He really isn't... sure he's scored some great goals with his left foot but it ends there . He rarely controls the ball or passes with his left foot . A similar thing can be said of Messi but the other way around obviously
Ronaldo has actually proven to be a very capable weak foot passer Messi esque through ball (weak foot) Backheel assist from 40 yards (weak foot) Weak foot low cross assist from hard angle If you require more examples just ask
Pierre Vermeulen Dutch international left winger of the mid-1970s to early-1990s who played for Roda Kerkrade, Feyenoord, Maastricht and Paris St-Germain among others. Werner Kohlmeyer German international left back who played for Kaiserslautern from the early-1940s to late-1950s.
Kurt Borkenhagen German international left back who played from the mid-1940s to mid-1950s for Fortuna Düsseldorf.
A downloadable FF article about left-footed players : http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2018/10/managers-and-tactics-part-fifteen.html (it also includes other articles on other topics)
Ron Henry English international left back who played for Spurs from 1953 to 1967 Albert Cheesebrough English forward who played for Burnley and Leicester from 1951 to 1965 Werner Olk German international right back who played for Arminia Hannover, Bayern München and FC Aarau between 1956 and 1973
If I'm not mistaken, Olk played in central defense in the Cup Winners Cup Final 1967. Can you confirm that? Then, certainly that his primary position on the field was right back and that it was occasional. Or it was until a certain point in his career? Or he more or less always had alternated between different positions, idk. Can you provide details? Thanks.
Werner Olk was a small but forceful, athletic defensive player who spent most of his career either as right back or as a stopper, sometimes defensive midfielder. His nickname was “Eagle of Giesing” because of his habit of last-save headers in a spectacular fashion. As a seasoned veteran, Werner Olk was one of the most important players in the young Bayern side of the 1960s. Olk was an intelligent person who later studied economics and engineering. League record
^ thanks, thread found. ... Ole Kristian Selnæs, current Norwegian international midfielder (20+ caps). At Saint-Etienne since 2016 coming from Rosenborg.
The Greek maradona Vasilis Hatzipanagis Left footed genius who played in the soviet supreme league and also the Greek league He is somewhat underrated by the wider footballing community but completely overrated by Greek fans who think he’s the best player that ever lived In the leagues he played in (which were questionable to put it mildly)he “looked” to be at the same level as maradona of argentinos juniors and boca but we will never know how he would’ve fared in major European leagues Irregardless though he did leave some records that have never been equalled in football history He once scored 7 direct corner kicks in a single club season The first time I read this I had to read it twice Fifa did recognise his talent and he was voted the undisputed best Greek player of all time It seems though that even if he played in relative obscurity his achievements were well known at the time as he was invited to be part of a world XI alongside Franz Beckenbauer,Kevin keegan,Kempes and Neeskens In 1984 I don’t think any random footballer could’ve been invited to be part of a world XI with these players even if admittedly most of them were past their prime https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/article/exile-home
Ingo Anderbrügge German midfielder who player for Dortmund and Schalke between 1984 and 2000. Charles Akonnor Ghanaian international midfielder of the 1990s and 2000s who played for Wolfsburg among other clubs. Franz Merkhoffer German left back who played for Braunschweig between 1968 and 1985.
Karl-Heinz Granitza German forward who played for Hertha BSC and Chicago Sting from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s.