The Best Left Backs Ever To Play Soccer
The position of left back in a soccer team gives a player many responsibilities. They must defend, as part of the important defensive unit, as well as begin and take part in attacking movements. Left backs traditionally wear the number three shirt and generally form part of the back-four with two centre backs and a right back.
As the game of soccer has evolved, the role of left back has become more of an attacking position, with defenders often being very effective when going forward. The abilities required to make a great left back include tackling, pace and passing with the more complete modern-day left back also possessing great ball-skills and crossing.
The best left back that I have ever seen has enjoyed a professional career of twenty-four years at one club. A rare thing in the modern game, this one club man has also played 126 times for his country, scoring seven goals. This highly-decorated footballer is the Italian international Paulo Cesare Maldini.
Maldini is the perfect left back. Strong in the tackle, a team leader and example to the rest of his team, as well as dangerous when going forward. Maldini is also highly-professional and committed, to which his collection of achievements and awards suggest.
Paolo Maldini has appeared in eight UEFA Champions League Finals, winning on five occasions from 1988 to 2007. He has also picked up seven Serie A league titles, five UEFA Super Cup wins and five Supercoppa Italiana medals. Despite his amazing club career, he didn’t win any major international tournaments as he had retired when Italy won the FIFA World Cup in 2006.
Maldini is a shining example of professionalism and commitment in the competitive modern game of soccer. Another left back that exemplifies hard-work and determination is the Brazilian international Roberto Carlos. The little Brazilian has appeared in three FIFA World Cups, finishing runner-up in 1998 and winning the 2002 tournament in Japan and South Korea.
Playing for five clubs in his career, most notably Real Madrid, Roberto Carlos is well-known for his powerful forward runs and thunderous shot. From the position of left-back, he scored 46 goals in 370 Madrid appearances as well as creating many more goals with his pace and quality crossing.
Roberto Carlos scored one of the greatest free-kicks ever when his curling, swerving shot defied logic and found its way into the net against France on June 3, 1997. The famous strike was televised and showed a ball-boy ten yards wide of the goal ducking for cover, the ball swerved so much.
As well as his FIFA World Cup win and runner-up medals, Carlos won four La Liga titles, three UEFA Champions League wins as well as two Brazilian League titles. Carlos still plays professionally in Turkey, at the age of thirty-five, although he retired from international duty in 2006.
There are many other great left backs in the world that possess either strong defensive capabilities or great attacking skills. One of the best at combining the both is England and Chelsea full-back, Ashley Cole. Despite being relatively young, Cole has built a reputation as a great defender with solid performances for club and country.
Cole began his career at Arsenal, with a loan spell at Crystal Palace, winning two FA Premier League titles and three FA Cups. His transfer to Chelsea was clouded in controversy as he was involved in an inappropriate meeting with Chelsea officials while still an Arsenal player. He was fined 100,000 pounds, and his reputation damaged as well as joining a team that had won two previous league titles only to not win a title in his first two seasons.
Cole relies on pace and aggression and his forward runs are the perfect example of the modern-day left back. His performances have enabled him to cement his position as England international first-choice left back with 67 caps, despite strong competition from club teammate Wayne Bridge.
Cole and Carlos are both prime examples of great forward-thinking left backs, while Maldini combines both the traditional defensive role as well as being a danger in the opponent’s penalty area. These three great left backs have taken the role and set the highest possible standards for future generations to emulate.
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I'm only 50% stupid!!!
