25 Mar 2016 18:47:09
I know Eds it's not really Liverpool related, sorry but I was having a discussion at work about left footed players, when I played football as an amateur I use to take penalties for the teams I played for and not blowing my own trumpet but I scored a lot and could also hit a decent free kick, I put this down to being left footed as I could spank the ball sweet and very hard, my right foot well the ball could've ended up anywhere, a couple of lads at work said they are left footed and can hit a ball hard, I mean look at John Arne Riise, boy could he hit a ball, that free kick against Man U was hard and as fast as a rocket, when he hit a ball it stayed hit, what do you fellow reds think, can a left footed player hit a ball harder than a right footed player or is it just a coincidence with me and the lads I work with.

{Ed002's Note - There was some work done on this a few years ago, well at least on the "fastest" shots recorded. I cant find it now but the "fastest" was (as I recall) well over 200 kph and it was from Sporting Lisbon's left footed Ronny Heberson. However, I suspect it is coincidence that you and your chums are left footed and able to kick the ball hard.}

1.) 25 Mar 2016
25 Mar 2016 20:42:30
Peter Lorimer could hit the ball really sweetly with his right foot.

2.) 25 Mar 2016
25 Mar 2016 21:15:43
Has to be a coincidence I reckon, but I suppose right footed players are probably more expected to use their left well. Maybe left footers use their prominent foot more than right footers, so it gets stronger. Batsmen in crickets often find it harder to bat against left handed bowlers, not because they are better, just because they are more accustomed to facing right handed bowlers.
It's an absolute long shot to say the least, but for example, Moreno takes some free kicks for us. Talent wise he wouldn't get a shot at a free kick, but because he's a leftie he does.

3.) 25 Mar 2016
25 Mar 2016 21:28:03
Roberto Carlos, Julian dicks come to mind.

4.) 25 Mar 2016
25 Mar 2016 22:21:56
Fabio Aurelio had a terrific left peg. Just a shame about his injury record really. I think because the majority of players are pridominatly right footed it gives a quality lefty the advantage as they can be unpredictable.

5.) 25 Mar 2016
25 Mar 2016 22:40:31
Jan Molby could batter a ball.

6.) 26 Mar 2016
25 Mar 2016 23:19:44
It was probably the biggest weakness in my game, I couldn't get any decent power from a dead ball.
I just couldn't kick it hard, it's because I've got little backlift and that always helped me as a striker so not complaining really.

7.) 26 Mar 2016
25 Mar 2016 23:59:19
I don't think that left-footed people are inherently packaging more shot power. but that's interesting.

8.) 26 Mar 2016
26 Mar 2016 01:33:06
John Arne riise could let em rip aswell.

9.) 26 Mar 2016
26 Mar 2016 07:15:57
Patrick Berger had one hell of a strike.

10.) 26 Mar 2016
26 Mar 2016 10:05:40
Actually this is an interesting observation. Personally I'm both footed but right foot dominant, I could hit harder with left too.

11.) 26 Mar 2016
26 Mar 2016 10:06:16
I've thought about this before, lots of the hardest shooters I've ever seen are left footed:

Podzolski, Kolarov, Riise come to mind and when Studge puts his foot through it he can leather a ball. Plus you've got the left footed centre backs like Dagger, Vertonghen and I'm sure Vermaelen used to hit the occasional pile driver?

Plus of those I haven't seen live, Hulk is left footed and so is Ronny, two players supposed to have as hard a shot as any in world football.

12.) 26 Mar 2016
26 Mar 2016 13:38:17
Gerrard was probably right up there. I remember his lay off free kick against Newcastle. If it had hit the wall there would've been a fatality.

Having said that Riise did break Alan Smiths leg with a shot so perhaps left footers can really let fly? Van Persie was packing a serious belter. As is Gareth Bale!

13.) 26 Mar 2016
26 Mar 2016 17:52:08
There are a lot of Lefties who belt the ball tbh. Robbie Carlos is a stand out for me. But then as EMS (MK) states you have to have stevie up there to.

For me and the lads at uni, i think personally i'm up there as possibly hardest shots and i'm a righty!

Also Moreno can catch them on his day.