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Can you make a bad player better?

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)Today 11:34Today at 11:34:15

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I'm a bad player. Never been much good. I'll run around a lot, reasonable fitness and strength, but my close control and reading of the game is piss poor.

It's too late for me at my age, and whilst I know a good coach and lots of practice would make me better, could it ever have made me actually any good?

Not good enough to get paid for it, but good enough to hold my own on a Sunday morning.

Transpose this across to someone like Pidge. Great at much of what he needs to do, in the top 1% of footballers if you include all steps of the game, but can he be taught better decision-making and passing? Or has he reached the ceiling? (This is *not* a knock at him, just using him as an example)

Edited by BALDOCKBORO at 11:35:08 on 14th January 2026

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Re: Can you make a bad player better?

By TucksToday 12:49Today at 12:49:33In response to Can you make a bad player better?Top of thread

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Absolutely, anyone can be coached to be better (to a ceiling of course). Luther is a prime example. He has never been a bad player but under Evans and since he’s kicked on from being someone I’d happily have seen leave at the bottom of League Two to an integral part of a team at the top end of League One. That’s massive credit to him for being receptive to bettering himself and putting in the hard graft to do so.

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Re: Can you make a bad player better?

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)Today 13:03Today at 13:03:32In response to Re: Can you make a bad player better?Top of thread

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Depends where your ability-ceiling is. I reckon I've been bumping my head on mine since I was about 20. I played almost weekly at least for 30 years, (with some good players, one of whom has his A licence and has coached semi-pros and Championship academy level for years).

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Re: Can you make a bad player better?

By boro_manToday 11:42Today at 11:42:03In response to Can you make a bad player better?Top of thread

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What!

Slow start to the day?

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Re: Can you make a bad player better?

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)Today 12:05Today at 12:05:19In response to Re: Can you make a bad player better?Top of thread

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There was a long read article from a journo who's been playing regularly for 15+ years and is still in their words 'woeful'. They are now well into a one-to-one coaching plan with limited results.

Got me thinking.

And being retired, yes every day is gloriously slow.

Edited by BALDOCKBORO at 12:05:39 on 14th January 2026

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