i think centre forward in one of the easiest.you have licence to drift all over the pitch off your man.you basically link play and then try and get on the end of moves.midfield is the most difficult and most important.if you dont win the midfield battle your backs will be under enormous pressure and your forwards get deeper making it harder to score

kanu (Cavan) - Posts: 181 - 30/03/2012 16:22:21    1140178

I would say centre-back, you have to know when to push forward or when to hold the centre, not an easy thing to do and there's a certain knack to it. Most centre-backs are very good footballers which says alot for the position.

Cute_Kerry_Hoor (Kerry) - Posts: 2518 - 30/03/2012 16:28:19    1140185

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Why ask questions that are impossible to answer? All roles have different aspects and I for one wouldn't or couldn't put one position over another.

Yeah, I think you may have got football and the Kama Sutra mixed up there witnof.

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witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 30/03/2012 16:33:28    1140193

I've kind of been the club utility player over the years so i've played every position on the field bar nets (so far!). In my opinion full back is very difficult. Corner back isnt that hard as long as you have decent pace, if you dont, it's an utter nightmare and you will look like the worst footballer ever.

Goodfella, Tir (None) - Posts: 1652 - 30/03/2012 16:50:19    1140212

I personally find Full-back easier than corner-back. Playing corner-back you are guaranteed to be marking one of the opposition's quickest players, if you don't get to one of first few balls ahead of him you're in for a nightmare afternoon! Playing full-back the most important thing is to have a good football brain, know where the ball is going, read the play and mop up in front of your keeper. Full-forwards are easier to mark than corner-forwards (generally).

killer_88_ (Mayo) - Posts: 2040 - 30/03/2012 17:28:52    1140243

Derry Supporter.

derryman (Derry) - Posts: 3246 - 30/03/2012 20:55:37    1140369

Hardest Position = The referee

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 30/03/2012 21:19:09    1140386

Full back- any mistake leads to a scoring oppurtunity. You can win games with poor half back and half forward lines, the full back, midfield and full forward lines are the most important in football.

themayodub (Dublin) - Posts: 35 - 03/04/2012 16:00:09    1142926

The hardest position is the bar stool supporter complaining about KK footballers. Takes years of bitterness to develop. But turns a blind eye to other non-successful counties.

Puddersthecat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1692 - 03/04/2012 17:29:05    1143014

Aahhh bettystown.I was gonna say that.

TheRoad (Galway) - Posts: 1339 - 03/04/2012 17:44:10    1143028

Takes a Kerry man cutehoor to give the correct answer; centre half back is often the cornerstone of the team and I agree many are very fine footballers in their own right. You have to gauge the breaking ball from midfield, know when to fall back and when to go forward. Many attacks are also launched from the half back line and it's very often a leadership position. It will come as no surprise to many that I played there at a good level all my GAA days; there are leaders and then there are followers. No one can be both.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9816 - 03/04/2012 17:52:38    1143038

Cornerback is right up there!
If you're playing at a high level you know your man is going to be a bullet. You have to match him in every run he makes, one mistake and you're looking at a score. Everything is about the inches in that position, just thinking about playing there... You have to be super quick, have the ability to shadow your man, not give away a foul and execute the hardest skill in football, the perfectly timed block, and to top it off the lowly cornerback rarely gets his dues.... HELL!

shldrs2thewheel (Meath) - Posts: 200 - 03/04/2012 18:57:35    1143083

Puddersthecat, spare a thought for the poor (few) supporters who actually go to Kilkenny football games knowing that the team is going to lose and invariably heavily at that.

lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 3024 - 03/04/2012 19:06:39    1143094

Having played every position bar goals throughout an illustrious underage career I'm well qualified to answer this.

Personally I found corner forward a challenge. Corner forwards at club level are usually up against older, heavier, more aggressive opponents and depending on the level, the ball in can s***e. So they have to rely on pace and intelligent running to get the ball in the first place. Then they have to take on a corner back who's main intent is to maim them, then shoot under pressure

I'd rather be in a central position, you see more of the ball early on and it's easier to settle in to a game. Midfield is physically demanding but 6 and 11 are far more tactically demanding in terms of positional sense in my opinion.

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 03/04/2012 19:10:38    1143096

i played midfield at underage level but most of my adult career was spent in defence.

when i lost a yard of pace (was never quick to start with) i was moved up the field. have to say i really enjoyed playing 11 and 14

cos of all this experience i reckon 6 and 10/12 are the toughest positions to play

Tommo1 (Laois) - Posts: 113 - 03/04/2012 21:06:46    1143197

Corner back is brutal!

thehallion (Tyrone) - Posts: 63 - 04/04/2012 16:01:04    1143740

I'd say sitting in the stand watching such tripe.

Coopers_Helmet (Tipperary) - Posts: 154 - 04/04/2012 21:34:08    1144024

The two key position in my opinion are full and centre back respectively, in the full back line you cannot afford to make mistakes, have to be adaptable to either the big slow target man or the opposite the small nippy lad who thrives on the fast low ball hopping I front of him.

Centre Back must hold the line must possess unreal positional sense as he must be alert for breaks, cover the hole in front of the full back line, know when to attack and when to hold back, obviously a good understanding with the mid field paring to cover when bursting forward is imperative. The age old days of the "stopper" too is required for the number 6 with an ability to throw the shoulder fairly which I feel is not being coached anymore at under age level.

You can teach so much at under age level, but what I'm against is in Kerry at Under 12 level the games are 11 a side, so no Full back, Centre Back, No Centre Forward or Full Forward, therefore you are trying to teach kids at U-14 level the importance of positional sense which will have been alien to them until that age group… That is an Error on the county board in my opinion, one that could cost them down the line

Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 05/04/2012 08:17:06    1144057