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Why are there so few world-class left-wingers?
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Latest Videos From FourFourTwo Watch full video here:The dearth of world-class left-wingers has something to do with mathsThere are simply more Eden Hazards than Cole Palmers – statistically speaking (Image credit: Alamy)Let's start with the very basics.
The lack of world-class left-backsIs this the reason PSG have two world-class left-wingers?
Jeremy Doku has sparkled at times, and both Phil Foden and Leroy Sane were left-footed left-wingers holding width – but the right-wingers always shone more for Guardiola's Manchester City.
And perhaps, in a roundabout way, the cheapest way to sign a world-class left-winger is to sign a left-back who can improve what you already have.
Because strangely, world-class left-wingers have almost become a more precious profile than the Palmers and Sakas on the opposite side – despite all the odds.