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Brendan Devenney made an interesting comment recently when he said that good left footed players have a sweeter strike of a ball than normal. He was referring to Ciaran Thompson who has landed a fair few beauties from range in this year's league. Certainly in Donegal we have a history of great left footed players playing for the county. Colm McFadden, Paddy McBrearty, Adrian Sweeney, Declan Bonner etc. Outside Donegal, I think Paul Finlay had a wand of a left peg. Padraic Joyce and Ciaran McDonald as well. Who would be your favourite left footers? Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9769 - 29/03/2017 10:55:30 1972659 Link
Larry Reilly and Dermot McCabe Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12358 - 29/03/2017 11:02:51 1972663 Link
Kevin Sheedy!!! In full flight Declan O Sullivan for Kerry was magic, his right was not too bad either. woops (Kerry) - Posts: 2073 - 29/03/2017 11:03:12 1972664 Link
Roberto Carlos had some left peg.. The best I've ever seen. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 29/03/2017 11:47:37 1972687 Link
Stephen Cluxton, Stephen O'Neill, Ciarán MacDonald. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13800 - 29/03/2017 11:49:54 1972689 Link
our Unionist friends in the north think we're all left footers. I keep telling them just because I couldn't hit a barn door with the right that doesn't make me a lefty! SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2562 - 29/03/2017 12:17:32 1972709 Link
Replying To waynoI: "Roberto Carlos had some left peg.. The best I've ever seen." He had a lot of power alright but zero subtlety. When he did score from range the goals were spectacular but they were few and far between. Colm O'Neill and Odhran MacNiallais are another two worth mentioning. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9769 - 29/03/2017 12:42:01 1972723 Link
Replying To waynoI: "Roberto Carlos had some left peg.. The best I've ever seen." Not get away from the GAA theme but in soccer the best left footers I have seen were Hagi, Stoichkov and Mihajlovic. All from Eastern Europe funnily enough! Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9769 - 29/03/2017 13:12:35 1972733 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Not get away from the GAA theme but in soccer the best left footers I have seen were Hagi, Stoichkov and Mihajlovic. All from Eastern Europe funnily enough!" Those 3 were quality. Alvaro Recoba (Probably not the same level of player as the ones you mentioned) had the best left foot I've ever seen. Honourable mention for Adriano and Rivaldo too. I've gone all south american there.... Mobot (Donegal) - Posts: 459 - 29/03/2017 13:35:53 1972747 Link
Replying To woops: "Kevin Sheedy!!! In full flight Declan O Sullivan for Kerry was magic, his right was not too bad either." Declan O'Sullivan had a great right foot for a left footed player. Most left footed players tend to have a poor right foot apart from the odd really exceptional talent. Mobot (Donegal) - Posts: 459 - 29/03/2017 13:38:48 1972748 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Not get away from the GAA theme but in soccer the best left footers I have seen were Hagi, Stoichkov and Mihajlovic. All from Eastern Europe funnily enough!" Kevin Mcloughlin is a great accurate passer with the left peg and scores the odd point as Tyrone know to their cost. Our own Gearoid McKiernan is not too bad either. Darran O' Sullivan (is he left footed... ???). Paddy Bradley from derry. Jack McCarron of Monaghan. s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5520 - 29/03/2017 13:41:42 1972750 Link
Mihajlovic had a magic wand for a left foot. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13800 - 29/03/2017 13:43:57 1972752 Link
Yeah McCarron has that same languid technique Finlay had. I think it was against Tyrone this year he nailed a sideline ball. A peach of a score! Declan O'sullivan had quality in either foot. Brilliant player. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9769 - 29/03/2017 14:20:16 1972774 Link
Replying To Mobot: "Those 3 were quality. Alvaro Recoba (Probably not the same level of player as the ones you mentioned) had the best left foot I've ever seen. Honourable mention for Adriano and Rivaldo too. I've gone all south american there...." Speaking of Brazilians with dynamite in their left boots. Here is former left back Branco knocking Murdo McLeod out cold with a free kick at the 1990 World Cup! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DVqMclCK4w Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9769 - 29/03/2017 14:22:08 1972775 Link
He might not be as exotic as the Sth Americans the Eastern Europeans but Chris Brunt has a left foot like a traction engine. Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12358 - 29/03/2017 14:48:43 1972791 Link
Hagi , yes he had Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 29/03/2017 15:32:03 1972808 Link
Diarmuid Connolly :D I know a lot of other left footers and they had a couple of decent results themselves lately :D realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8754 - 29/03/2017 16:13:32 1972834 Link
All these 'continental' and 'SA" lefties mentioned wouldn't make it in our game. Sure no one is marking them half the time they play the ball. Ha! noelnyc (Kerry) - Posts: 82 - 29/03/2017 16:24:38 1972838 Link
Remember Galway had the 6 starting forward ciotogs? Who was it? Joyce, Savage, Clancy x 2? Meehan? J Donnellan? Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12358 - 29/03/2017 17:09:13 1972855 Link
Replying To Breffni39: "Remember Galway had the 6 starting forward ciotogs? Who was it? Joyce, Savage, Clancy x 2? Meehan? J Donnellan?" Ya you making me old now Breffni!!! It backfired I think and not long into the game Ja Fallon replaced one of the ciotógs! woops (Kerry) - Posts: 2073 - 29/03/2017 17:13:40 1972858 Link