SIGNED!!!! - Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (12 Viewers)

[shmmeee]

According to Robbings, Sakamoto IS a wing back (in the same way that Josh Eccles is a wing back)

 

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[rexo87]

According to Robbings, Sakamoto IS a wing back (in the same way that Josh Eccles is a wing back)

So he's not a wing back then

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[covcity4life]

According to Robbings, Sakamoto IS a wing back (in the same way that Josh Eccles is a wing back)

He is saying he's versatile and can play wing back. Not that he IS a wingback

Lol how did you get that from the quote

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Yeah, I like that he can go inside or out and cross with either foot. It's like having a proper old-school winger for the first time in years (only he can also defend).

Dare i say Tommy Hutchinson being the last, old - school winger at the club.

 

[SBT]

So he's not a wing back then

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He is saying he's versatile and can play wing back. Not that he IS a wingback

Lol how did you get that from the quote

Did none of you read the bit in brackets? It wasn’t that small

 

[Grendel]

He is saying he's versatile and can play wing back. Not that he IS a wingback

Lol how did you get that from the quote

Read the small print

 

[covcity4life]

Ah fair enough

 

[ovduk78]

According to Robbings, Sakamoto IS a wing back (in the same way that Josh Eccles is a wing back)

But did Robins confirm whether a wing back is a defender or a midfielder?

 

[procdoc]

Isaias

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

To settle the Wing back position, you call it a “back” not “mid” yes it is level with the DM in the team lineup but it’s labelled as a defensive position, it may be a more advanced player but at the end of the day the position is a defensive one, modern day box to box midfielder but out wide, and labelled as a different area

 

[Matt smith]

To settle the Wing back position, you call it a “back” not “mid” yes it is level with the DM in the team lineup but it’s labelled as a defensive position, it may be a more advanced player but at the end of the day the position is a defensive one, modern day box to box midfielder but out wide, and labelled as a different area

@shmmeee your thoughts?

 

[Matt smith]

To settle the Wing back position, you call it a “back” not “mid” yes it is level with the DM in the team lineup but it’s labelled as a defensive position, it may be a more advanced player but at the end of the day the position is a defensive one, modern day box to box midfielder but out wide, and labelled as a different area

Bidwell is a midfielder

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[Bennettbarnet]

To settle the Wing back position, you call it a “back” not “mid” yes it is level with the DM in the team lineup but it’s labelled as a defensive position, it may be a more advanced player but at the end of the day the position is a defensive one, modern day box to box midfielder but out wide, and labelled as a different area

When I think of players like Cancelo, Trent or Kimmich I think of them as attacking players as much as defensive

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[shmmeee]

@shmmeee your thoughts?

Its just wrong. They’re ahead of the DMs. And you may as well say “aha it says wing so they’re a winger!”. It a wide midfield position that has both defensive and attacking responsibilities. You may as well call Hamer a defender.

 

[DazzleTommyDazzle]

Dare i say Tommy Hutchinson being the last, old - school winger at the club.

Hutch was clearly in a class of his own, but don’t forget David Smith

 

[shmmeee]

Hutch was clearly in a class of his own, but don’t forget David Smith

Cant believe people are forgetting Julian Grey TBH

 

[Matt smith]

Hutch was clearly in a class of his own, but don’t forget David Smith

David smith

 

[hill83]

Dare i say Tommy Hutchinson being the last, old - school winger at the club.

Who?

 

[Martin180]

Froggatt was a winger , Bennett also

 

[CanadianCCFC]

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[Briles]

Froggatt was a winger , Bennett also

I always thought of Froggat as a WB.

 

[Briles]

Yeah, I like that he can go inside or out and cross with either foot. It's like having a proper old-school winger for the first time in years (only he can also defend).

I've only seen him cross with his left, he's got that feint on his right down to a T but I'm wondering if he can actually cross with it haha, I hope so

 

[1ccfc]

Can we change the name of this thread please? Whenever this gets bumped to the top, I keep seeing it and for a split second think we've made another signing

 

[Legia Sky Blue]

David smith

Was David Smith not a winger then? Plenty of youtube footage to confirm he was, particularly from the start of his career before he lost his confidence playing under shit managers like Butcher who preferred him to play safety first.

 

[Grendel]

Was David Smith not a winger then? Plenty of youtube footage to confirm he was, particularly from the start of his career before he lost his confidence playing under shit managers like Butcher who preferred him to play safety first.

He was a winger

Wizard of the drivel Peter Barnes as well

 

[Legia Sky Blue]

Dare I mention Leigh Jenkinson?

 

[usskyblue]

Wizard of the drivel

This is almost too easy m8

 

[Finham]

Hutch was clearly in a class of his own, but don’t forget David Smith

Smith and of course Benno the last ones I think. Smith was great in his early career, he pops up a lot on the Speedie goal compilations. About once a year we have a thread asking what went wrong with him...anyway, for a prime example of Bennett and Smith at their creative best with a Speedo hatrick:


EDIT: LOVE that Killer pen at the end, ha ha!

 

[Finham]

Dare I mention Leigh Jenkinson?

He got mentioned earlier in the thread in regards to whether Sakamoto can pull off his tricks at Championship level!

 

[Finham]

I've only seen him cross with his left, he's got that feint on his right down to a T but I'm wondering if he can actually cross with it haha, I hope so

One of the goals was a cross with his right-it got cleared to the edge of the area then scored, so he can't claim the assist, but it did enough damage to lead to a goal I suppose. But he does cross with his right-plenty of them on his highlight compilations.

EDIT: the last goal last night he crossed with his right.

 

[skyblu3sk]

Some of that close control and first touch... will get the fans out their seats!

 

[shmmeee]

Some of that close control and first touch... will get the fans out their seats!

That touch to control the ball was just

 

[skyblu3sk]

That touch to control the ball was just

I actually went ooooo out loud sad bastard!

 

[Finham]

I actually went ooooo out loud sad bastard!

Better half came back from the shower saying "is everything alright? I heard a scream." I explained that it was just me screeching like a little girl "but there's two of them!" as Sakamoto ran at the MK defenders.

 

[skyblu3sk]

Better half came back from the shower saying "is everything alright? I heard a scream." I explained that it was just me screeching like a little girl "but there's two of them!" as Sakamoto ran at the MK defenders.

I'm glad it isn't just me! I'm not getting too carried away honest... but looking forward to seeing him play!