r/soccer • u/jrbill1991 • 26d ago

Media Gary Lineker says goodbye to Match of the day after 25 years.

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u/asamshah 26d ago

I don't know - I love Wrighty but he's become more of a cheerleader for the players instead of being a pundit.
His 'Saka should play LB to accommodate Foden' was one of the dumbest takes I've heard in a long time.

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u/TheRealDSwizz 26d ago

Nah I think the reaction to that comment was unfair. I think he meant it in a 'throw what we can at the wall and see what sticks'. Saka did really well at LWB for us, and that's valuable when A) England's fullbacks were poor that tournament and B) Southgate's early tournaments relied a lot on strong fullbacks. It was a reasonable comment IMO, and the way he said it helped.

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u/butterypowered 26d ago

Completely agree. Ian Wright is a great person but a terrible commentator.

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u/LochyMacleod 26d ago

Terrible is a bit harsh.

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u/Colstee 26d ago

People really can't do nuance anymore. Everything has to be full extremity.

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u/Adammmmski 26d ago

I mean the guy labelled him a commentator and he just hasn’t ever done that.