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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a younger player on a top team (u8/u9/u10 range).

He plays most of the positions but I notice in a crunch, coach will put my ds in the same position because he is great in this position versus average in others.  He does not score nearly as much as other players but he is a standout in other ways.

My question is,  which positions as the boys get older (u12/13/14) will make a player more marketable or desired for a team.  Or is it certain skills versus positions that make a player attractive?

On the flipside,  which positions can almost any player play? (Least marketable)

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Comfort on the ball, good first touch and quick, accurate short passing.  With those you will be in good shape wherever you play.  Without them you won't.  Dribbling and finishing are also useful skills - but not as universally applicable as the others I mentioned.

After that central players are the most important to a team's success.  If a team has two good center backs, a good CDM and CAM, and a good striker they will always be competitive.  Without those things can be challenging.  Goals are always at a premium - but actually the easiest of these to compensate for is the striker.

A good GK is also always in demand.

Just out of interest - why doesn't your son score?  If his finishing isn't great - that's one of the easiest skills to practise on your own.  If he just doesn't get in the right spots - have him watch games on the TV and get him to watch the goalscorers instead of the ball and see where and when they make runs on and off the ball.  If he won't pull the trigger then don't worry - that will come.

PS  I'm not a coach - just a parent who has watched his kids play for many years.[/quote]

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