In soccer, Shevchenko was absolutely singular — a tall, lithe, ruthless finisher of chances and half-chances from the left wing or center forward.
Mata faded into obscurity after a terrific performance at the weekend, as the majority of scoring chances were generated from the left wing.
Wigan had the first chance of the game when Marc-Antoine Fortune powered down the left wing but David Button parried his shot away and also saved from Gaetan Bong.
A snappy pass from Butt and a smart off-the-ball run from Keane gave Cole the chance to release Cantona on the left wing.
Ullstrom, a left wing, was awarded the chance after being hooked by defenseman Henrik Tallinder.
Isolated on the left wing against Russell Westbrook, Smith had a chance to drive straight to the rim.
The authors fear the attacks have scuppered any chance of removing the inequality debate "from the left wing ghetto".
Unlike the home tie, when the Wanderers were able to restrict their opponent's first-half chances to a bare minimum, Al Hilal immediately directed attacks down their left wing, with the overlapping left-back Al Faraj getting forward at will.
Brylin, who was skating on Bobby Holik's left wing this series against the Sundin line every chance the Devils could get, had to be helped off the ice.
With Young, a third player from Old Trafford, on the left wing, England always had a better than usual chance of producing joined-up attacking.
