Will You Rather Have A Modern Full-Back Or Traditional One
When you think of a perfect right back(if there is one) only a few players come to mind. Some of this players might have left the top 5 leagues and are now playing in lower divisions. My perfect right back with have the abilities of prime Marcelo. A right back who really had everything and you could see how important he was whenever he was in a game.
The “modern game”, as we all call it has evolved the work that the back four players do. In the past, the back 4 were important for covering and defending the team from conceding goals. This days full-backs as they are called or the modern full back has a lot of responsibility at hand.
Apart from defending, you are required to have the strength to go forward. A full back who can defend but can’t move into an attacking position with the ball is seen useless. But then again, a full back who can go up with the ball but can’t defend too is seen as a liability.
This brings the debate of converting Trent into a midfielder instead of allowing him to be a fullback. He has one qualify of a right back. Not a lot of players in world football can provide the attacking threat that Trent holds at his feet. His crossing is out of this world but then he can’t defend. When you are able to exploit his side against Liverpool, then you will have it easy.
But then when we talk of crossing one other player in the form of Wan-Bissaka comes to mind. I’ve always wondered why United haven’t considered turning him into a Center back instead of allowing him to play as a right back when he doesn’t possess all the qualities of a modern full back.
Wan-Bissaka can defend really well, he can dribble but the problem we have is with his crossing. In the modern game, a lot of managers make use of the wings and if your full back can’t give you that threat then it’s useless.
We know how good he is defensively, but when someone comes with better quality he has to sit on the bench. This is when Dalot comes into the picture. Dalot is one a manager would love to have as a right back. Apart from his crossing, he can actually defend very well but not like Wan-Bissaka.
I agree that Dalot is better going forward but when it comes to defending one on one not many players in premier league can contest Wan-Bissaka.
But now the problem is, would you risk having someone who can’t cross or you will rather have someone who can do a bit of both? But mind you, the one who can do both is not as good defensively as the one who can’t cross.
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We hardly see a complete RB or LB, and it makes me wonder how good Roberto Carlos was back in his day, man can defend and is also good at driving the ball forward. I know you are a Madridista but take a look at Barcelona's young talent Balde, the young guy can defend and even drive the ball forward with incredible pace, if you watched the El Clasico two days ago who could tell he was able to hold Vinicius who is a talented forward, but still, I will prefer traditional fullback.
I’ve actually had the chance to watch Balde play and I was amazed. He still has a few things to learn though as he is still young and can sometimes over commit.
I didn’t watch the el Classico cause I knew we would loose. All our games after the World Cup have been very difficult to watch so I decided not to watch this one. We have been far from our best and it has shown since we came back from the break.
Yeah Madrid are off fun, I still can't believe they have lost four out of their last 10 matches played and the funny thing is with this bad form they can possibly win the UCL🥲
😂😂yep and here I was thinking we could play unbeaten in the league this season. If things don’t change we can’t win the UCL this time round.
For me, I don’t think we can find a complete full back in today’s football. Well maybe there might be just a few, it’s not easy to possess all those qualities as a full back but naturally I prefer someone like Dalot. He has been really crucial in our recent good performances and success, not forgotten Wan-Bissaka… he has filled in for Dalot very well. His performances in recent times have been very good, and we see a lot of improvement in his attacking game. Maybe it’s just the influence of our new coach 🤔… man I’m really enjoying football again, under ten hag 😌
I like Dalots play too a lot but since Wan-Bissaka does well defensively am more inclined to his style of play. The problem most of us have with him is his crossing. It shouldn’t be a big deal if he learns who to give the ball to when he gets forward with the ball.
Not taking anything from the coach but Bissaka was this good even before Ten Hag came.
That’s quite a question you have thrown out there buddy.🤔.
Are you limiting the question to only right backs or left backs are included?
If it isn’t limited, contrary to what the others are saying I believe we still have players who are a bit of both players like Reece James, Hakimi and Theo Hernandez are very good in both ways.
Surely a wing back wouldn’t be as good in defending when you compare him to a pure center back. You might mention Roberto Carlos, but come to think of you it🤔. Was he known popularly for his defending? Hell no I for instance heard his in the attacking perspective I don’t know of you. Don’t get me wrong tho. He was good defensively also.
So I think for a right back or left back you should be helping more in the attacking aspect it doesn’t mean you should be shitty in defending. That’s my view.
I was kindda limiting it to Dalot and Wan-Bissaka but I guess adding left backs to make your point is still valid.
For me, in the Hakimi and Reece James are totally built different for that department. They make it seem to easy to play as a full back as it’s not easy to beat them on a one on one battle. I could even argue that they are better than Wan-Bissaka when it comes to one on one defending and their attacking return are top notch.
That’s the way the “modern game” has made it now. I think even though they are essential in attack, they are only very essential when you comes to defending. You realise that when even those positions are leaking the opposition finds it very easy to attack you.