[thedefender23]

I want to play outside midfield for my high school team and i was wondering why it seems that pro outside midfielders never seem to play defense(e.g. beckham).

[rgrayson]

beckham plays middle for real.

my 2 cents sorry i cant help you otherwise

[hawk_claw]

well our team went from playing 4-3-3 to 4-4-3...i went from playing center mid to right "wing"...the way my coach drew it up fer me...was that i had an "egg contorlling the middle of the flank i play on...the 2 center mids we have were more defensive especially since in our league...the middle is crowded and the outside mid's produce offense for the forwards...its more of an attacking position...rather than the center mids which are more defensive mids. hope that hleps

[phillys]

It's very important to know how to use both your feet when you play as a winger because defenders and midfielders will try to close you down time and time to for you to use the foot that you're uncomfortable with. so, to be on the safe side, use both feet

[Galgowski]

hey hawk claw your team went from playing with 11 to 12 huh? thats a way to get an advantage

[Callump]

Originally Posted by Galgowski

hey hawk claw your team went from playing with 11 to 12 huh? thats a way to get an advantage

lol

[hawk_claw]

whoa my bad....lol didnt catch that...i meant 4-4-2....lol! good eyes

[afgrijselijkheid]

if an outside midfielder isnt playing any defense, he's doing it wrong

[astabooty]

Originally Posted by bluedaddy19

if an outside midfielder isnt playing any defense, he's doing it wrong

agreed, plus ithink beckham hustles and comes back a lot, even while playing wing.

[envisionz]

i usually play left mid for my club team, and man i would rarely go back on D cause i would be so burnt out from running back and forth that i just gave up ( I know its wrong, but i did it anyways ) You do the most running playing the midfield positions and i couldnt do it but i need more conditioning!