50 yes
1. Forgot to put the lid on the blender, turned it on, and had everything fly out: NO
2. Gotten your head stuck between the stair rails: YES
3. Broken a chair by leaning back in it: NO
4. Had gum fall out of your mouth while you were talking: YES HAHA
5. Choked on your own spit while you were talking: ONCE, YES
6. Had people tell you that you are blond when you're not/or had had people tell you that your blond highlights are going to your head: NO
7. Been caught staring at your crush by your crush him/herself: YES
8. Have looked for something for at least 10 min then realized it was in your hand: YEP
9. Tried to push open a door that said pull: YES
10 Tried to pull open a door that said push: YES
11. Have actually believed someone w hen they said that they knew how to make a love=2 0potion: I Dont understand…NO
12. Have hit yourself in the process of trying to hit something else: NO haha
13. Have tripped and fallen UP the stairs: YEP…at school!
14. Have actually exploded marshmallows in the microwave: NO
15. Have gotten gum stuck in your hair: NO
16. Had gum fall out of your mouth while trying to blow a bubble: NO
17. Have had the juice from a mini tomato squirt out and hit somebody else when you bit into it: YEP..they didnt know though
18. Have had your drink come out your nose because you were laughing so hard: At the Christmas party a few days ago…YES
19. Have called one of your good friends by the wrong name: NO
20. Have skinned your toe because you were playing soccer or kickball with flip flops on or you were barefoot: I broke my toe playing football…YES
21. Have put a sticker on your forehead, forgot it was there, and went out in public with it on: NO
22. Have fallen out of a moving vehicle: I fell off from the back of a moving car…YES
23. Have run into a closed door: YES
24. Have almost shot someone with a real gun while trying to shoot something else: NO
25. Searched for your cell phone while you were talking on it: NO
26. It has taken you longer than 5 min to get a joke: YEP
27. Have gotten your hair stuck in a blow dryer: NO
28. Have gotten your hair stuck in a fan" NO
29. Tripped on a crack in the sidewalk: YES
30. Said o'clock after saying how many min after the hour, example: 5:30 o'clock, or 6:15 o'clock: NO
31. After someone told you that there was gum on the ground, you stepped in it: NO
32. Put on a white shirt even though you already knew it was raining outside: NO haha
33. Have ever walked up to a stranger because you thought they were someone else: YES…all the time
34. Ever been kicked out of a grocery store/off their property: NO
35. Touched the stove, the curling iron, a hot pan, etc on purpose even though you knew it was hot: YEP
36. Picked out your change of clothes, took off the ones you had on and then accidentally put the old clothes back on: NO
37. Wondered why something wasn't working then realized it wasn't plugged in: YES
38. Put the cereal in the fridge, or put the milk in the cupboard: Ice cream and other stuff in the fridge, but not cereal: NO
39. Walked into a pole: YES
40. Wore two different earrings or shoes on: NO
41. Put your shirt on backwards/inside-out without realizing it then left your house: YES…I put my pants on backwards one day to school…most embarrassing day ever haha
42. Tried to take a picture of your/someone's eye with the flash on: NO
43. Gotten a ring stuck on your finger because you put it on even though you knew it was too small: YEP
44. Walked out of the bathroom with toilet paper stuck to your shoe without realizing it: NO
45. Went to go do something/go get something, then when you got there forgot what is was that you were going to do: YEP
46. Picked up someone else's drink and drank out of it on when your drink was right next to it: YEAH…I think I got AIDS that day
47. Fallen out of your chair while trying to pick something up: YES
48. Have poked yourself in the eye: YES
49. Have gotten in the shower with your socks still on: NO
50. Melted your hairbrush while blow drying your hair: NO
51. Have done enough stupid things to make a test: YES
52. Have accidentally stabbed yourself with a pencil: YES
53. Have sung the wrong verse to a song without realizing it: I kissed a girl and liked it. I thought it was jelly chapstick
54. Have given an odd answer to a question because you didn't hear the question in the first place and didn't feel like asking what it was: YES
55. Told someone you were the wrong age because you seriously forgot how old you were: YES..but I just turned that age
56. Looked into an overhead purposefully while it was on: NO
57. Got up early and got ready for school/work, then realized that you didn't have school/work that day-YES
58. Have tripped on a chord after someone told you to watch out for : NO
59: NO
60. Have ever laughed at
EDIT: Noooooo! It didn't post the other 40…lame yahoo
I had 50 counted though.
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