . Still no idea where that came from as I have the touch of a full grown elephant.
I did save 2 penalties in a game though. Beat that Taibi!
In my two games as a forward I scored within a minute of coming on with a header while not wearing glasses (I'm basically blind) then was manmarked for the rest of the game and in the other I did a cheeky dink over keeper . Still no idea where that came from as I have the touch of a full grown elephant.
Left sided wide forward who likes to cut in and score.
WTF??
I didn't start playing properly until I was about 16. I started as a striker but my first game (in which I scored just before half-time) was abandoned due to a fairly horrific head injury to two players who were battling for a cross that was coming in.
I then moved to right wing/midfield and then into goal for a few games. I finally decided I was a right back when I turned 18 and stuck there ever since. I've suffered torn ligaments in my ankle twice and a range of other injuries which forced me to give up playing about a year ago. Miss it like mad though and used to love playing
(You could say, if you're name is Brendan Rodgers, that I'm a wing back striker most suited as a deep lying playmaker in goal)
I then moved to right wing/midfield and then into goal for a few games. I finally decided I was a right back when I turned 18 and stuck there ever since. I've suffered torn ligaments in my ankle twice and a range of other injuries which forced me to give up playing about a year ago. Miss it like mad though and used to love playing
(You could say, if you're name is Brendan Rodgers, that I'm a wing back striker most suited as a deep lying playmaker in goal)
Goalkeeper. Played in my high school league and went on to represent my country at u21 level. I am now a goalkeeping coach in my spare time on Saturday mornings at a football academy.