Most important Position

lala88

What do people think is the most important position in Football or Hurling? I think its centre back. You have to have a good centre back who can hold the centre and wont let his full back line exposed because most of the other teams scorers are going to be playing in the full forward line.

Mountainlad

lala88 wrote: »

What do people think is the most important position in Football or Hurling? I think its centre back. You have to have a good centre back who can hold the centre and wont let his full back line exposed because most of the other teams scorers are going to be playing in the full forward line.

Third midfielder...

Fireball07

Centre-back.

tvercetti

I probably least like playing Full Back, alot of responsibility, nobody there to cover any mistake by you (obviously Gk) but I would still regard Centre Back as being the most important, he can take alot of pressure off the full back line.

aidan24326

Depends on the team and how they play, but I'd agree that centre back is hugely important, especially in hurling. In football positions have ceased to mean much, in the half lines anyway where a half back and a half forward are now almost interchangeable.

redlead

In hurling I would say that it is definitely centre back.

In football it is less obvious as the movement between the half backs, midfield and half forwards is unreal.

Fentdog84

In hurling half the back line and half forward line is where most of the crucial ball is won or lost so Id say any of those positions probably centre back. In football i would say midfield is the most important position as the game is usually dictated by the midfielders, if your losing at midfield in a football game almost always you are losing the game aswell.

premierstone

Surely if everyone is saying CB is the most important for Hurling, it is implied that Centre Forward is equally important??

There is no such thing as the most important position, a team is only as strong as its weakest link.

DDC1990

Number 24... the forgotton man.

That lad who turns up to every training session, but is never quite good enough to make the team.

The guy who roars his team on so much from the bench, he goes through most of the water in the first half.

The guy, to whom the words "Warm up there" bring false hope in every competative game, but still keeps him motivated enough to turn up each and every week, hoping to hear "You're going on for ______ at Corner Forward".... Its always Corner Forward no matter what position he wants to play in.

This guy is the guy who brings all the sponsorship money back on time.
This guy turns up early for every training, match, meeting.
He lays out the cones for the warm up. He's the first man out of the dressing room, with a ball, which he boots/pucks into the air as he comes out.

Mountainlad

DDC1990 wrote: »

Number 24... the forgotton man.

That lad who turns up to every training session, but is never quite good enough to make the team.

The guy who roars his team on so much from the bench, he goes through most of the water in the first half.

The guy, to whom the words "Warm up there" bring false hope in every competative game, but still keeps him motivated enough to turn up each and every week, hoping to hear "You're going on for ______ at Corner Forward".... Its always Corner Forward no matter what position he wants to play in.

This guy is the guy who brings all the sponsorship money back on time.
This guy turns up early for every training, match, meeting.
He lays out the cones for the warm up. He's the first man out of the dressing room, with a ball, which he boots/pucks into the air as he comes out.

The guy that eats all the oranges/jaffa cakes at half time, and the sandwiches after the match! :P

hurling11

DDC1990 wrote: »

Number 24... the forgotton man.

That lad who turns up to every training session, but is never quite good enough to make the team.

The guy who roars his team on so much from the bench, he goes through most of the water in the first half.

The guy, to whom the words "Warm up there" bring false hope in every competative game, but still keeps him motivated enough to turn up each and every week, hoping to hear "You're going on for ______ at Corner Forward".... Its always Corner Forward no matter what position he wants to play in.

This guy is the guy who brings all the sponsorship money back on time.
This guy turns up early for every training, match, meeting.
He lays out the cones for the warm up. He's the first man out of the dressing room, with a ball, which he boots/pucks into the air as he comes out.

this is also the delusional guy....

centre back is more important than centre forward, not only do the hurl the man, but they are the link between the rest of the backs and the forwards...

Mountainlad

I'd agree that there is no such thing. Throw out the centre back on his own and see how he fairs against 15 men. It's a team game, and everyone has something to contribute. If your corner forward scores 3-3, and you win by a point, is the centre back still the most important on the field?

corny

The man who puts the ball over the bar.

KDII

I'm not too sure there is a standard 'most important position' in football.

At centre-back you definitely feel the pressure. Nothing worse that a sprinting player about to run through you with momentum on their side while the centre forward is getting just out of your reach, available for a pass that will make a fool of you.

Our manager told us from U-10 level that football is about separate battles between all players on the pitch. Basically, if you can outplay your marker, and the rest of your teammates manage to as well there is no reason why you shouldn't win the game- something that always made an intimidating opponent seem less so.

I would always have felt the goalkeeper (a tactical one) is very important at organizing the backs, directing the play from kick outs and alerting defenders to free forwards. Likewise for midfield and the forwards, identifying gaps and opportunities when moving the ball forward.

The respected player who a team will take heed of and find motivation in is invaluable as well.

aidan24326

DDC1990 wrote: »

Number 24... the forgotton man.

That lad who turns up to every training session, but is never quite good enough to make the team

We all know the lad who turns up to every training session, who is hugely dedicated, who is there come hsil or shine. But he's not good enough. You said it yourself. Every club across the country has one of those. While his dedication is admirable he's ultimately not good enough to start, and probably gets the odd few minutes runout as a sub due to his unwavering committment. A good lsd for sure, but hardly your most important player.