Defenders

Some say that defenders should be strong, while the others claim that defenders should be agile. In a way I am of the opinion that they are both wrong.

In my opinion defenders are players, who should be good at everything - they should strive for perfection. To illustrate my view, lets take this example: if the defender is strong, but is not as speedy as the striker, what chance does he have in one to one situations? Or in contrast, if the defender is speedy, but not as strong as the striker, what chance does he have in corner kicks and set pieces?

This is why the defenders should strive for perfection. It is understandable that nobody is perfect, but the defender should at least be able to challenge the attacker`s strongest skills. Lets take defenders like Walter Samuel and Alessandro Nesta, they are really good at everything. They are never totally humiliated by the attacker. Well, at least that does not happen very often.

Walter Samuel.

To be one of the best defenders is really difficult on the mental side too. There are many top attackers who have admitted that they never had the nerve to be a defender. Defenders and goalkeepers differ from midfielders and attackers, because they are allowed to make no mistakes.

Actually, only their mistakes will be remembered. This is something that must be remembered when the weight training routines are planned for defenders.




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